CSI Nodes:Installation Procedure

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Installing and Configuring a Lear box

1. Install RHEL 3
2. Run the redhat updates (using the red icon in bottom right)
   • Update all packages, including kernel packages for security updates
   • Also make sure to get the jpackage-utils and java-1.4.2-ibm-* packages
   • Some fiddling at RHN may be required. (unentitle old systems, unsubscribe them from channels, then entitle the new system and subscribe it to these channels:
     1. Red Hat Developer Suite 1.0 (for WS x86)
     2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 3 for x86) Extras
3. Remove all the application icons from the bottom panel (except for the Red Hat menu)
4. Install extra software
5. Disable unneeded services
6. Reboot.
7. Execute these command from a terminal:
   • su -c 'echo /usr/local/lib >> /etc/ld.so.conf'
   • su -c '/sbin/ldconfig'
   • su -c 'ln -s /boot/config-`uname -r` /usr/src/linux-2.4/.config'
   • su -c 'chgrp -R hwtester /usr/src/linux-2.4/'
   • su -c 'chmod -R g+w /usr/src/linux-2.4/'
   • su -c 'mkdir /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc'
   • su -c 'usermod -G uucp hwtester'
   • su -c 'gedit /usr/src/linux-2.4/Makefile'
     • Remove the word 'custom' from the EXTRAVERSION variable near the top
8. Proceed to installation of the hardware

Install the hardware and drivers

1. SKIPPED for 1st Delivery Install the Sealevel 8009 DIO card
2. Install the Adlink PCI-7396 DIO card
3. Install the Sealevel 7803 RS232 card
4. SKIPPED for 1st Delivery Install the Adlink C518 or C588 RS232 card
5. SKIPPED for 1st Delivery Install the Acromag APC482 timer card
6. SKIPPED for 1st Delivery Install the Amplicon Liveline PCI-230 data acquisition card
7. Install the Adlink PCI PCI 8554 timer card
8. Install the Adlink PCI-9114G data acquisition card
9. Install the CEC PCI-488 GPIB card
10. SKIPPED for 1st Delivery Install the Ines GPIB-PCI XL GPIB card
11. Install the Adlink PCI-7841 CAN card

Using the csiproject program

• Adding a new test