Loading the driver module into the kernel, Manually loading the module and firmware – Perle Systems RIO 5500036-17 User Manual
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RIO Remote I/O System User Guide
Installing RIO under Linux
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Chapter 2 Installing hardware and software
Loading the driver module into the kernel
In order to make use of the RIO devices, you must load the driver module into the Kernel and
then download the firmware onto the host card and RTA devices. You can do this manually
every time the machine boots. Alternatively you can configure the start-up files to ensure the
driver is always loaded and initialised when the machine boots. See the following for details;
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Manually loading the module and firmware
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Loading the RIO module and firmware automatically
Manually loading the module and firmware
To manually load the module and firmware follow the steps below:
1. At the command prompt, load the RIO module into the kernel by typing
modprobe rio
and pressing the
Enter
key.
2. At the command prompt, load the RIO firmware into the driver by typing
rioboot
and
pressing the
Enter
key.
The RTA's now boot and connection messages are displayed on the console.