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Chapter 2 Setup SF16-FMR2
under Linux environment
This section guide you through the installation of the SF16-FMR2 driver and GUI
application under Linux environment. This manual assumes that you are using RedHat Linux
6.0, Kernel version 5-15 or RedHat Linux 6.1, Kernel version 12-20. Do the following
steps:
(2-A) Plug in SF16-FMR2
You need to plug-in your SF16-FMR2 in any available ISA-slot and then power-up your PC.
You need to login as Root super-user at Localhost dialog prompt box and then choose the
desired Session Type [KDE or GNOME] which you like to work on.
(2-B) Install driver
There are 4 directories altogether which are binaries and scripts. You need to
copy or extract the zipfile from CD-ROM disk / Floppy disk to the appropriate
hard driver directories for proper execution. An example is shown using floppy:
1. | Create a temp directory on your hard drive. mkdir temp cd temp |
2. | Mount floppy that is in MSDOS format and then copy the zipfile from
floppy to your hard drive. mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy cp -r /mnt/floppy/zipfilename.tar . Remark: substitute the required zipfilename found in floppy disk |
3. | Unzip zipfilename.tar (e.g. fmr2rh6.0.tar) and then check that you should
have 4 sub-directories as shown below: tar -xvf zipfilename.tar ls -all total 428 drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Apr 18 12:26 . drwxr-x--- 15 root root 4096 Apr 18 12:23 .. drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 13 16:37 application drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 13 16:37 bmp drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 13 16:37 driver drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Apr 13 16:37 install |
4. | Next change directory to INSTALL and then execute install script as shown
below: cd install ./install |
5. | (5) If installation is successful, you should see a message as shown below
telling you so. Directory /etc/fmr2 exists Installation of FMR2 driver and application is successful! Remark: You may notice that all your sub-directories files are missing. Don't worry! they are move to the required place of your system. |
(2-C) Invoke FMR2 service in Runlevel 5
Next, you need to invoke the SysV Init Editor to start up the fmr2 service in
Runlevel 5 before you can access the GUI application. Depending on the Session
Type been selected at the Login Localhost dialog box, the window manager are
different.
Install the service on the proper init level. The standard init level for a
system with a X server is 5. Install the fmr2 to start at this level.
(a) Startup SysV Init Editor in KDE session
The editor can be found in System, SysV Init Editor.
On the SysV Init Editor window box, search for fmr2 at
the available services, drag fmr2 icon and drop at Runlevel 5
"Start "box. You will notice the new fmr2 icon is
added and highlighted in blue with new numeric number in Runlevel 5's start box. Remember
to save the configuration before exit from Editor.
(b) Start up SysV Init Editor in GNOME session
The editor can be found in System, Control Panel, icon
Traffic light. On the SysV Init Editor v0.92 window box, search
for fmr2 at the available services. Click on fmr2 icon
and then OK button. Choose 5 in Runlevel box. Enter any
numeric number on the where column ( do not use any numeric number display in the list)
and then click OK button. Remember to save the configuration before exit
from Editor.
(2-D) Cold Reboot system
After complete FMR2 service, you must cold reboot your system for proper function.
shutdown -r now
Remark: make sure you save your works before execute this command
(2-E) Launch FMR2 GUI application
Upon the next power-up, start the GUI application by opening up an Xterm and then type
fmr2appl at the command prompt.
fmr2appl
Or, you can manually setup a shortcut on the window desktop. The execute path is as
follow"
/usr/bin/fmr2appl
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