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Chapter 6: Installing the Linux Drivers
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To configure the network protocol and address, refer to the documentation
provided with your operating system.
Building the
Driver from the
Source TAR File
This procedure describes how to build the bnx2 and bnx2i Linux drivers
from the Source TAR file. See the following sections:
“Building the bnx2 Driver” on page 70
“Building the bnx2i Driver” on page 71
Building the bnx2 Driver
To build the bnx2 Linux driver from the Source TAR file, do the following:
1. Create a directory and extract the TAR files to the following directory:
tar xvzf netxtreme2-
version
.tar.gz
2. Build the driver bnx2.ko (or bnx2.o) as a loadable module for the
running kernel. Enter the following commands:
cd bnx2-
version
/src
make
3. Test the driver by loading it (if necessary, first unload the existing
driver). Enter the following commands:
rmmod bnx2
insmod bnx2.o
modprobe crc32 && insmod bnx2.o
or, for Linux 2.6 kernels:
rmmod bnx2
insmod bnx2.ko
4. Load the cnic driver, if applicable. Enter the following command:
insmod cnic.ko
5. Install the driver and man page by entering the following command:
make install
Note
See the “Installing the Source RPM Package” on page 68 for the
location of the installed driver.
To configure the network protocol and address after building the driver,
refer to the manuals supplied with your operating system.