install visa in Fedora23 Error( updateNIDriver )

[l123173]

I have installed the VISA15.5 for linux. Still could not control the serial. So I need to updateNIDrivers.

The output of "uname -r" is 4.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64.

I wondered  that the file In /usr/src/kernels is 4.5.7-202.fc23.x86_64 and  file in /lib/modules is 4.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64, they are different.

When I type updateNIDrivers 4.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64, the output is:

<11>Jul 13 10:50:11 nikal: ERROR: Error locating kernel sources for the requested kernel version (4.2.3-300.fc23.x86_64).

usage: /usr/local/bin/updateNIDrivers [--no-prompt] [kernelVersion]

When I typed updateNIDrivers 4.5.7-202.fc23.x86_64 , the output is:

<11>Jul 13 10:51:02 nikal: ERROR: /lib/modules/4.5.7-202.fc23.x86_64 directory not found.
<11>Jul 13 10:51:02 nikal: ERROR: Error locating kernel sources for the requested kernel version (4.5.7-202.fc23.x86_64).
usage: /usr/local/bin/updateNIDrivers [--no-prompt] [kernelVersion]

I am not good at linux, could someone tell me how to solve the problem.

Any suggestion would be good.

Thank you.

Li

[yafoteer]

not an expert, but my similar problem was that NI-VISA is a 32-bit package.  Your Fedora installation must support 32-bit applications.  If you try to run it without the compatability libraries you will get errors that make no sense.  I suspect that update is looking for VISA compiled for your 64-bit kernel, which does not exist.  Google "fedora 32 bit" and you will find plenty of help.  

[l123173]

Thank You for your answer.

Could you say it more clearly. I do not understand it well?

I seem to be installed the 64 bit package. And the system was 64 bit.

Thank you

[yafoteer]

I may have spoken too soon.  I see now that VISA runs on 64-bit systems, but can support only 32-bit applications.  I misunderstood what NI was saying about the limitations of VISA, all they say is: "Currently, only 32-bit applications are supported on the x86-64 architecture.".  I think that means that whatever you are using to access VISA needs to be a 32-bit app.  I hope somebody else can verify that.   What are you using?  

My answer may have been incorrect.  I don't have another answer for you, sorry.  

[l123173]

I think I understood you already.

I would try it later,

Thank you for your answer.