On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 20:08, Denice <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 26 Aug 2010, Markus Neteler wrote: > >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 16:37, Connie Sieh <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> On Thu, 26 Aug 2010, Markus Neteler wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I hoped to find the NetXen driver in SL 5.5 but it does not seem to be >>>> in >>>> Linux fep 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5 #1 SMP Tue Aug 10 16:39:28 EDT 2010 >>> >>> Why do you think it is not in 2.6.18-194.11.1.el5? >> >> Because the network card is not recognized (ifconfig does not show >> it). A few minutes ago I found a driver (SRPM) on the HP site >> which I compiled and installed. After restarting the network service >> the network card (eth2 in my case) is shown. >> >> I would be glad to avoid own driver compilation, but I don't know >> how to activate the network card without it. If this is RTFM, please >> point me to the document. >> >> thanks >> Markus > > > The driver is there - and so should have worked with a 'modprobe > netxen_nic'.
I will try that tomorrow. > At least this is the driver that this card used at SL4. > > $ cd /lib/modules/2.6.18-164.11.1.el5xen/kernel/drivers/net/netxen > $ /sbin/modinfo netxen_nic.ko |head > filename: netxen_nic.ko > version: 4.0.11 > license: GPL > description: NetXen Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Network Driver > srcversion: 6CE4811FBC6BE84DA977BD8 > > We use the NetXen/QLogic driver instead - but you have to compile it. > It provides a driver named nx_nic instead of the above netxen_nic, > which you may have to blacklist. Did the HP download provide you with > a driver named nx_nic, or netxen_nic? This one I compiled and installed today: [r...@fep ~]# lsmod | grep nx nx_nic 254444 0 bnx2 216653 0 [r...@fep ~]# modinfo nx_nic filename: /lib/modules/2.6.18-194.11.1.el5/extra/hp-nx_nic/driver/nx_nic.ko version: 4.0.526 license: GPL description: HP Multi port (1/10) Gigabit Network Driver author: Copyright (C) 2003 - 2008 NetXen, Inc. srcversion: 553C912BA2B4BCD8C257DED ... regards, Markus > cheers, > Denice > >>>> x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >>>> >>>> The network card is this: >>>> >>>> lspci | grep NetX >>>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 >>>> Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) >>>> 07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 >>>> Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) >>>> 08:00.0 Ethernet controller: NetXen Incorporated NXB-10GCX4 10-Gigabit >>>> Ethernet PCIe Adapter with CX4 copper interface (rev 25) >>>> >>>> Should I obtain a driver SRPM and compile myself or is there a >>>> better way? >>>> >>>> thanks in advance, >>>> Markus > > -- > deatrich @ triumf.ca, Science/Atlas PH: +1 604-222-7665 > <*> This moment's fortune cookie: > The UPS doesn't have a battery backup.
