Problem to compile mxi-2 driver for linux 2.4.4

[Remi CORNAT]

Hello,

I have a MXI-2 (VME/PCI) hardware and I'd like to install the appropiate
software for my PC which runs under SuSE Linux 7.2 (kernel 2.4.4-64GB-SMP).

I have succesfully installed NIVISA and NIVXI software (RPMs) and then
I'm trying to compile (using make) the vxi module for linux. It does not work...

Do you have a solution ?

Thanks in advance.



Remi CORNAT


Error log from make :

gcc -o vxi.o -DVXI_MAJOR=0 -c -O -Wall -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE -I/lib/modules/2.4.4-64GB-SMP/build/include vxi.c
vxi.c: In function `vxi_vma_nopage_shm':
vxi.c:64: structure has no member named `vm_offset'
vxi.c:65: warning: implicit declaration of function `MAP_NR'
vxi.c: At top level:
vxi.c:77:
warning: excess elements in struct initializer
vxi.c:77: warning: (near initialization for `vxi_vm_ops_shm')
vxi.c:77: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
vxi.c:77: warning: (near initialization for `vxi_vm_ops_shm')
vxi.c:77: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
vxi.c:77: warning: (near initialization for `vxi_vm_ops_shm')
vxi.c:78: warning: excess elements in struct initializer
vxi.c:78: warning: (near initialization for `vxi_vm_ops_shm')
vxi.c: In function `vxi_mmap':
vxi.c:86: structure has no member named `vm_offset'
vxi.c:102: structure has no member named `vm_offset'
vxi.c: At top level:
vxi.c:114: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
vxi.c:115: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
vxi.c:116: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
vxi.c:118: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type
make: *** [vxi.o] Error 1

[Trey_Hamilton]

As of August 2001, National Instruments does not have a driver that is supported under the 2.4 kernel of Linux. The latest version of NI-VXI is supported under the 2.2 kernel for our PCI-MXI-2 and VXIpc-870 controllers.

Trey Hamilton
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
http://www.ni.com/support