installing an ethernet driver

[khilari]

Hi guys, i have to install an ethernet driver. Right now i have it in the /usr/src directory. Now, what is the next step to go about installing it.
Thanks

[George Liu_4]

if you are running redhat type Linux,

use rpm

If the driver is distributed with tar ball, use
typical
configure, make, install
and put the module file in the kernel lib modules path

and modprobe it

[khilari]

bnx2-1.4.43f-1.src.rpm This is the ethernet driver i am trying to install. It is in /usr/src directory. Can you kindly tell me steps inorder to install it.
I am a novice in linux.
Thanks

[George Liu_4]

steps:

rpmbuild --rebuild bnx2-1.4.43f-1.src.rpm
go to /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/ or sibling directory, find a bnx2-1.4.43f-****.rpm
and rpm -ivh bnx2-1.4.43f-****.rpm

Depends on the kernel 2.4 or 2.6, you may check the .o or .ko files are under /lib/modules/...
directorirs

[George Liu_4]

has your problem be fixed? if yes, assign points. Thanks