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04-04-2006 03:11 PM - edited 04-04-2006 03:11 PM
Hey guys,
I thought I would let you know that NI-KAL
1.3 is now available. The officially supported
distributions can be found on the download page. "Officially
supported" means that these are the distributions that we have
tested and thus we can provide support.
Also, as noted
on the download page, just because NI-KAL supports a distribution
doesn't mean other drivers, for example NI-DAQmx 8.0, support that
distribution. NI-KAL is the component responsible for
interacting with the kernel and if it installs, you should be able to
perform you own testing on other drivers such as NI-DAQmx 8.0 if they
do not claim support for that distribution.
@bef wrote:
as far as I have tested nipal (NIDAQmx 8.0) doesn't compile on 2.6.14 or later kernels. You have to stick with 2.6.13 (plain vanilla w/o patches should work fine). On the other hand it seems that the 2.6.9 kernel (which used to be the latest kernel to run NIDAQmx Base 1.5) doesn't work with NIDAQmx 8.0. (But I only gave that kernel one shot, after it didn't work I went straight to 2.6.13).
@bef wrote:
The best way to go (I think), is to check the kernel the supported distros are using (if you want to use an unsupported distro). It's too bad NI doesn't tell the dependencies or requirements. In my optinion the linux-community would appreciate hard facts like "Kernel 2.6.13, glibc 2.5.3, rpm, ..." rather than a list of supported distros.
Message Edited by Shawn B. on 04-04-2006 03:13 PM
04-04-2006 07:32 PM