TITLE: Updated Wake-On-LAN Support in Network Driver for NVIDIA CK804 Ethernet

VERSION: Update 8 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package provides an updated LAN driver for the CK804 Ethernet 
LAN-on-Motherboard chip in the HP Workstation xw9300. It provides an updated 
forcedeth driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4. 

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP33961
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 17, 2006
CATEGORY: Software
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw9300 Workstation: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (AMD64/EM64T)

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Provides updated rpms.

FIXES: 
- Fixes known issues with Wake-on-LAN.

PREREQUISITES: 
- A retail Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 box set must be purchased separately and 
must be available when installing this SoftPaq.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
Complete the following steps to download and unpack the SoftPaq files:

1. Download the .tgz file to your local hard drive.

2. Unpack the .tgz file by using the following command:
'tar -xvzf xw9300_WOL_rhel3.8_SP*.tgz''.

The following files are unpacked:

- x86_64/nvlan-rhel3.8-0.60-1.20.x86_64.rpm
- source/forcedeth.c

To apply the SoftPaq, complete the following steps:

1. After the installation is complete and the system has booted, the network 
driver can be updated (this driver resolves a known issue with Wake-on-LAN). To 
update the network driver, select the appropriate rpm from those provided, and 
install the rpm using the following command:
# rpm -ivh --force nvlan-rhel3.8-0.60-1.20.x86_64.rpm

2. Reboot the system.

3. To verify that the system loaded the new forcedeth driver, issue the 
following command:
# grep "Version 0.60" /var/log/messages.

If the command returns a string containing the following text, the driver has 
been updated:
"forcedeth.c: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.60-Driver 
Package V1.20"


Copyright (c) 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.