Welltech SPCI2S Intel NetStructure SS7 Boards User Manual
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SS7 Programmer’s Manual for SPCI2, SPCI4 and CPM8 Issue 2
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The -f option is used to force loading of the driver even if it was built using a
different minor kernel version.
The major device number can be entered as hex or decimal numbers, hex values
use a 0x prefix (e.g. 10 can specified as 10 or 0x0a).
For example:
insmod -f sptpci.o majno=40
<majno> - Major device number
The ’majno’ option is used to specify the major device number.
2.2.3 Verifying device driver loading
When the device driver is loaded it will output status messages to the system log.
The system log can be displayed using the following command:
dmesg | more
An example of messages written to the system log by the driver is:
SeptelcP/SeptelPCI V0.03
Copyright (C) 2000 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
Bus mastering enabled
Found 2 boards