Need to install PCAN driver every time

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Saike
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Need to install PCAN driver every time

Post by Saike » Wed 2. May 2018, 11:03

Hi,
My laptop is ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Sometimes I plug PCAN-USB into my laptop, I cant found the pcan driver.
After I install pcan-driver-Version 8.5.1 (27.10.2017) and restart laotop, it will be OK.
I dont know what is wrong.
Regards,
Saike

M.Maidhof
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Re: Need to install PCAN driver every time

Post by M.Maidhof » Wed 2. May 2018, 12:23

Hi,

you have to rebuild and reinstall our peak-linux-driver with each kernel update, because the driver is a kernel module. Please read driver manual for more details.

If you use the SocketCAN, simply uninstall the peak-linux-driver and use the SocketCAN driver which is included with the kernel. Then you don`t have to rebuild the driver with each kernel change.

regards

Michael

Saike
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Re: Need to install PCAN driver every time

Post by Saike » Thu 3. May 2018, 08:34

Hi,

That is a kernel update issue.
Thanks very much!

Regards,
Saike

pevsonic
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Re: Need to install PCAN driver every time

Post by pevsonic » Thu 19. Jul 2018, 12:39

I just saw this - I cooked up a DKMS config to solve. I've posted it into the forum which should help you!

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Re: Need to install PCAN driver every time

Post by PEAK-Support » Thu 19. Jul 2018, 15:17

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