Chapter 4: Installing the Linux Drivers

Installing Linux Driver Software

Installing the

Source RPM

Package

There are two ways to install the Linux driver software— from the Source RPM Package or build the driver from the source TAR file. See the following sections:

ˆ“Installing the Source RPM Package” on page 52

ˆ“Building the Driver from the Source TAR File” on page 54

Note

If a bnx2 or bnx2i driver is loaded and you update the Linux kernel, you must recompile the driver module if it was installed using the source RPM or the TAR package.

The procedure in this section describes how to install the Source RPM Package. The examples in the following procedure refer to the bnx2 driver, but also apply to the bnx2i driver.

To install the Source RPM Package, do the following:

1.Enter the following command:

rpm -ivh netxtreme2-version.src.rpm

2.Change the directory to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel (the RPM path is different for each Linux distribution):

cd /usr/src/redhat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm ...

rpm -bb SPECS/bnx2.spec

or

rpmbuild -bb SPECS/bnx2.spec (for RPM version 4.x.x)

Note

During your attempt to install a source RPM package, the following message may be displayed: error: cannot create

%sourcedir /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES

The most likely cause of the error is that the rpm-build package has not been installed. Locate the rpm-build package on the Linux installation media and install it using the following command: rpm -

ivh rpm-build-version.arch.rpm

Complete the installation of the source RPM.

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Allied Telesis AT-2872SX Installing Linux Driver Software, Installing Source RPM Package, Ivh rpm-build-version.arch.rpm

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