Allied Telesis AT-2972SX - Manual (Page 11)

Network Adapters Linux User’s Guide
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Installing the LINUX TG3 File
There are two procedures to install the Linux TG3 file:
 “Installing the Source RPM Package” on page 11
 “Building the Driver from the Source TAR File” on page 12
Installing the
Source RPM
Package
Here are general guidelines for installing the driver:
1. Install the source RPM package by enter the following command:
rpm -ivh tg3<version>.src.rpm
2. Change directory to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your
kernel. Enter one of the following commands:
cd /usr/src/{redhat, OpenLinux, turbo, packages,
rpm..}
or
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/tg3.spec (for RPM version 4.x.x)
Note
The RPM path is different for specific Linux distributions.
3. By default, the driver is compiled for the running kernel. To build the
driver for a kernel different from the running kernel, specify the kernel
by defining it in KVER. If this is not necessary, skip to step 4. Enter the
following command:
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/tg3.spec --define “KVER <kernel_
version>
where <kernel_version> in the form of 2.x.y-z is the version number of
another kernel that is installed on the system.
4. To install the newly-built package (driver and man page), enter the
following command:
rpm -ivh RPMS/<arch>/tg3-<version>.<arch>.rpm
where <arch> is the architecture of the machine such as i386. For
example:
rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/tg3-<version>.i386.rpm