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If you have chosen to remove the NI-VXI driver from the driver list (as described in the
following section), and you later wish to return the driver to the driver list, type the following
command:
nivxi.add
Unloading the NI-VXI Driver for Solaris 2.x
To unload the driver, you must meet the following requirements:
•
You must have super-user privilege.
•
The driver must not be in use.
If the driver is in use and you try to unload it, the following message appears.
Cannot unload the module:
You can use the
nivxi.info
It displays 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:
nivxi.info
If you want to unload the driver, enter the following command:
nivxi.uld
To completely remove the NI-VXI driver from the driver list, type the following command:
nivxi.rem
Using the NI-VXI Software
The NI-VXI software expects to be loaded in the
the Solaris 1.x platform. If you are using Solaris 2.x, the driver expects to be loaded in the
directory. If you have installed the software in another directory, you need to
/opt/NICsbmxi
set the
environment variable to your directory. For example, if you have installed
NIVXIPATH
NI-VXI in
/usr2/nivxi
setenv NIVXIPATH /usr2/nivxi
You must always set the
example, if you have installed NI-VXI in
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH /usr/nivxi
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Device busy.
utility if you want to check the status of the loaded NI-VXI driver.
, type the following command:
environment variable to your directory. For
LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/usr/nivxi
NI-VXI Software Installation and Configuration
directory if you are using
/usr/nivxi
, type the following command:
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