Standard Installation Procedure

Use this procedure to install the Linux driver without epcarpm. See Package Version and Revision for important information on entering commands in this procedure.

1. Download the source RPM package. The RPM package can be found on Digi's web site, www.digi.com, or Digi's ftp site, ftp.digi.com/support/drivers/linux. For consistency, you might consider downloading the source RPM to the directory /usr/src/redhat/SRPMS.
2. Install the source code in the SOURCES directory used by RPM (/usr/src/redhat/SOURCES) with this command:

   rpm -ivv epca-version-revision.src.rpm

   This command also copies the specification file (/usr/src/redhat/SPECS/epca-version.revision.spec) to the SPECS directory.

3. Create an RPM specific to your platform by executing the following commands:

   cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS

   rpm -bb epca.spec

4. Install the RPM, which was just created by the previous step, using the following commands.

   cd /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/arch

   rpm -ivv epca-version-revision.arch.rpm

   The arch value should be replaced with a string representing your architecture, such as i386 or alpha. This value is system dependent and is chosen by your system when the RPM is built.

   Note: To install the driver on another system of the same architecture and Linux version, copy the following binary to the same location on the other system and execute the rpm command in this step:

   /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/arch/epca-version-revision.arch.rpm

5. Use the following commands to verify that all files are installed correctly:

   cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS

   rpm -bl epca.spec