3Com 3C996B-T manual Linux Driver Setup, Installation Overview, Installing the Source RPM Package

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Linux Driver Setup

Installation Overview

The driver is distributed in three packaging formats: binary RPM, source RPM, and compressed tar archive. The binary RPM includes precompiled driver modules for kernels 2.2.14-6.1.1 (Red Hat 6.2) and 2.2.16-22 (Red Hat 7.0), and is the preferred installation method for systems running these kernel versions. The source RPM is suitable for use on any system that has the RPM utility installed and a properly configured kernel source tree. The tar archive is made available for cases where the RPM utility is not installed.

NOTE: The following procedures require that you are logged on as “root” or equivalent.

Installing the Source RPM Package

1To install the source RPM package, type: rpm -ibcm5700-<version>.src.rpm

2CD to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel: cd /usr/src/{redhat,OpenLinux,turbo, ..} rpm -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec

Note that the RPM path is different for different Linux distributions.

3To install the newly built package, type:

rpm -i RPMS/i386/bcm5700-<version>.i386.rpm

The driver will be installed as /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net/bcm5700.o.

4To load the driver, type:

insmod bcm5700

A newly installed Redhat 7's Enterprise kernel needs to be recompiled to regenerate versioned symbols before any newly compiled driver can load.

Building the Driver From a TAR File

1Create a directory and extract the files:

tar xvzf bcm5700-<version>.tar.gz

2Change directory to src directory.

3Build the driver bcm5700.o as a loadable module for both uniprocessor and multiprocessor systems:

make

4Test the driver by loading it: insmod bcm5700.o

5Install the driver in /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net:

install -m 644 bcm5700.o /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/net

Note that a newly installed Red Hat 7 Enterprise kernel needs to be recompiled to regenerate versioned symbols before any newly compiled driver can load.

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