FILE NAME:      e100-2.3.27b-1.src.rpm

TITLE:          HP ProLiant NC31XX Fast Ethernet NIC Driver For Linux

VERSION:        2.3.27b

LANGUAGE:       English

CATEGORY:       Software Solutions

DIVISIONS:      Enterprise and Mainstream Servers

PRODUCTS AFFECTED: 
		HP NC3120 Fast Ethernet Adapter
		HP NC3121 Fast Ethernet Adapter
		HP NC3122 Fast Ethernet Adapter
		HP NC3123 Fast Ethernet Adapter 
		HP NC3131 Fast Ethernet Adapter
		HP NC3132 Fast Ethernet Adapter
		HP NC3133 Fast Ethernet Adapter
		HP NC3134 Fast Ethernet Adapter 
		HP NC3135 Fast Ethernet Adapter 
		HP NC3163 Fast Ethernet Adapter

OPERATING SYSTEM:  
		Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional
			- Errata kernel 2.4.20-20 (SMP,UP and BigMem)
		Red Hat Linux 7.3 Professional
			- Errata kernel 2.4.20-20 (SMP,UP and BigMem)
		Red Hat Linux 7.2 Professional
			- Errata kernel 2.4.20-20 (SMP,UP and BigMem)
		Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
		Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 - QU2
			- Errata kernel 2.4.9-e.27 (SMP,UP and Enterprise)
		SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 (SLES-7)
			- Errata kernel 2.4.18-280 (SMP)
			- Errata kernel 2.4.18-280 (UP)
		Conectiva Linux Enterprise Edition, SCO Linux 4.0, SuSE Linux
			Enterprise Server 8 and Turbolinux 8 all powered by
			UnitedLinux 1.0.
			- Service Pack 3

		NOTE: HP highly recommends to our customers that are
			installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 on ProLiant
			servers to also install Update 1 (2.4.21-9.EL kernel)
			or greater.  More details are located here:
			http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2004-017.html.

		NOTE: For Red Hat Linux 7.2 Professional BigMem installations,
			the system needs to be pre-configured before setting up
			the kernel sources and building the NIC and intermediate
			drivers. Refer to the Customer Advisory EU030812_CW01
			for details on how to pre-configure the system.
			To access the customer advisory, visit www.hp.com and
			search for EU030812_CW01.

PREREQUISITES:  Pentium-based computer
                256MB RAM minimum
                Latest HP system ROM

                Note: Visit the following URL to upgrade the ROM
                	http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files (select
			ProLiant from the server column)

EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/23/2004

SUPERSEDES:     e100-2.2.21c-1.src.rpm

DESCRIPTION:    This RPM Package contains the HP Tested and Approved
                Linux e100 driver for use with HP Server Adapters
                mentioned in the PRODUCTS AFFECTED section of this
                document.


ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
		- None

Table of Contents
=================
  Introduction
  Packaging
  Kernel Source Code Setup
  Installing the RPM Package
  Limitations


Introduction
============
This file describes the Linux driver for the HP Server
Adapters mentioned in the PRODUCTS AFFECTED section.
After installation additional information can be found in the
MAN page for e100, and in the RELEASE.TXT file located at:

For Red Hat: /usr/share/doc/e100-<version>/README
For SuSE SLES7: /usr/share/doc/packages/e100/README
For UnitedLinux 1.0: /usr/share/doc/packages/e100/README

User guides and additional HP Network Adapter information can be
found at:
        http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/networking/nics/index.html

NOTE: The entries in /proc/net/PRO_LAN_Adapters, currently
	provided by the HP ProLiant NC31XX Fast Ethernet NIC Driver 
	is not be available after 2003. Most of the information 
	being provided in these /proc entries will be obtainable 
	through the ethtool utility.

Packaging
=========
The driver is released in a source RPM format. The file name for
the package is e100-<version>.src.rpm and is dependent on the
kernel source code.  If you have not installed the kernel source
code and/or setup the source tree on your Linux system, refer
to the "Kernel Source Code Setup" section below.

The steps in the following sections "Kernel Source Code Setup"
and "Installing the RPM Package" have to be executed the
first time a new kernel is booted.

Kernel Source Code Setup
========================

The e100 driver requires the presence of the kernel source code
and configuring the kernel source before building the e100 driver.
The following steps need to be done once for each kernel that is
booted. For example, if the current kernel is UP (uni-processor)
and an SMP (symmetrical-multi-processor) kernel is booted, these
steps must be performed again to configure the kernel source for
SMP before building the e100 driver for the SMP kernel.

	Red Hat installation:
	If the /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version> directory does
	not exist, install the kernel source code per Red Hat
	instructions.  Once installed, follow the commands
	listed below to configure the kernel source to match
	the running kernel.

	# cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel_version>
	# make mrproper
	# make -e KERNELRELEASE=`uname -r` oldconfig
	# make -e KERNELRELEASE=`uname -r` dep

	UnitedLinux 1.0 Installation:
	If the /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version> directory does not exist
	install the kernel source code per SuSE instructions.
	Once installed, follow the commands listed below to set up
	the kernel source tree.

	# cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel_version>.SuSE
	# make mrproper
	# make cloneconfig
	# make dep

	SuSE SLES 7 Installation:
	If the /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version> directory does not exist,
	install the kernel source code per SuSE instructions.
	Once installed, follow the commands listed below to set up
	the kernel source tree.
	
	# cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel_version>.SuSE
	# cp /boot/vmlinuz.config .config
	# cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h include/linux/version.h
	# cp /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h include/linux/autoconf.h
	# make oldconfig
	# make dep

Installing the RPM Package
=============================
1. This package requires the kernel source code as well as
   setting up the source tree.  Verify the source code 
   /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version> directory exists.

   # cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version>

   If the kernel source code is not present, refer
   to the "Kernel Source Code Setup" section.

2. Install the source RPM package.

   # rpm -ivh e100-<version>.src.rpm

3. Build the binary RPM for the e100 driver.

	Red Hat Installation:
	# cd /usr/src/redhat
	# rpmbuild -bb SPECS/e100.spec

	SuSE SLES7 and UnitedLinux 1.0 Installations:
	# cd /usr/src/packages
	# rpm -bb SPECS/e100.spec
	
        If you get an error during the build process, refer
	to the "Kernel Source Code Setup" section to correctly 
	set up the source tree.

4. Check for the existence of a current version of the e100 package as
   follows:

        # rpm -q e100

        If an old version of the package exists the RPM package should be
        removed.

        # rpm -e e100

        Verify that the old e100 package has been removed as follows:

        # rpm -q e100

5. Install the new RPM package.  This installs the e100 driver and man page.
   Do not use the U (Upgrade) flag in the RPM command below - previous e100
   drivers must be removed as described in step 4 above before installing this
   version.

	Note to Red Hat users:

		The e100 driver installed by this RPM supersedes the
		default eepro100 driver. The existing eepro100 driver
		will have to be removed prior to installing the e100
		driver. This e100 driver has been tested and approved
		by HP. To rename the existing eepro100 driver, use the
		following command.

	# mv /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/eepro100.o
	    /lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/eepro100.o.old

	# rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/e100-<version>.i386.rpm

	The e100.o module is installed in the following directory:

	Red Hat 8.0
	/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net

	Red Hat 7.3
	/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net

	Red Hat 7.2
	/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net

	Red Hat EL 3
	/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net

	Red Hat EL 2.1
	/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net

	SuSE SLES7
	/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net

	UnitedLinux 1.0
	/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net

6. Configure your network setting and address.  You may need to refer
   to your Linux vendor documentation.  Use the "netconfig" tool for
   Red Hat configuration. Other helpful network configuration tools
   such as "yast" in SLES 7 and UnitedLinux exist for easy configuration.

7. Ensure that the /etc/modules.conf file is configured similar to the
   example listed below.  The example below is presented as if more 
   than one adapter is present.  If so, one eth# instance should exist
   for each ethernet port.  Review the modules.conf man page for more
   information.

	alias eth0 e100
	alias eth1 e100

8. You can now reboot your server. Upon reboot the network should start
   with the e100 driver loaded and the correct network configuration.
   To verify that the e100 driver is loaded use the following command.

        # lsmod

   If e100 is listed then the e100 driver is loaded. You can also
   verify that the correct e100 driver is loaded through any of the
   following methods.  Note that the version of the driver loaded
   should be same as that of the package version.

	1. Look for driver load messages in the system log.

		#dmesg | grep Intel

		You should see messages of the following type,

		Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver - version x.x.x

	2. Check the /var/log/messages file for a similar message
	   as shown in method 1.

Limitations
===========

     Some Linux distributions may not add the default route back
     to a specified network device when a network stop/start command
     is used.  Use the route command to add the default router back
     to the network device.

     Some Linux distributions may not add the default assigned IP
     address back to a specified network device when using the
     following:

            ifconfig eth(x) down
            rmmod <module name>
            insmod <module name> <optional parameter changes>
            ifconfig eth(x) up

     Another step to reassign the IP address back to the device
     may be required:

            ifconfig eth(x) <ip address>

     Some Linux distributions may add multiple IP addresses with the
     same system name in the /etc/hosts file when configuring multiple 
     network devices. 

Uninstalling the RPM
====================

The following command will uninstall the e100 RPM.

     # rpm -e e100-<version>

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