Installing And Loading The Ni-Vxi Software For Solaris 2.X; Upgrading From Ni-Vxi Version 1.0 For Solaris 2.X - National Instruments VXI-SB2020 Getting Started

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You can use the
modstat
the module ID of the driver, the name of the device, and additional information about the
module. Type the following command to use this utility:
/usr/etc/modstat
Unload the driver by entering the following command:
/dev/nivxi.UNLOAD
The following message appears on the console:
NI-VXI driver unloaded.
To prevent the driver from being reloaded automatically at startup, type the following command
to remove the file:
rm /dev/nivxi.AUTOLOAD

Installing and Loading the NI-VXI Software for Solaris 2.x

The instructions in this section are specific to users of the Solaris 2.x platform. If your Solaris
platform is Solaris 1.x, refer instead to the previous section Installing and Loading the NI-VXI
Software for Solaris 1.x.

Upgrading from NI-VXI Version 1.0 for Solaris 2.x

If you are upgrading from NI-VXI Version 1.0, it is important to perform the following steps
before installing the new version.
1. Log on as super-user (root privileges needed).
2. Back up any files from your current NI-VXI directory that you have modified and wish to
keep. The following steps will remove any previously installed NI-VXI files.
3. Issue the following command to remove the old package:
/usr/sbin/pkgrm NIvxi
4. Modify any environment variables or program paths to point to the new NI-VXI directory.
Starting with NI-VXI Version 2.1, the default NI-VXI directory is
Therefore, you will need to change any references to
directory you had chosen.
5. Continue with the installation as described in the following sections.
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utility if you want to check the status of the loaded drivers. It displays
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/opt/NICsbmxi
, or whichever alternative
/opt/NIvxi
VXI-SB2020 and NI-VXI for Solaris
.