TITLE: Network/PXE Boot Support for Broadcom 5752 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
3

VERSION: Update 5 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package provides a preboot execution environment (PXE) boot image with an 
updated LAN driver for the Broadcom 5752 LAN-on-Motherboard Chip in HP xw4300 
Workstations running the listed operating systems.

The Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3 Update 5 does not properly recognize the network 
device provided by the Broadcom 5752 LAN-on-Motherboard chip in the HP xw4300 
Workstation. Because the installation kernel and process does not include the 
correct version of the LAN drivers, network installations and PXE booting may 
not function correctly. The enclosed driver enables both network installations 
and PXE booting.
PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP30972
SUPERSEDES:      
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2005
CATEGORY: Software
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw4300 Workstation: All Models

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Red Hat Ent Linux 3 (AMD64/EM64T)
Red Hat Ent Linux 3 (x86)

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
- Provides updated boot.iso and initrd.img files.


FIXES: 
- Provides updated x86_64/images/boot.iso to resolve issue where a driver disk 
was requested.

PREREQUISITES: 
- A retail Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 box set must be purchased separately and 
must be available when installing this SoftPaq.

HOW TO USE: 
1. Download the .tgz file to your local hard drive. 
2. Unpack the .tgz file by using the following command:
'tar -xvzf xw4300_network_install_rhel3.tgz''.

The following files are unpacked:
i386/isolinux/initrd.img
i386/images/boot.iso
i386/images/pxeboot/initrd.img
x86_64/isolinux/initrd.img
x86_64/images/boot.iso
x86_64/images/pxeboot/initrd.img SRPMS/kernel-2.4.21-32.EL.src.rpm 
SRPMS/tg3-2.4.21-32.EL.src.rpm

NOTE: The initrd.img and the initrd.img within the boot.iso contain the LAN 
drivers that are needed to support the Broadcom 5752 LAN-on-Motherboard chip.



Copyright (c) 2005 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.