LabJack Linux Installation

For 2.4 kernel users
---------------------
Go to the driver/linux-2.4 directory.  To build the device driver, you must 
first modify the makefile to point to the directory containing your kernel 
headers.  Change the "KERNEL_SOURCES" line to something appropriate for your 
system.  This can vary based upon distribution and no path is correct for 
all systems.  Once "KERNEL_SOURCES" is correct, execute make in the 
driver/linux-2.4 directory:

	% make

The device module, labjack.o, should be built.  Once the device driver is 
built, you can use insmod to load the device.  As root, execute:

	# insmod labjack.o

You should see a message on the console (use dmesg to view the messages 
if you are in X).

If you are using devfs, the device node, /dev/usb/labjack0, should have 
been created automatically.  If you are not using devfs, you must create 
the device node with the following command executed as root:

	# mkdir /dev/usb
	# mknod --mode=a=rw /dev/usb/labjack0 c 180 240

For multiple devices, run the mknod command again incrementing labjack0
and 240 by 1.  This will create additional device nodes.  For example:

	# mknod --mode=a=rw /dev/usb/labjack1 c 180 241	
  	# mknod --mode=a=rw /dev/usb/labjack2 c 180 242
	.
	.
	.
	# mknod --mode=a=rw /dev/usb/labjack15 c 180 255

(NOTE: you only need to make the device nodes once.)

Once the driver is built, build the liblabjack library by changing to the 
liblabjack directory and executing make:

	% make

Copy the liblabjack library (liblabjack.so) to the /usr/lib directory.

You can then build the test applications by changing to the test directory 
and executing make:

	% make

Finally, run the test application:

	# ./firmware-revision 	or
	# ./analog-outs		or
	# ./list-all

HID NOTE: If the hid module is loaded (use lsmod to view the modules and 
look for "hid"), the provided labjack driver will not work correctly.  
Since the Labjack is classified as a HID device, the hid driver will 
claim the device. However, the hid driver does not support the "Interrupt" 
out endpoint used by the Labjack and thus cannot communicate with the 
Labjack.  You must remove the hid driver prior to loading the labjack 
driver.  The following command, as root, should suffice:

	# modprobe -r hid

If you absolutely must have the hid device driver loaded, it is possible 
to add the Labjack to the HID blacklist.  Add the Labjack USB vendor 
(0x0cd5) and product (0x0001) IDs to the hid_blacklist structure in hid-core.c 
in the drivers/usb directory.  An example of the line to insert into the 
hid_blacklist structure would be: 
{0x0cd5, 0x0001, HID_QUIRK_IGNORE}.  For the changes to take effect, a 
kernel rebuild is necessary.

For 2.6 kernel users
--------------------
Go to the driver/linux-2.6 directory.  To build the device driver, execute
 make in the driver/linux-2.6 directory as root:

	% make

The device module, labjack.ko, should be built.  Once the device driver 
is built, you can use insmod to load the device.  As root, execute:

	# insmod labjack.ko

You should see a message on the console (use dmesg to view the messages if
 you are in X).

If /dev/usb/labjack0 is not created automatically, then you must create 
the device node with the following command executed as root:

	# mkdir /dev/usb
	# mknod --mode=a=rw /dev/usb/labjack0 c 180 240

For multiple devices, run the mknod command again incrementing labjack0
and 240 by 1.  This will create additional device nodes.  For example:
                                                                                    
        # mknod --mode=a=rw /dev/usb/labjack1 c 180 241
        # mknod --mode=a=rw /dev/usb/labjack2 c 180 242
        .
        .
        .
        # mknod --mode=a=rw /dev/usb/labjack15 c 180 255

(NOTE: you only need to make the device nodes once.)

Once the driver is built, build the liblabjack library by changing to the 
liblabjack directory and executing make:

	% make

Copy the liblabjack library (liblabjack.so) to the /usr/lib directory.

You can then build the test applications by changing to the test directory 
and executing make:

	% make

Finally, run the test application as root:

	# ./firmware-revision

HID NOTE: If the hid module is loaded (use lsmod to view the modules and 
look for "hid"), the provided labjack driver will not work correctly.  
Since the Labjack is classified as a HID device, the hid driver will claim 
the device.  However, the hid driver does not support the "Interrupt" out 
endpoint used by the Labjack and thus cannot communicate with the Labjack.  
You must remove the hid driver prior to loading the labjack driver.  The 
following command, as root, should suffice:

	# modprobe -r hid

If you absolutely must have the hid device driver loaded, it is possible to
add the Labjack to the HID blacklist.  Add the Labjack USB vendor (0x0cd5) 
and product (0x0001) IDs to the hid_blacklist structure in hid-core.c in 
the drivers/usb/input directory.  An example of the line to insert in the 
hid_blacklist structure would be:
{0xcd5, 0x0001, HID_QUIRK_IGNORE}.  For the changes to take effect, a 
kernel rebuild is necessary.
 
Good Luck.