MDtool is a console application for configuring and performing basic diagnostics on MD80-based drives via CANdle. For more information please refer to MD80 x CANdle Manual.

The easiest way to install the MDtool is to select the appropriate *.deb package from the MDtool GitHub repo 'Releases' page. To install after the download simply call: sudo apt install ./mdtool_xx-x_xx.deb After the install please make sure the current user is added to the dialout group using the command: sudo adduser <current user> dialout if it wasn't, please reboot the PC: sudo reboot It is also recommended to install the setserial package which allows for higher communication speeds: sudo apt install setserial

If for some reason you'd like to build mdtool from source:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make

for native architecture, or

./release.sh

if you want to build for all architectures at once