gpib for Debian GNU/Linux
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To get a working GPIB setup you have to do the following:

 1. Check whether your GPIB adapter is support: check at
    <http://linux-gpib.sourceforge.net> or install lingpib-dev and look
    at the help files in /usr/share/doc/libgpib-doc

 2. Install gpib-modules-source and compile the kernel modules:

    a. Easy way with module-assistant: m-a a-i gpib
       as root should be sufficient, provided you have the kernel-source
       or kernel-headers package for your currently running kernel
       version installed and unpacked.

    b. With make-kpkg (kernel-package): see the kernel-package
       documentation for this.

 3. Install the resulting gpib-modules-KVERS package.

 4. Install libgpib-bin, libgpib0-dev. If you are using a usb adapter
    which needs firmware, you can download that from
    <http://linux-gpib.sourceforge.net/firmware/>.
 
 5. Configure /etc/gpib.conf according to your setup. Pay special
    attention to the board_type variable.
    /usr/share/doc/libgpib-doc provides the explanations for the settings.

 6. When using pcmcia, gpib_config is run automatically but if you remove
    it from the computer, you need to run gpib_config again.
    When using usb modules, read the documentation on linux-gpib.sf.net
    The driver firmware is not yet implemented in the package.
    All other boards should load automatically and gpib_config should be
    run automatically as well.

 7. Now should be set. You can play with the examples in libgpib-doc
    (ibtest), python-gpib, libgpib-perl and php5-gpib.

 -- Robert Jordens <[email protected]>  Sat, 13 Nov 2004 01:12:53 +0100