Driver installation
USB DUX is part of the comedi project. The installation instructions below show you therefore how to install comedi on your system.
Generic installation instructions
Comedi source packages
Tested with kernel version 2.6.19
Debian sarge packages
The kernel modules are compiled for kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386.
Install with the command: "dpkg -i packagename.deb"
Debian etch packages
The kernel modules are compiled for kernel-image-2.6.18-6-686.
Install with the command: "dpkg -i packagename.deb"
- kernel drivers
- comedilib (dynamic .so files)
- comedilib development files (static lib and header files)
- all debian related files
Ubuntu edgy eft packages
- comedi kernel drivers for egdy (kernel 2.6.17-11-generic)
- comedi-lib for edgy
- comedi-lib development files
- python bindings for comedi
- directory of all packages (including the source packages)
Ubuntu feisty packages
- comedi kernel drivers for kernel 2.6.20-16-generic
- comedi-lib
- comedi-lib development files
- python bindings for comedi
- directory of all packages (including the source packages)
Ubuntu hardy packages
- comedi kernel drivers for kernel 2.6.24-19-generic
- comedi-lib
- comedi-lib development files
- python bindings for comedi
- directory of all packages (including the source packages)
Hints, release notes, trouble shooting
- If you
see the lines:
comedi_: usbdux0 has been successfully initialized.
usbcore: registered new driver usbdux
but you don't see the lines:
comedi0: usbdux: usb-device 0 is attached to comedi.
comedi0: successfully attached to usbdux.
you probably don't have hotplug installed. The quick fix is to issue the command manually:
comedi_config -i /usr/local/share/usb/usbdux_firmware.hex /dev/comedi0 usbdux
- Check if the firmware is actually in the directory "/usr/local/share/usb" or "/usr/share/usb" or "/lib/firmware". The firmware files are called "usbdux_firmware.hex" or "usbduxfast_firmware.hex".
- There are two hotplug mechanisms. The old one is located in /etc/hotplug and the new one in /etc/udev. If you've got the directory /etc/hotplug then you have the old hotplug mechanism. If you have a very recent kernel (2.6.15 or newer) and the subdirectroy /etc/udev/rules.d/ then you probably have the new udev support. comedilib supports both, udev and the old hotplug. Just type "./configure --help" in comedilib to get a list of the options.
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