39 Altos R920
Installation Configuration Guide
Installation Tips
1.
Please use the built-in driver of SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 10 SP1 EM64T to install the OS.
2.
Boot the system with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1
EM64T CD #1.
3.
Follow the instruction to install the OS.
4.
At the Installation Settings, select the Software and
click on
Details.
Select “Package Groups” in the Filter
drop-down menu, then click Development -> sources to add
kernel
package. Select “Patterns” in the Filter drop-down
menu, then add
C/C++ Compiler and Tools
packages. Then
select
Accept
.
5.
Follow the instruction to complete the installation.
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation
1.
You can find the Intel 82563EB driver in EasyBUILD 8.0
build 100. Please refer to directory of the 82563EB
driver in Driver Required section and copy the driver
from the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 to HDD first.
The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 can automatically
mount the EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 DVD at
/media/<easybuild> folder when inserting the DVD media.
# cp –R /media/<easybuild>/Disk/R920/NIC/Intel/pro1000.lx/. /tmp
Or you can manually mount EasyBUILD 8.0 build 100 DVD
with the command:
# mount /dev/dvd /mnt
# cp –R /mnt/Disk/R920/NIC/Intel/pro1000.lx/. /tmp
2.
Remove the OS built-in NIC driver
# rmmod e1000
3.
Change the directory to the driver source and install the
driver
# cd /tmp/src/
# make install
# insmod e1000.ko
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation (I/O Expansion Module)
If the optional I/O Expansion module is installed on Altos
R920, there are two additional Intel 82575EB Gigabit Ethernet
