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Chapter 3—Software/Driver Installation
issued from time to time.
The 'make' utility, GNU C compiler, and the kernel sources need to be
installed on your system. If any of these are missing, the compilation
will fail. Most later Linux OSs install these elements automatically .
LINUX: Copying the driver from the media
The Linux drivers (2.0 and 2.2/2.4 kernels) are shipped in compressed
(tarred) form on a CD-ROM formatted with the FAT file system. In
some cases, users may download Linux ISI drivers from the MultiTech
web site onto diskette (in ext2 format). We present instructions for
both situations below.
LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from CD-ROM
1. Mount the CD-ROM using this command:
mount -r /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2. Change directory
cd /mnt/cdrom
3. List the files on the CD-ROM and locate the directory for the kernel
in use (2.0 or 2.2/2.4), using this command
ls
4. Untar the appropriate Linux driver using this command:
> tar vxf {filename}/tmp
At this writing, the filename will be either L300_20X.TAR or
L305_22X_24X.TAR.
LINUX: Copying and untarring the driver from a floppy
The ISI driver .tar file can be copied from a DOS formatted floppy using
the 'mcopy' command if the 'mtools' have been installed. Issue 'mcopy
a:isilinux.tar <destination folder>' to copy the isilinux.tar ( or current
driver name) file to the destination folder. As an alternative, the floppy
can be manually mounted and the file copied to the required
destination folder.