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# rpm -ivh RPMS/<arch>/tg3-<version>.<arch>.rpm --force

The driver will be installed in the following path:

2.4.x kernels;

/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/tg3.o

2.6.x kernels:

/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/tg3.ko

5. Configure your network setting and address. You may need to refer

to your Linux vendor documentation. Helpful network configuration

tools such as "yast2" in SLES or

linuxconf/redhat-config-network/netconfig in Red Hat exist for

easy configuration.

For SLES, you must specify the module as tg3 while

configuring the network. The module can be specified in Hardware

Details of Advanced configuration

6. You can now reboot your server. Upon reboot the network should

start with the tg3 driver loaded and the correct network

configuration. To verify that the tg3 driver is loaded, use

the following command.

# lsmod

If tg3 is listed then the tg3 driver loaded.

Note: If the above entry doesn't exist add it in configuration file.

Load the tg3 driver:

# insmod tg3

# insmod tg3.ko (on 2.6.x kernels)

# modprobe tg3

Note: It is prefered to use modprobe in SLES. insmod may not work

the way it worked in 2.4 kernels.

Use ifconfig to bring up the network with the new driver:

# ifconfig eth# up

Refer to the man pages for lsmod, ifconfig, rmmod, insmod, modprobe,

modules.conf and modprobe.conf for more detailed information.

Driver Settings

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For the tg3 driver, driver settings can be queried and changed using

ethtool. See the ethtool man page for more information. ethtool

settings do not persist across reboot or module reload. To preserve the

setting across reboots, you can do the following -

For Red Hat Linux

a) Add appropriate 'ethtool' commands to /etc/rc.local, like.

ethtool -s ethX speed 10

Appendix A: Instructions for Installing a New tg3 Driver for Ethernet Pass-Thru Interconnect Module Users 27