Allied Telesis AT-2973T (NetExtreme II) User Manual
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AT-2973SX and AT-2973T NetExtreme II Family Adapters Installation and User’s Guide
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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 the following:
insmod bnx2
or
modprobe bnx2
5. To load the cnic driver (if applicable), enter the following:
insmod cnic.ko
or
modprobe cnic