Resolution; Amd64/Em64T On Hp Xw9300 Workstation Will Not Ask To Set Up Networking; Description; Scope - HP xw3400 User Manual

RESOLUTION

NOTE: This issue is resolved in RHEL3U5. If you are using RHEL3U4, then the following resolution
still applies.
There are two reasonable alternatives to provide a functional network interface on the HP xw9300
Workstation if one is using the x86 version of RHEL 3. The first available solution is to use one of the
HP supported NICs in a PCI slot. Both of the supported NICs (Broadcom 5751 PCIe & Broadcom
5782) work fine with the available open source drivers built into Update 4.
The second solution is to install NVIDIA's proprietary LAN driver for the nForce Professional 2200
chipset. This driver is created specifically for the 2200's LAN implementation and can be
downloaded from the NVIDIA Web site at http://www.nvidia.com.
To find the x86 Linux driver:
From the top of the page, click Download Drivers.
1.
From the Start Here panel, click Platform/nForce Drivers.
2.
Select the Unified Driver option in the middle panel.
3.
Select the Linux option in the far right panel and select the GO! button.
4.
Select the link associated with the Download Drivers option and download the driver package.
5.
Once this driver package is loaded onto your HP xw9300 Workstation, execute the driver
6.
package directly. It is a shar-like executable, which contains both the audio and LAN drivers, and
a wrapper application that will direct you to install the driver properly.
When the driver has completed installing, edit /etc/modules.conf and add the line alias eth0
7.
nvnet to the bottom of the file.
Execute: insmod nvnet.
8.
Set up your networking configuration through whatever means you choose.
9.
AMD64/EM64T on HP xw9300 Workstation Will Not Ask to Set up
Networking

DESCRIPTION

RHEL 3 Update 4 does not properly recognize the network device provided by the nForce
Professional 2200 chipset, which is in the HP xw9300 Workstation. Because neither the install
kernel/process nor Red Hat's "FirstBoot" program recognizes that a network device is present, they
do not provide the interface to the user to allow for input of the machine's network parameters.

SCOPE

This affects all versions of RHEL 3 U4 [AMD64/EM64T] running on any HP xw9300 Workstation.
RESOLUTION
NOTE: This issue is resolved in RHEL3U5. If you are using RHEL3U4, then the following resolution
still applies.
RHEL 3 Update 4 [AMD64/EM64T] does contain a functional open source network driver for the
nForce Professional 2200. Once the system is booted, the user can easily configure networking with
one of the following methods:
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