5–Linux Driver Software
Installing Linux Driver Software
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Installing Linux Driver Software
Installing the Source RPM Package
Building the Driver from the Source TAR File
Installing the Source RPM Package
The following are guidelines for installing the driver source RPM Package.
Prerequisites:
Linux kernel source
C compiler
Procedure:
1.
Install the source RPM package:
rpm -ivh netxtreme2-
<version>
.src.rpm
2.
Change the directory to the RPM path and build the binary RPM for your
kernel:
For RHEL:
cd ~/rpmbuild
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/netxtreme2.spec
For SLES:
cd /usr/src/packages
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/netxtreme2.spec
3.
Install the newly compiled RPM:
rpm -ivh RPMS/
<arch>
/netxtreme2-
<version>
.
<arch>
.rpm
Note that the
--force
option may be needed on some Linux distributions if
conflicts are reported.
4.
For FCoE offload, install the open-fcoe utility.
NOTE
If a bnx2x, bnx2i, or bnx2fc driver is loaded and the Linux kernel is updated,
the driver module must be recompiled if the driver module was installed
using the source RPM or the TAR package.
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