AT-2973SX, AT-2973T, and AT-2973T/4 NetExtreme II Family Adapters Installation and User’s Guide

3.Install the newly built package which includes the driver and man page:

rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/bnx2-version.arch.rpm

If you are installing over an existing distribution that may already contain an older version of the driver, the —force option is needed.

Depending on the kernel, the driver is installed to one of the following paths:

2.4.x kernels

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/net/ bnx2.o

2.6.x kernels

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/net/ bnx2.ko

For the bnx2i driver, the driver is installed on one of the following paths:

2.6.16 kernels and newer (bnx2 driver)

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/ net/bnx2.ko

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/ net/cnic.ko

2.6.16 kernels and newer (bnx2i driver)

/lib/modules/kernel_version/kernel/drivers/ iscsi/bnx2i.ko

4.To load the driver, enter one of the following commands: insmod bnx2

or

modprobe bnx2

5.To load the cnic driver (if applicable), enter one of the following commands:

insmod cnic.ko

or

modprobe cnic

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