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7.2.2
Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom® Gigabit LAN controller
base driver for the Red Hat® Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system.
Building the driver from the TAR file
Install first the Kernel Development tools before building the driver from the TAR
file:
To install the kernel development application:
1.
Insert the Liunx OS installation CD disk 1 to the optical drive.
2.
Double click Application > System setting > Add/Remove application.
3.
Select Kernel Development from the development tools.
4.
Follow the instructions on the screen to finish installation.
To build the driver from the TAR file:
1.
Create a directory and extract the TAR files:
tar xvzf tg3-<version>.tar.gz
2.
Build the driver bcm5700.o as a loadable module for the running kernel:
cd tg3-<version>/src
make
3.
Test the driver by loading it:
insmod tg3.o
4.
Install the driver and man page:
make install
5.
Refer to Red Hat distribution documentation to configure the network protocol
and address.
The Broadcom LAN driver for Linux OS is located in :\Drivers\BCM5721 LAN\
B57BCMCD_SV_943\Linux\Driver.
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Chapter 7: Driver installation
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