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2.3.2 Installation for Linux
1.
Insert the provided CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2.
Extract the compressed driver source file to a certain directory by
the following command: (Please copy the driver file “
i40evf-x.x.x.
gz
” from the CD
folder “.
Driver\Intel\PRO40GB\Linux
” to a
certain folder on hard drive)
# i40evf-x.x.x.gz
3.
Now, the driver source files should be extracted under the current
directory. Executing the following command to compile the
driver:
# make
4.
If the compilation is well, the i40evf-x.x.x.ko will be created
under the current directory.
5.
If you want to use modprobe command to mount the driver,
executing the following command to install the driver into your