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Loading Device Driver Modules
Specifically, if autoload of modules is selected, the NCR53c8xx device driver is loaded and
SuSE’s preliminary setup asks if it should continue to search for SCSI controllers. The ProLiant
1600, 1600R, and 1850R contain a single controller with dual channels. The Prosignia Server 720
contains a single controller with a single channel. It is not necessary to look for additional
controllers with any of them.
If you elect to load the SCSI controller manually, you should make the following selections:
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Choose the Load Kernel Modules option.
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Choose to load SCSI modules.
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Choose the NCR53c8xx device driver.
No parameters are necessary.
To gain network support with either the TLAN or Intel based network cards, you should manually
load the appropriate driver. To load the TLAN driver, you should select the option to Load
Network Modules and scroll down to the "tlan: Compaq Netelligent 10/100 NetFlex-3” entry.
Module parameters can be entered to force the speed and duplex settings to match those of the
repeater or switch, where the card will be connected. Those parameters are:
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duplex=1 (forces half duplex)
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duplex=2 (forces full duplex)
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speed=10 (forces 10baseT)
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speed=100 (forces 100baseTx)
To load the Intel driver, you should make the following selections:
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Select the option to Load Network Modules again.
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Scroll down to the “eepro100: Intel EtherExpress Pro 100: entry and select it.
No parameters are necessary.
Note: SuSE does not include a provision in its setup program for configuring multiple physical
NIC cards. SuSE’s YaST setup program is available to do this after the installation is complete.
You should consult SuSE’s documentation for this information.
Additional Note: If a problem arises wherein the TLAN module loads and can be verified by
checking /proc/modules, but the interface cannot be configured, it is possible that a corrupted
driver was installed. Since source code is available, however, this is not a problem. One need
only go into the /usr/src/linux directory to rebuild the modules. From /usr/src/linux, do ‘make
menuconfig’, and verify that the TLAN driver is selected as a module. Exit and save the kernel
configuration. Then do ‘make modules’ and ‘make modules_install’. This will rebuild and
install the modules, including the TLAN module. Reboot the machine and any such problems
should go away.
