Hi,
I've installed v2.3 of the Linux drivers for GPIB, but cannot get the GPIB Explorer to work properly.
Linux details:
Redhat Fedora Core release 3
Kernel 2.6.9-1.667
I realize that this is not an officially supported version of Linux, but I cannot use a different distribution (or kernel version) because of other system dependencies (precompiled binaries for which I cannot get source)
Running the GPIB Explorer starts, but then the cursor changes to an hourglass, and then after about 30-90 seconds the application quits.
System log details:
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gpibenumsvc: [pid 2467] calling daemon()
rc: Starting gpibenumsvc: succeeded
gpibexplorer: [libnipalu.so.1.9] Warning: source/lib/linux/linLoadKern.cpp:168 - libKernelDriverLoad: Failed to open nipalk, errno: 2
gpibexplorer: [libnipalu.so.1.9] Warning: source/initcln/initcln.cpp:147 - Posix: Init kInitClnPackage: kernelDriver: failed! status=-50204
gpibexplorer: [libnipalu.so.1.9] Warning: source/package/posix/ulibEntry.cpp:192 - initialize: unable to load NI-PAL. status=-50204
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I ran the INSTALL script from the CD which did not report any errors, and I restarted the system. it would seem that I'm missing some kernel drivers, but I'm not sure why.
I'm trying to connect to both a GPIB-ENET/100 device and a GPIB-PCI card, though the latter was just for debugging this issue.
Any help greatly appreciated
-Mike