Install BroadcomNetXtremeBCM5704Gigabit Nic on Linux

Install BroadcomNetXtremeBCM5704Gigabit Nic on Linux-Linux Enterprise Application-Linux server application information. Server: IBM X3850

OS: Redhat Enterprise Linux 4.0 32-bit Update 1

After the OS is installed, the NIC cannot work normally. After activating the NIC, the mouse pointer moves abnormally slowly and the keyboard input slows down. I directly suspected it was a problem with the NIC driver, so I found the NIC Driver from the random disc and found that it only provided. c and. h C language source code, obviously, needs to be re-compiled before installation, of course, you can also download the latest driver from the official Broadcom website. Then, install the readme.txt file in the driver. There are many problems encountered during the installation process. The problems solved are summarized as follows:

1. Be sure to install rpm-build-4.3.3-9_nonptl.i386.rpm.

2. Install the Linux source code:
Run uname-r to view the kernel version. If it is 2.6.9-11, install the kernel-devel-2.6.9-11.EL.i686.rpm package. If it is 2.6.9-11. ELsmp, install the kernel-smp-devel-2.6.9-11.EL.i686.rpm.

3. If an error is reported during the final insmod tg3.ko step, use rmmod tg3.ko to remove the module from the kernel and use insmod tg3.ko to install the tg3 module to the kernel.