FILE NAME:  ml110g3nic-8.1.55-1.zip 

TITLE :  HP ProLiant ML110 G3 Embedded Gigabit Ethernet Driver for HP Proliant ML110 G3 Server using Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4

DESCRIPTION:  This .ZIP file contains Embedded Gigabit Ethernet Driver for HP Proliant ML110 G3 Server running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

CATEGORY:  Driver - Network

VERSION:  8.1.55-1

SUPPORTED LANGUAGE(S):  English

SUPPORTED HARDWARE:   HP ProLiant ML110 G3 Server.

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEM:  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

EXPECTED RELEASE DATE:  15 Aug 2005

PUBLIC NOTES:

FIXES AND/OR ENHANCEMENTS:  
Initial Release

PREREQUISITES: 

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Unzip the files to the location on the hard drive. 

2. Please read the DISTRIB.TXT for the prerequiste before installing the driver.

3. Install the source RPM package:

   rpm -ivh bcm5700-<version>.src.rpm

4. CD to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel:

   cd /usr/src/{redhat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm ..}

   rpm -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec

or

   rpmbuild -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec (for RPM version 4.x.x)

Note that the RPM path is different for different Linux distributions.

5. Install the newly built package (driver and man page):

   rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/bcm5700-<version>.i386.rpm

The driver will be installed in the following path:

2.4.x kernels:

    /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/bcm5700.o

2.4.x kernels with bcm5700 as an addon driver (e.g. Red Hat 7.3, 2.1AS):

    /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/bcm/bcm5700.o

6. Load the driver:

   modprobe bcm5700

7. To configure network protocol and address, refer to various Linux documentations.


Building Driver From TAR File
=============================

The following are general guidelines for installing the driver. Refer to DISTRIB.TXT for additional installation notes for various Linux distributions.

1. Create a directory and extract the files:

   tar xvzf bcm5700-<version>.tar.gz

2. Build the driver bcm5700.o as a loadable module for the running kernel:

   cd src
   make

3. Test the driver by loading it: 

   insmod bcm5700.o

4. Install the driver and man page:

   make install

See RPM instructions above for the location of the installed driver.

5. To configure network protocol and address, refer to various Linux
documentations.


Patching Driver Into Kernel (Optional)
======================================

Patch files are included for patching the driver into some of the latest 2.4.x kernel source trees. This step is optional and should only be done by users familiar with configuring and building the kernel. The patch will modify the orginal kernel's source code.

Follow the following steps to patch the driver into kernel:

1. Select the patch file that matches your kernel and apply the patch:

   patch -p1 -d <kernel_src_root> < bcm5700-<version>-2.4.<x>.patch

where <version> is the version of the bcm5700 driver and 2.4.<x> is the version of the kernel to patch (e.g. 2.4.29).

Note: <kernel_src_root> is usually /usr/src/linux or /usr/src/linux-2.4.<x>

2. Configure the kernel to include the bcm5700 driver. It can be found under Network Device Support ---> Ethernet (1000 Mbit) ---> Broadcom BCM5700 support when make menuconfig is run. Select built-in or module for the driver:

   cd <kernel_src_root>
   make menuconfig 

3. Compile the kernel:

   make dep
   make clean
   ....
   ....