LabVIEW 8.0 comaptible with openSUSE 10.2?

[WorkHorse]

I have tried to install LabVIEW 8.0 on an openSUSE 10.2 x86 machine. I have encountered two fatal errors:

1. It is not possible to install VISA service or NI488.2. I recieve:

******************************** ERROR ****************************************
* Kernel source in /lib/modules/2.6.18.2-34-default/source does not appear to be
* configured for the 2.6.18.2-34-default kernel.
* Configuration of kernel source is required to continue installation.        *
* Refer to the README file for the product you are installing for information *
* about configuring your kernel source.                                       *
******************************** ERROR ****************************************

I have performed the steps regarding kernel source suggested in the README files (make cloneconfig, make modules_prepare, etc.) but the error remains.

2. The install of LabVIEW itself failed. Trying to start LabVIEW result in:

zeus:/usr/src/linux-2.6.18.2-34/source # labview: error while loading shared libraries: libOSMesa.so.4: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Anyone else tried to (or even suceeded in) install LabVIEW on openSUSE 10.2?

[WorkHorse]

Fixed number 2 by making a link in /usr/lib:

ln libOSMesa.so.6 libOSMesa.so.4

[jjp377]

What version of VISA and GPIB do you have?  There might some linux documentation related to the specific version.

[peterlowrie]

Just ensure you're entire kernel source, including development, is loaded on your hard drive. This usually entails installing the packages.

In su mode run# uname -r

...Which is your running kernel and then search for and install the appropriate kernel sources. Be aware that what this does is simply installs all of the source code, headers, objects and other code used to build the system - and which NI needs to compile and install the various modules during it's installation.

If you are installing the kernels from RPM or simillar packages then you don't have to run ldconfig after configure, make and make install.

🙂 Peter