Lanner Digital Input/Output - Manual (Page 9)

Software User Manual Version 1.0
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Note: The OS supported by Lanner DIO function includes platforms based on FreeBSD 8.0
Install
The installation procedures depend on the access mode that you have set in the
Makefile.bsd.
If you have set DIRECT_IO_ACCESS=1, driver installation is not necessary. Proceed to
the next section on executing the Lanner DIO program.
If you have set DIRECT_IO_ACCESS=0, Lanner DIO driver needs to be installed. Install
the driver and create a node in the /dev directory as shown in the following example:
Insert the module by:
#kldload -v ./dio_drv.ko
2.3 Other Management utilities Installation
Follow the same procedures as mentioned above but use the appropriate driver name
and major number instead, for instance, use driver sled_drv.[k]o and major number 240
for Status LED function. Use driver wd_drv.[k]o and major number 241 for watchdog
timer. Refer to the Readme file contained within the program for more information.
Hardware Monitor with Linux lm-sensors:
The lm-sensor is an essential tool for monitoring the hardware health of Linux systems. It
supports a wide range of monitoring devices including I2C/SMBus hardware monitoring
chips, features integrated in Super I/O chips or south bridges, thermal sensors
integrated in CPU, and so on. Lanner has tested and verified the use of lm-sensors
(version 3.3.0) on our products. For more information and downloading the lm sensors
program, visit:
http://www.lm-sensors.org .
Use the following steps as a guideline to run the sample program (you will need to have
the root privilege to run this program :