DanBrother的部落格

Part I - Change / Update Current Network Card Driver on Linux  (with RPM):

# install new network card driver by:
# rpm -Uvh netxtreme2-7.0.36-1.x86_64.rpm

# create a shell script to change the current network card driver with a new one
# vi change_driver.sh
>>
#!/bin/bash
rmmod bnx2
modprobe bnx2

# chmod 755 change_driver.sh

# ./change_driver.sh &

Part II - Change / Update Current Network Card Driver on Linux  (with Source RPM):

# rpm -Uvh netxtreme2-7.6.62-2.src.rpm
# cd  /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
# rpmbuild --clean netxtreme2.spec
# rpmbuild -bb netxtreme2.spec
# cd  /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/netxtreme2-7.6.62/bnx2/src
# make && make install

# rmmod bnx2 && modprobe bnx2
# modinfo bnx2
filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.18-371.el5/updates/bnx2.ko
version:        2.2.3n
license:        GPL
description:    Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5706/5708/5709/5716 Driver
author:         Michael Chan <mchan@broadcom.com>
srcversion:     F8D68E9A1A5D79C53DCCA81
alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000163Csv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000163Bsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000163Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d00001639sv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d000016ACsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d000016AAsv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d000016AAsv0000103Csd00003102bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000164Csv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000164Asv*sd*bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000164Asv0000103Csd00003106bc*sc*i*
alias:          pci:v000014E4d0000164Asv0000103Csd00003101bc*sc*i*
depends:
vermagic:       2.6.18-371.el5 SMP mod_unload gcc-4.1
parm:           disable_msi:Disable Message Signaled Interrupt (MSI) (int)
parm:           stop_on_tx_timeout:For debugging purposes, prevent a chip  reset when a tx timeout occurs (int)