How to install NI-DAQmx 8.0.1 on Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat) 32 bit

[40tude]

I suppose you have a clean install with an updated kernel (2.6.35-27 in my case today)

Please make sure you do not have any comedi module/package installed/loaded in memory

If so, remove the comedi driver (until now I still don't have a "clean" way to do it. Any udev/comedi/2.6 kernel expert around?)

// Get and uncompress NI-VISA in your home directory

// Boot and open a console

cd

mkdir DAQmxInstall

cd DAQmxInstall

mkdir VISA

cd VISA

// Get NI-VISA 5.0 ISO on :

// http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/2044/lang/en

// Open the ISO and copy nivisa-runtime-5.0.0f1.tar.gz locally

cp /media/NIVISA-Runtime500L/nivisa-runtime-5.0.0f1.tar.gz ./

tar -zxvf nivisa-runtime-5.0.0f1.tar.gz

// Get and uncompress NI-DAQmx in your home

cd ..

mkdir DAQmx

cd DAQmx

// Get NI-DAQmx 8.0.1 for Linux on

// http://joule.ni.com/nidu/cds/view/p/id/1194/lang/en

// Open the ISO and copy 2 files

cp /media/DAQmx8.0.1f0/nidaqmx-8.0.1f0.tar.gz ./

cp /media/INSTALL ./

tar -zxvf nidaqmx-8.0.1f0.tar.gz

cd ..

// Install the linux source code and needed tools

sudo su

ln -sf /bin/bash /bin/sh

apt-get install alien bum build-essential

apt-get build-dep --no-install-recommends linux-image-$(uname -r)

apt-get install linux-source

// Install NI-KAL

cd VISA/rpms

rm -rf *_64.rpm

alien -k --scripts nikali-2.0.0-f0.noarch.rpm

// Now we have nikali_2.0.0-f0_all.deb in the directory

dpkg -i nikali_2.0.0-f0_all.deb

cd /usr/local/natinst/nikal/bin

. nikaliInstallerUtility.sh

nikaliPostInstall

./updateNIDrivers

Reboot

// Open a console

sudo su

modprobe nikal

lsmod

// You should see nikal in the list

// Install DAQmx with the script

cd DAQmxInstall/DAQmx

./INSTALL --nodeps

// In my case I do not install anything for LV

// If the script reports error about NIKAL, don't worry.

Reboot

// Open a console

sudo su

cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux

ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h

ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h

// Re-install NI-KAL

cd

cd DAQmxInstall/VISA/rpms

dpkg -P nikali

dpkg -i nikali_2.0.0-f0_all.deb

cd /usr/local/natinst/nikal/bin

. nikaliInstallerUtility.sh

nikaliPostInstall

./updateNIDrivers

Reboot 

// Open a console

lsmod | grep ni

// You should see something like

nimru2k               427897  1

nimxpk                 33632  0

nipxirmk              115030  1

nidimk                320599  5 nimru2k,nipxirmk

nimsdrk               231258  0

nidmxfk               373960  1 nimsdrk

nimxdfk               477896  5 nimru2k,nimsdrk,nidmxfk

nimstsk                78153  2 nimsdrk,nidmxfk

nimdbgk               360232  7 nimru2k,nimsdrk,nidmxfk,nimxdfk,nimstsk

niorbk                 95647  8 nimru2k,nipxirmk,nidimk,nimsdrk,nidmxfk,nimxdfk,nimstsk,nimdbgk

nipalk               1195435  14 nimru2k,nimxpk,nipxirmk,nidimk,nimsdrk,nidmxfk,nimxdfk,nimstsk,nimdbgk,niorbk

nikal                  57402  1 nipalk

// You should see your DAQ devices

nilsdev

// Let's make a test

cd /usr/local/natinst/nidaqmx/examples/ansi_c/AnalogIn/MeasureVoltage/Acq-IntClk

make

./Acq-IntClk

// What if the kernel is updated?

// NI-KAL must be re-installed and the others modules must be updated as well.

// Open a console

sudo su

cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux

ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h

ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h

// Re-install NI-KAL

cd

cd DAQmxInstall/VISA/rpms

dpkg -P nikali

dpkg -i nikali_2.0.0-f0_all.deb

cd /usr/local/natinst/nikal/bin

. nikaliInstallerUtility.sh

nikaliPostInstall

./updateNIDrivers

[pourounas]

Thank you for this. I can get it to work up until the point of :

lsmod | grep ni

Nothing shows except nikali (which i have to modprobe every time to get it started)

Basically it will not create /usr/local/natinst/nidaqmx

Any feedback would be greately appreciated

[woleda]

In my case nikal is the only kernel module generated/installed to /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/natinst. Moreover, nikal is not loaded by default (after reboot).  I see a problem with DAQmx installation part:

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Installing NI-DAQmx for Linux Installer Distribution version 8.0.1f0...

Pre Installation ...............................

rpm: please use alien to install rpm packages on Debian, if you are really sure use --force-debian switch. See README.Debian for more details.

Error installing NI-DAQmx for Linux Installer Distribution 8.0.1f0.

Installer is aborted.

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Regards

LAW

[Ridbark]

Hello,

Thanks for this explanation, but i have some problems :

I've got a kernel named linux-image-2.6.32-audithis,i've rename him to find him more easily in grub and for customize thiskernel.

But i don't find the folder generated for this part of script :

sudo su

cd /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build/include/linux

ln -s ../generated/utsrelease.h

ln -s ../generated/autoconf.h

Andwhen I look what there are in the folders ....../include/linux i findthis files(utsrelease.h and autoconf.h). So, this part is useless forme? Or not?

And more, when I do lsmod |grep ni, there are nikal and nipalk, not the others modules ...

Can you help me?

For information, the script ./INSTALL --nodeps works, there are no error.

Bark Ridley

[JujubeX]

Hello,

Thanks for posting! This has been extremely helpful.

However, I hit a problem when I try the command nilsdev - nothing appears, so it would seem that the driver is not recognizing the attached PCI card. However, the command lspci shows that a National Instruments card is connected.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Best,

Julie

[葱]

hello,i have the same problem, any suggestion would be much appreciated