Network installations, Setting values for optional properties – Allied Telesis NETEXTREME II AT-2973SX User Manual

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Chapter 6: Installing the Linux Drivers

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Apply the updates by running the scripts provided in the supplemental tar
file. For example, on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, apply the updates by
entering the following commands:

./patch_pcitbl.sh /usr/share/hwdata/pcitable
pci.updates
/usr/share/hwdata/pcitable.new bnx2

./patch_pciids.sh /usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids
pci.updates
/usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids.new

Next, back up the old files and the rename the new files by entering the
following copy commands:

cp /usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids /usr/share/hwdata/
old.pci.ids

cp /usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids.new /usr/share/hwdata/
pci.ids

cp /usr/share/hwdata/pcitable /usr/share/hwdata/
old.pcitable

cp /usr/share/hwdata/pcitable.new /usr/share/hwdata/
pcitable

Network

Installations

For network installations through NFS, FTP, or HTTP (using a network
boot disk or PXE), a driver disk that contains the bnx2 driver may be
needed. The driver disk images for the most recent Red Hat and SuSE
versions are included. Boot drivers for other Linux versions can be
compiled by modifying the Makefile and the make environment. Further
information is available from the Red Hat website at http://
www.redhat.com.

Setting Values for

Optional

Properties

You can set values for optional properties for the bnx2 and bnx2i Linux
drivers. See the following sections:

“Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2 Driver” on page 75

“Setting Optional Properties for the bnx2i Driver” on page 75

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