Installing B008 support on a Linux workstation

To start using the Inmos transputer on a Linux workstation you should install support for it. To do this, you should:

Add the B008 link driver into the kernel
Create the /dev/bviii* devices

NOTE: You must be root to do these.

System requirements

You will need a computer with Linux version 2.0 or later, and, of course, the B008 card (any version -- both with Txxx on board and in a CAMAC controller will suffice).

Adding the B008 link driver into the kernel

Creating the /dev/bviii* device files

This is the simpliest part, just do the following:

Go to the /dev directory:
cd /dev
Create the special files:
mknod bviii0 c 35 0
mknod bviii1 c 35 1
mknod bviii2 c 35 2
mknod bviii3 c 35 3

For details, see mknod(1) or just type mknod --help.

Note that 35 is a device major number, you may want to change it (see the Possible problems section).