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PCAN-driver for Linux - User Manual
Note: The device nodes are removed also automatically when a
hotplug-device is removed. There is a compatibility issue with
updates of a modprobe configuration file and
'pcan_make_devices' and the udev installation. Please look at
'Customization of 'modules.conf' or 'modprobe.conf'' for
further details.
6.4
pcan_make_devices
Note: That pcan_make_devices is obsolete with systems
supporting udev
Help invocation of 'pcan_make_devices'
$pcan_make_devices –help
Usage: pcan_make_devices n [--help | -h]
Info: Create n device nodes for each PCAN-type.
...
You must be root to invoke pcan_make_devices. To use
'pcan_make_devices' a successful insmod/modprobe pcan.o or
pcan.ko must precede.
No device files must be created for Xenomai devices.
6.5
Specifics with the Driver Installation for
PCAN-USB
In order to use the driver the USB subsystem of the Linux kernel has
to be enabled. USB support for Linux was first introduced with
kernel 2.4. The use of PCAN-USB together with a Linux kernel
version less than 2.4.7 is deprecated through the driver developer.
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