TITLE: Updated Network Driver for NVIDIA MCP55 Ethernet for Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux 4.4

VERSION: Update 4 Rev. A
DESCRIPTION:
This package provides an updated LAN driver for the MCP55 Ethernet 
LAN-on-Motherboard chip in the HP Workstation xw9400. It provides an updated 
forcedeth driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4. 

        

PURPOSE: Routine
SOFTPAQ NUMBER: SP37025
SUPERSEDES: None
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 24, 2007
CATEGORY: Software
SSM SUPPORTED: No

PRODUCT TYPE(S):
Workstations

HARDWARE PRODUCT MODEL(S):
HP xw9400 Workstation: All Models

SOFTWARE PRODUCT(S):
None

OPERATING SYSTEM(S): 
Red Hat Ent Linux 4 (AMD64/EM64T)
Red Hat Ent Linux 4 (x86)

LANGUAGE(S): 
Global

ENHANCEMENTS: 
N/A

FIXES: 
- Fixes known issues with networking.

PREREQUISITES: 
- A retail Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 box set must be purchased separately and 
must be available when installing this SoftPaq.

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: 
To unpack the files, complete the following steps:

1. Download the .tgz file to your local hard drive.

2. Unpack the .tgz file by using the following command:
'tar -xvzf network_update_rhel4.4_SP37025.tgz''.

To apply the SoftPaq, complete the following steps:

1. Select the appropriate rpm from those provided, and install it using the 
following command: 
# rpm -ivh nvlan-rhel4.5-0.62-1.23.[x86_64 or i686].rpm

2. Restart (reboot) the system.

3. To verify that the system loaded the new forcedeth driver, issue the 
following command:
# grep "Version 0.62" /var/log/messages.

4. Examine the string that is returned. If the command returns a string 
containing the following information, the driver has been updated:
"forcedeth.c: Reverse Engineered nForce ethernet driver. Version 0.62-Driver 
Package V1.23"

NOTE: After the installation is complete, install the rpm, because your 
installed kernel will not contain the updated LAN driver until the rpm is also 
installed.


Copyright (c) 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.