Altera ByteBlasterMV User Manual download pdf (Page 15)

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Installing the ByteBlasterMV Download Cable

Installation on a Linux Workstation

To install the ByteBlasterMV download cable on a Linux workstation, you must

perform the following steps, each of which are described in more detail in this

section:

■ Install the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver on a Linux workstation running

Red Hat Linux versions 7.3 or 8.0, or Red Hat Enterprises Linux version 3.0.

■ Install the ByteBlasterMV download cable.

Installing the Altera ByteBlaster Kernel Driver for Linux

The Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver is required for Linux workstations running

Red Hat Linux version 7.3 or 8.0, or Red Hat Enterprises Linux version 3.0 that

use the ByteBlasterMV download cable. You must install and compile the Altera

ByteBlaster kernel driver outside of the Quartus II software.

To compile the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver, you must have the following

Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) packages, which are available from the Red

Hat web site at www.redhat.com:

■ .gcc-2.96-81

■ .make-3.79.1-5

■ .binutils-2.10.91.0.2-3

■ kernel-headers (RPM version must correspond to kernel version)

To verify that an RPM is installed, use the rpm -q <name> r command. For

example, rpm -q gcc r verifies that the gcc RPM is installed.

1 You do not need to install the ByteBlasterMV download cable before

installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver.

1 Installing the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver requires that you have

administration (administrator) privileges.

To install the Altera ByteBlaster kernel driver for Linux workstations, follow

these steps:

1. Decompress the byteblaster.tar.gz file by typing the following command

at the command prompt:

tar -xzvf byteblaster.tar.gz r

2. Access the new directory by typing the following command at the

command prompt:

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