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=================================================================== Network Driver Release Notes for Intel(R) Desktop Boards

Running Novell* Linux Desktop 9

=================================================================== Intel(R) Platforms

Intel(R) 845G Express Chipset Intel(R) 865G Express Chipset Intel(R) 865GV Express Chipset Intel(R) 865P Express Chipset Intel(R) 915G Express Chipset Intel(R) 915P Express Chipset Intel(R) 945G Express Chipset Intel(R) 945P Express Chipset

============================= PRODUCT ============================= Device Drivers for Network Adapters

Marvel* Yukon* 88E8050 PCI Express* Gigabit Ethernet Controller Driver Version 8.13

Intel(R) PRO/100 Driver Version 3.4 Intel(R) PRO/1000 Driver Version 6.0

=================================================================== DATE: August 10, 2005 =================================================================== ======== Contents ======== 1 - Overview 2 - Document Conventions

3 - Supported Linux Distributions 4 - Pre-Install Requirements 5 - Installing the Driver Package

6 - Verifying Driver Was Installed Correctly 7 – Uninstalling Drivers 8 - Known Issues/Errata 9 - Important Notice ============ 1 - Overview ============

This document provides installation information for the Linux network device drivers for the following network devices:

1. Marvell* Yukon* 88E8050 PCI Express* Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2. Intel Corporation 82562 Platform LAN Connect Device

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3. Intel Corporation 82573 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

NOTE: Not all Intel(R) Desktop Boards contain a built in network adapter. Please check the documentation accompanying your product.

======================== 2 - Document Conventions ========================

To enhance readability, the following conventions are used throughout the rest of this document:

Commands are listed either as stand-alone indented lines such as: rpm –ihv sk98lin-8_13-rh4-2.6.9-6.37.ELsmp.i386.rpm

or surrounded by single quotation marks when used in sentences such as: Enter the ‘rpm –ihv e100-3.4.8-rh4-2.6.9-6.37.EL.rpm' command. Special callouts, buttons, and paths are placed within double

quotation marks. For example:

Browse to the "/root/test" dir and double-click on the "test.bin" file. Always press the "Enter" key after each command entry.

================================= 3 - Supported Linux Distributions =================================

Intel has performed limited validation to ensure basic functionality of the Network Device Drivers for the following distributions:

Distribution Kernel Version

Novell* Linux Desktop NLD9 FCS 2.6.5-7.111-smp 2.6.5-7.111 Novell* Linux Desktop NLD9 SP1 2.6.5-7.145-smp

2.6.5-7.145

2.6.5-7.145-smp x86-64 2.6.5-7.145 x86-64 Novell* Linux Desktop NLD9 SP2 2.6.5-7.191-smp

2.6.5-7.191 2.6.5-7.191-smp x86-64 2.6.5-7.191 x86-64 ============================ 4 - Pre-Install Requirements ============================

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Prior to installing the Network Device Drivers on an Intel(R) Desktop Board product, please ensure that your system meets the installation requirements defined in the following sub-sections.

4.1 - Platform Hardware Requirements

---Verify that the following hardware requirements are met:

The desktop system must contain one of the following network devices (can be either as an integrated unit on board the motherboard or as a separate PCI base NIC card)

1. Marvell* Yukon* 88E8050 PCI Express* Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2. Intel Corporation 82562 Platform LAN Connect Device

3. Intel Corporation 82573 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

4.3 - Platform Software Requirements

---Verify that the following software requirements are met:

-- Verify that the specific kernel version installed in the system meets the minimum required kernel version listed in Section 3 for the Linux distribution you are running. If needed, check the currently running kernel version using the 'uname' command as follows:

uname –r

================================= 5 - Installing the Driver Package =================================

5.1 Determine if you need to install the Driver Package

Log onto the system as root. Do ‘lspci’ command and look for one of the following:

1. Marvell* Yukon* 88E8050 PCI Express* Gigabit Ethernet Controller 2. Intel(R) Corporation 82562 Platform LAN Connect Device

(May show up as e100)

3. Intel(R) Corporation 82573 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (May show up as e1000)

Use the following matrix to determine whether or not you need to install the Driver Package: (A YES means you need to install the driver; a no means the driver is already in the distribution)

Distribution Marvell 82562 82573

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Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP1 Yes No No

Novell Linux Desktop 9 SP2 No No No

5.2 If the answer for your Distribution & Platform is Yes, then do:

a)

Log onto the system as root

b)

Run the ‘lspci’ command. Look for the line in the output that contains the phrase ‘Ethernet Controller’. In that line, you should see ‘E100’, or ‘E1000’, or ‘Gigabit Ethernet

Controller’.

c)

Go to the directory where you downloaded the driver installation package. If you downloaded the driver installation package to "/tmp":

cd /tmp

d)

Install driver using the following command:

rpm –ivh sk98lin-8.13-<distro>-<kernel_version>.{i586}or{x86 -64}.rpm

(for Marvell; if you saw ‘Gigabit Ethernet Controller’ in step b above while running lspci)

rpm –ivh e100-3.4.8-<distro>-<kernel_version>.{i586}or{x86-64}.rpm (for 82562; if you saw ‘E100’ in step b above

while running lspci)

rpm –ivh e1000-6.0.54-<distro>-<kernel_version>.{i586}or{x86-64}.rpm

(for 82573; if you saw ‘E1000’ in step b above while running lspci)

e)

Reboot the system.

NOTE: For the Novell, the default is to use DHCP to get the network configuration information. Please look at your operating system

documentation for information on how to set up network configuration if you cannot use DHCP.

============================================ 6 - Verifying Driver Was Installed Correctly ============================================

Use the 'lsmod' command to verify that the Marvell* sk98lin LAN Driver installed correctly. If the returned result contains "sk98lin", then the Marvell* sk98lin LAN Driver installation completed successfully.

lsmod | grep -i 'sk98lin' for Marvell lsmod | grep –i ‘e100’ for 82562 (e100) lsmod | grep –i ‘e1000’ for 52573 (e1000)

=========================================== 7 – Uninstalling Drivers

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Use the ‘rpm –e’ command to remove installed network device drivers.

Do:

rpm –e sk98lin if you have a Marvell* Ethernet Controller rpm –e e100 if you have an Intel(R) 82562 Platform

Lan Connect Device

rpm –e e1000 if you have an Intel(R) 82573 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

======================== 8 - Known Issues/Errata ========================

One known issue with sk98lin Marvel driver is as follows:

The command “ping –R <IP Adress>” does not return; implying that the record route option is broken.

==================== 9 - Important Notice ====================

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