Can't install PCAN-view on Ubuntu 24.04.2

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Re: Can't install PCAN-view on Ubuntu 24.04.2

Post by M.Heidemann » Tue 18. Feb 2025, 12:31

Yes,

exactly.

See chapter 3.1 regarding this!

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Re: Can't install PCAN-view on Ubuntu 24.04.2

Post by christiaanvanarum » Tue 18. Feb 2025, 14:06

Sorry to bother you, but another problem has risen.
I've followed chapter 3.1 from the User Manual, but I can't seem to get chardev working. I keep getting the same error when running

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sudo modprobe pcan
. See last rows in the log file.

I've uninstalled, made and installed the source again (as seen in the log), but I still have the same output.

What is going wrong? What can I try?
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Re: Can't install PCAN-view on Ubuntu 24.04.2

Post by M.Heidemann » Tue 18. Feb 2025, 14:21

Hello,

Try disabling "Secure-boot" (BIOS) that option will not allow unsigned drivers to be loaded,

check if disabling it fixes that behavior.

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Re: Can't install PCAN-view on Ubuntu 24.04.2

Post by christiaanvanarum » Tue 18. Feb 2025, 14:32

This fixed the issue! But now i must always boot into unsecure mode in order for pcanview to work?

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Re: Can't install PCAN-view on Ubuntu 24.04.2

Post by M.Heidemann » Tue 18. Feb 2025, 14:35

Hello,

Yes, we cannot change how Linux handles unsigned drivers unfortunately =/

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Re: Can't install PCAN-view on Ubuntu 24.04.2

Post by christiaanvanarum » Tue 18. Feb 2025, 14:39

Ah alright... Well, thanks for the help! At least everything works now.

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