Altera ByteBlasterMV - Manual (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: