7-14 Chapter 7: Driver installation
7.2.2 Red Hat
®
Enterprise AS4.0 update 2
Follow these instructions when installing the Broadcom
®
Gigabit LAN controller
base driver for the Red Hat
®
Enterprise ver. 3.0 operating system.
BuildingthedriverfromtheTARle
Install rst the Kernel Development tools before building the driver from the TAR
le.
4. Click Next when the InstallShield Wizard window appears. Follow screen
instructions to continue installation.
To build the driver from the TAR le:
1. Create a directory and extract the TAR les:
tar xvzf bcm5700-<version>.tar.gz
2. Build the driver bcm5700.o as a loadable module for the running kernel:
cd bcm5700-<version>/src
make
3. Test the driver by loading it:
insmod bcm5700.o
4. Install the driver and man page:
make install
5. Refer to Red Hat distribution documentation to congure the network protocol
and address.
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