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ASUS DSBF-D SeriesASUS DSBF-D Series

ASUS DSBF-D Series

6-156-15

6-15

6.2.26.2.2

6.2.2

Red Hat/SuSE LinuxRed Hat/SuSE Linux

Red Hat/SuSE Linux

Follow these instructions when installing the Intel

LAN controller base

driver for the in Red Hat

and SuSE Linux operating system.

Before installing the LAN driver:Before installing the LAN driver:

Before installing the LAN driver:

Before installing the LAN driver, you must install the kernel development

application. To install the kernel development:

1. Insert the Linux OS installation CD Disk 1 to the optical drive.

2. Double click

“Application” > “System setting” > “Add /“Application” > “System setting” > “Add /

“Application” > “System setting” > “Add /

Remove application”Remove application”

Remove application”.

3. Select

“Kernel Development”“Kernel Development”

“Kernel Development” from the Development Tools.

4. Follow the later steps and add different CDs according to the

instructions displayed.

Building the driver from the TAR file:Building the driver from the TAR file:

Building the driver from the TAR file:

1. Insert the motherboard/system support CD to the optical drive and

mount the optional drive in the Linux platform.

2. Copy the base driver tar file from the motherboard/system support

CD to the directory of your local hard disk. The name format of driver

file is

“e1000-<Version>.tar.gz”“e1000-<Version>.tar.gz”

“e1000-<Version>.tar.gz”.

For example: the file name of driver version 7.0.38 is

“e1000-“e1000-

“e1000-

7.0.38.tar.gz”7.0.38.tar.gz”

7.0.38.tar.gz”.

• The Intel

LAN driver for Linux OS is located in:

\Drivers\INTEL 82563EB\PRO1000\LINUX\Drivers\INTEL 82563EB\PRO1000\LINUX

\Drivers\INTEL 82563EB\PRO1000\LINUX

3. Untar or unzip the archive.

tar zxf e1000-x.x.x.tar.gztar zxf e1000-x.x.x.tar.gz

tar zxf e1000-x.x.x.tar.gz

4. Change to the driver src directory.

cd e1000-x.x.x/src/cd e1000-x.x.x/src/

cd e1000-x.x.x/src/

5. Use the command “makeinstall” to compile the driver module.

makeinstallmakeinstall

makeinstall

6. After reboot the system, please refer to Linux distribution

documentation to configure the network protocol and IP address.