How To: Instal FedKit

1. Get the source code:
   1. Set the CVSROOT variable:
      •  export CVSROOT=:kserver:isscvs.cern.ch:/local/reps/tridas 
   2. Get a Kerberos token:
      •  kinit -4  
   3. Checkout the FedKit code:
      •  cvs co TriDAS/daq/fedkit/
2. Compile the code:
   
   • make
3. Install the driver:
   •  make installmodule

Bonus

• depmode -- program to generate modules.dep and map files
• modprobe -- program to add and remove modules from the Linux Kernel
• insmod -- simple program to insert a module into the Linux Kernel
• Location of the module : /lib/modules/2.6.9-78.0.1.EL.cernsmp/kernel/drivers/misc/fedkit.ko
• ntpd should be running to make sure kerberos token is usable. After start needs some time to update the time.
• ntpdate does not work...(I always got "ntpdate[9294]: no servers can be used, exiting")

-- PedroParracho - 02 Oct 2008