Using Intel(R) Network Adapters with Linux* -- Information for Specific Linux Distributions ============================================== April 24, 2003 Contents ======== - Caldera OpenLinux* 3.1 - Red Hat* 7.1 - SuSE* 7.1 - ACPI enable may cause Dual Port Pro/1000 adapters to fail - Support Caldera* OpenLinux 3.1 ====================== Installing Intel ANS -------------------- In Caldera OpenLinux* 3.1, the super-user's executable path does not include /usr/sbin/, which is the default location selected by the makefile for Intel ANS installation. This causes problems later during the configuration stage. To solve this, either permanently add /usr/sbin to root's executable path, or modify the makefile to set BIN_DIR to a preferred directory that is super-user specific and that appears in $PATH. Compiling Intel Drivers on Itanium(TM)-Based Systems ---------------------------------------------------- When compiling the e100 and e1000 drivers, various unresolved symbol errors may appear. These messages may be disregarded as the drivers will install and function properly on Caldera OpenLinux 3.1 Itanium(TM)-based systems. Red Hat* 7.1 ============ Creating an RPM from tar / zipped File -------------------------------------- When trying to generate an RPM from the .tar.gz file, a segmentation fault (core dump) occurs. This failure occurs because Red Hat* 7.1 uses version 4.0.2 of the RPM utility. This version does not have the ability to handle parameterized macros, which are used within the e100 and e1000 spec files to generate an RPM. Updating the RPM utility to a more current version resolves the issue. The utility can be obtained from http://www.rpm.org. SuSE* 7.1 ========= Compiling Intel ANS or PROCfg on the 2.4.0 Kernel ------------------------------------------------- When trying to compile Intel ANS on the 2.4.0 kernel on SuSE* 7.1 systems, a compilation failure occurs, and a message regarding a missing config.h file is displayed. This failure occurs because the kernel source trees supplied, Linux-2.4.0.SuSE and Linux-2.4.0-4GB, are both empty and do not contain the necessary config.h and version.h files. A possible solution is to install either a new kernel from http://www.kernel.org or a new kernel tree package supplied by SuSE. When installing and compiling openssl, a prerequisite for PROCfg, a compilation failure occurs, and a message regarding a missing errno.h file is displayed. This is another instance of the missing kernel source tree described above for ANS. Use the solution above to restore the missing file. ACPI enable causes Dual Port PRO/1000 Adapters to fail ====================================================== If ACPI is turned on in the kernel, dual port adapters will not work. This is due to a limitation in ACPI. Currently, this affects all new versions of SuSE and the United Linux family. Support ======= For general information and support, go to the Intel support website at: http://support.intel.com If an issue is identified with the released source code on the supported kernel with a supported adapter, email the specific information related to the issue to linux.nics@intel.com. Copyright and Legal Disclaimers =============================== Copyright(c) 2003 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. Intel Corporation, 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497 Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document. Nor does Intel make any commitment to update the information contained herein. Intel, Itanium, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. *Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.