SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP13121 PART NUMBER: N/A FILE NAME: N/A TITLE: Compaq Linux 2.2 kernel patch for PCI bus scanning(tar file format). VERSION: 2.2 LANGUAGE: English CATEGORY: Drivers DIVISIONS: Systems PRODUCTS AFFECTED: ProLiant Servers OPERATING SYSTEM: Any Linux system with the 2.2 kernel SYSTEM CONFIGURATION: N/A EFFECTIVE DATE: 1 August 2000 ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes SUPERSEDES: NA DESCRIPTION: This patch addresses PCI bus scanning algorithms in the 2.2 kernel which may cause PCI devices to not be detected, especially those devices on the secondary/tertiary PCI bus. HOW TO USE: 1. After downloading the SoftPaq, copy it to an empty directory and change to that directory. 2. From that drive and directory, untar the softpaq file: tar xvf SP13121.tar The following files should be created: peerbus2.img README 3. Copy the image peerbus2.img to /usr/src/linux 4. Patch the kernel: patch -p1 < peerbus2.patch 5. Rebuild the kernel and reboot. Copyright 1989-2000, Compaq Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies