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Chapter 3: Driver installation
4.
Unload existing driver if necessary:
rmmod bnx2
rmmod bnx2x
If the cnic driver is loaded, it should also be unloaded along with dependent drivers:
rmmod bnx2fc
rmmod bnx2i
rmmod cnic
5.
Load the bnx2 driver for the BCM5706/BCM5708/5709/5716 devices:
insmod bnx2.o
or
insmod bnx2.ko
(on 2.6.x kernels)
or
modprobe bnx2
To load the bnx2x driver for the BCM57710/BCM57711/BCM57711E/BCM57712
devices:
insmod bnx2x.o
or
insmod bnx2x.ko
(on 2.6.x kernels)
or
modprobe bnx2x
To load the cnic driver:
insmod cnic.ko
or
modprobe cnic
To load the bnx2i driver:
insmod bnx2i.ko
or
modprobe bnx2i
To load the bnx2fc driver for BCM57712 device: