17.6 Installing a New Device

   

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Adding a new device is quite a simple task. A step-by-step procedure for installing a new device is as follows :

1. If the device driver for the device is already built into the kernel, skip to the next step. If the device driver is not built into the kernel, reconfigure the kernel to include the device driver.

2. Shut down the system, turn off the power and install the device.

3. Reboot the system.

4. The HP-UX kernel will probe the new device and install device files during the startup procedure.

5. After the system is ready, login as root and use the ioscan command to verify that the device is detected and the device files are installed. If the files are not installed, use one of the commands you have studied to install the device files.

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