Setting up the driver on a linux platform, To set up the driver on a linux platform, Platforms – Sun Microsystems Gigabit Ethernet MMF/UTP Adapter User Manual

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A P P E N D I X

Installing the Sun PCI-Express Dual
Gigabit Ethernet Device Driver on
Linux Platforms

This appendix explains how to install the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet
device driver in a Linux environment. This appendix contains the following sections:

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“Setting Up the Driver on a Linux Platform” on page 77

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“Tuning for Maximum Performance” on page 80

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“Setting Driver Parameters in a Linux Environment” on page 82

Setting Up the Driver on a Linux
Platform

If your system uses the Linux operating system you will need to perform the
following procedure to be sure the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet device
driver is properly installed and loaded.

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To Set Up the Driver on a Linux Platform

1. Build the Sun PCI-Express Dual Gigabit Ethernet device driver:

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For RedHat, use the following command:

# rpmbuild --rebuild sun-pci-e-dual-gigabit-kernel-6.1.5.src.rpm