Install failing for NI-488.2 on RHEL3 WS

[matthewrtqs]

Hello,

I'm working with our Test Engineers to get NI-488.2 up an running on a RHEL3 32bit WS. The install fails with the following errors:

Installing NI-488.2 Distribution version 2.5.1f0...
Pre Installation ......
Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]
   1:nikali                 ########################################### [ 20%]
   2:nipali                 ########################################### [ 40%]
   3:labview80-rte          ########################################### [ 60%]
   4:nispyi                 ########################################### [ 80%]
   5:ni4882i                ########################################### [100%]
Post Installation .
Warning: nikali post installation failed! /tmp/nikaliPostInstall.log follows:
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/dmd_drv is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/Makefile is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/reg_access.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/reg_access.h is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg10xx.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx.h is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_pci.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_sf.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_sf_pcicfg.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sgarch.h is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/starfabric.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/starfabric.h is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/starfabric_drvr_cfg.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/load_devices is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/load_pseudo is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/load_sg10xx is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/load_sg20xx_pci is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/load_sg20xx_sf is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/load_starfabric is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/unload_devices is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripUpdate of National Instruments drivers failed.
b/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/unload_sg20xx_pci is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/unload_sg20xx_sf is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/scripts/unload_starfabric is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/misc/wdreg is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/pci_access/pci_access_load is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/pci_access/pci_access_unload is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.reg_access.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg10xx.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg10xx_drvr.ko.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg10xx_drvr.mod.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg10xx_drvr.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg20xx_pci.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg20xx_pci_drvr.ko.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg20xx_pci_drvr.mod.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg20xx_pci_drvr.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg20xx_sf.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg20xx_sf_drvr.ko.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg20xx_sf_drvr.mod.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg20xx_sf_drvr.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.sg20xx_sf_pcicfg.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.starfabric.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.starfabric_bus.ko.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.starfabric_bus.mod.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.starfabric_bus.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.starfabric_drvr_cfg.o.cmd is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.tmp_versions/sg10xx_drvr.mod is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.tmp_versions/sg20xx_pci_drvr.mod is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.tmp_versions/sg20xx_sf_drvr.mod is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/.tmp_versions/starfabric_bus.mod is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/load_devices is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/load_pseudo is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/load_pseudo_pr is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/load_sg10xx is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/load_sg20xx_pci is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/load_sg20xx_sf is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/load_starfabric is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/unload_devices is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/unload_devices_pr is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/unload_sg10xx is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/unload_sg20xx_pci is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/unload_sg20xx_sf is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/scripts/unload_starfabric is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/pci_access/pci_access_load is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/pci_access/pci_access_unload is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/Makefile is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/reg_access.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/reg_access.h is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg10xx.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx.h is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_pci.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_sf.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_sf_pcicfg.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sgarch.h is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/starfabric.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/starfabric.h is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/starfabric_drvr_cfg.c is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/load_devices is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/load_pseudo is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/load_sg10xx is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/load_sg20xx_pci is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/load_sg20xx_sf is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/load_starfabric is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/unload_devices is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/unload_sg10xx is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/unload_sg20xx_pci is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/unload_sg20xx_sf is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/unload_starfabric is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/pci_access_load is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/pci_access_unload is not an ELF file
depmod: /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/wdreg is not an ELF file
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/reg_access.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg10xx.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg10xx_drvr.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_pci.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_pci_drvr.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_sf.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_sf_drvr.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/starfabric.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/starfabric_bus.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/framework/starfabric_drvr_cfg.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/Starfabric/starfabric.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/misc/acqrsPCI.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel3/pci_access/pci_access.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/sg10xx_drvr.ko
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_pci_drvr.ko
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_sf_drvr.ko
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/Starfabric/framework/starfabric_bus.ko
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/dmd_drv_20080116/rhel4/pci_access/pci_access.ko
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/reg_access.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg10xx.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg10xx_drvr.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_pci.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_pci_drvr.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_sf.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/sg20xx_sf_drvr.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/starfabric.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/starfabric_bus.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/framework/starfabric_drvr_cfg.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/Starfabric/starfabric.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/acqrsPCI.o
depmod: *** Unresolved symbols in /lib/modules/2.4.21-4.0.1.EL/kernel/drivers/misc/pci_access.o
.....

FOR PATENTS COVERING NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS PRODUCTS, REFER TO
THE PATENTS.txt FILE ON /tmp/matt/ni488225L AND/OR
www.ni.com/patents

NI-488.2 Distribution Installation completed with errors.

Any hints on how to resolve this issue?

TIA!

[JoeFriedchicken]

If you run niSystemReport as root, it will dump a lot of information that may help us find the problem. Be sure to zip it up, it'll be big 🙂