Installing Tg3 Driver Software; Installing The Source Rpm Package - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57XX User Manual

NetXtreme User Guide

Installing TG3 Driver Software

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Installing the Source RPM Package

• Building the Driver from the Source TAR File
Installing the Source RPM Package
Prerequisites:
• Linux kernel source
• C compiler
Procedure:
1. Install the source RPM package.
rpm -ivh tg3-version.src.rpm
2. Change the directory to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel (the RPM path is different
for different Linux distributions).
cd /usr/src/redhat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm ...
rpm -bb SPECS/tg3.spec or rpmbuild -bb SPECS/tg3.spec
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/tg3.spec (for RPM version 4.x.x)
Note: During your attempt to install a source RPM package, the following message may be displayed:
error: cannot create %sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCE
The most likely cause of the error is that the rpm-build package has not been installed. Locate the rpm-build
package on the Linux installation media and install it using the following command:
rpm -ivh rpm-build-version.i386.rpm
Complete the installation of the source RPM.
3. Install the newly-built package (driver and man page).
rpm -ivh RPMS/x86_64/tg3-version.i386.rpm
Depending on the kernel, the driver is installed to the following path:
2.6.x kernels:
/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/net/tg3.ko
4. Load the driver.
modprobe tg3
To configure the network protocol and address, refer to the Linux version-specific documentation.
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October 2020 • 2CS57XX-CDUM518
Linux Driver and Management Application Installation
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