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7.3.2.
Red.Hat/SuSE.Linux
Follow these instructions when installing the Intel
®
the in Red Hat
and SuSE Linux operating system.
Before.installing.the.LAN.driver:.
Before installing the LAN driver, you must install the kernel development
application. To install the kernel development:
1.
Insert the Linux 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 later steps and add different CDs according to the instructions
displayed.
Building the driver from the TAR file:
1.
Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive and mount the
optional drive in the Linux platform.
2.
Copy the base driver tar file from the motherboard/system support CD to the
directory of your local hard disk. The name format of driver file is "e1000-
<Version>.tar.gz".
For example: the file name of driver version 7.0.38 is "e1000-7.0.38.tar.gz".
®
•
The Intel
LAN driver for Linux OS is located in:
\Drivers\INTEL.82563EB\PRO1000\LINUX
3.
Untar or unzip the archive.
tar.zxf.e1000-x.x.x.tar.gz
4.
Change to the driver src directory.
cd.e1000-x.x.x/src/
5.
Use the command "makeinstall" to compile the driver module.
makeinstall..
6.
After reboot the system, please refer to Linux distribution documentation to
configure the network protocol and IP address.
ASUS RS160-E4/PA4
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LAN controller base driver for
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