Linux Installation Instructions
Linux Installation Instructions
SMC recommends users install the TigerCard™ 10G into the target machine before installing the Linux network drivers.
The Linux drivers are available both in a source RPM or
You will need root privileges on the target machine in order to install the SMC network drivers. If you do not have root privileges on the target machine, contact your system administrator for assistance.
Installation From a Binary RPM
The following
Linux NET driver RHEL4 binary RPMs
Linux NET driver RHEL5 binary RPMs
Linux NET driver SLES9 binary RPMs
Linux NET driver SLES10 binary RPMs
These packages contain a “tar” file containing RPMs for various kernel variants plus a “readme” listing the kernel variants supported. The readme can be viewed on the support site before downloading the associated package.
If your Linux distribution is not contained in the above list of packages, you will need to build a binary RPM from source. See “Building the Source RPM” on page
To determine the exact kernel version running on the target machine type:
[user@myhost1]>uname -a
Browse the readme in the associated package to see if a binary RPM is available for your kernel version. If a binary RPM is available, download the associated package. If not, you will need to build a binary RPM from source. See “Building the Source RPM” on page
Note: The kernel module RPM naming convention is:
version
An example of the Kernel Module for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 is:
.rpm
