FILE NAME: bcm5700-6.2.11a-1.src.rpm
TITLE: HP Tested and Approved bcm5700 Linux NIC Driver
VERSION: 6.2.11a
LANGUAGE: English
CATEGORY: Software Solutions
DIVISIONS: Enterprise and Mainstream Servers
PRODUCTS AFFECTED:
HP NC6770 Gigabit Server Adapter
HP NC7760 Gigabit Server Adapter
HP NC7770 Gigabit Server Adapter
HP NC7771 Gigabit Server Adapter
HP NC7780 Gigabit Server Adapter
HP NC7781 Gigabit Server Adapter
HP NC7761 Gigabit Server Adapter
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional
- Errata kernel 2.4.18-27 (SMP,UP and BigMem)
Red Hat Linux 7.3 Professional
- Errata kernel 2.4.18-27 (SMP,UP and BigMem)
Red Hat Linux 7.2 Professional
- Errata kernel 2.4.18-27 (SMP and UP)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 - QU2
- Errata kernel 2.4.9-e.24 (SMP,UP and Enterprise)
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 (SLES-7)
- Errata kernel 2.4.18-244 (SMP)
- Errata kernel 2.4.18-262 (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 2a (service packs must be installed in
order, from service pack 1 to the above service pack)
PREREQUISITES: Pentium based computer
128MB RAM minimum
Latest HP System ROM
Note: Please visit the following URL to upgrade the ROM
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files
EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/08/2003
SUPERSEDES: bcm5700-6.0.2d-1.src.rpm
DESCRIPTION: This RPM Package contains the HP Tested and Approved
bcm5700 Linux NIC Driver for use with the Server
Adapters mentioned in the PRODUCTS AFFECTED section
of this document.
ENHANCEMENTS/FIXES:
Packaging enhancements to handle UL Service Pack Updates
Fixed problem of README.TXT not getting installed
Documentation Changes to explain flow_control parameters
Installation and Removal Problems Fixed
Fixed problem of incorrectly reporting NC7771 adapter
Table of Contents
=================
Introduction
Packaging
Kernel Source Code Setup
Installing the RPM Package
Module Parameters
Driver Messages
Statistics
Limitations
Introduction
============
This file describes the Linux driver for the HP Gigabit Server
Adapters mentioned in the PRODUCTS AFFECTED section of this
document. After installation, additional information can be
found in the manual page for bcm5700, and in the RELEASE.TXT
and README.TXT files located under the following directories
For Red Hat: /usr/share/doc/bcm5700-<version>
For SuSE SLES7: /usr/share/doc/packages/bcm5700
For UnitedLinux 1.0: /usr/share/doc/packages/bcm5700
User guides and additional HP Network Adapter information can be
found at:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/networking/nics/index.html
Packaging
=========
The driver is released in a source RPM format. The file name for
the package is bcm5700-<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, please see
the "Kernel Source Code Setup" section below.
Kernel Source Code Setup
========================
The bcm5700 driver requires the presence of the kernel source code
and configuring the kernel source before building the bcm5700 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 bcm5700 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
SuSE SLES 7 and UnitedLinux 1.0 Installations:
If the /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version> directory does not exist
please install the kernel source code per SuSE instructions.
Once installed, please follow the commands listed below to setup
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 exist.
# cd /usr/src/linux-<kernel-version>
If the kernel source code is not present, then
please refer to the "Kernel Source Code Setup"
section.
2. Install the source RPM package.
# rpm -ivh bcm5700-<version>.src.rpm
3. Build the binary RPM for the bcm5700 driver.
Red Hat Installation:
# cd /usr/src/redhat
# rpmbuild -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec
SuSE SLES 7 and UnitedLinux 1.0 Installations:
# cd /usr/src/packages
# rpm -bb SPECS/bcm5700.spec
If you get an error during the build process, please
refer to the "Kernel Source Code Setup" section to
correctly setup the source tree.
4. Check for the existence of a current version of the bcm5700 package as
follows:
# rpm -q bcm5700
If an old version of the package exists the RPM package should be
removed.
# rpm -e bcm5700
Then remove the loaded bcm5700 module.
# rmmod bcm5700
Verify that the old bcm5700 package has been removed as follows:
# rpm -q bcm5700
5. Install the new RPM package. This installs the bcm5700 driver and man page.
Don't use the U (Upgrade) flag in the RPM command below - previous bcm5700
drivers must be removed as described in step 4 above before installing this
version.
# rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/bcm5700-<version>.i386.rpm --force
The bcm5700.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 AS 2.1
/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700
Red Hat ES 2.1
/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/addon/bcm5700
SuSE SLES 7
/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/bcm
UnitedLinux 1.0
/lib/modules/<kernel_version>/kernel/drivers/net/bcm
5. Configure your network setting and address. You may need to refer
to your Linux vendor documentation. Use the "netconfig" tool for
RedHat configuration. Other helpful network configuration tools
such a "yast" in SLES 7 and UnitedLinux exist for easy configuration.
6. 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. View the modules.conf man page for more
information.
alias eth0 bcm5700
alias eth1 bcm5700
alias eth# bcm5700
7. You can now reboot your server. Upon reboot the network should
start with the bcm5700 driver loaded and the correct network
configuration. To verify that the bcm5700 driver is loaded, use
the following command.
# lsmod
If bcm5700 is listed then the bcm5700 driver loaded.
Note: By default Red Hat 8.0 installs the tg3 driver.
If the tg3 driver is installed, please unload the tg3 driver first.
Use ifconfig to bring down all eth# interfaces used by tg3.
# ifconfig eth# down
Now remove or unload the tg3 driver.
# rmmod tg3
You may also need to manually edit the /etc/modules.conf file to
change the driver from tg3 to bcm5700.
alias eth0 tg3
and replace tg3 with bcm5700:
alias eth0 bcm5700
Load the bcm5700 driver:
# insmod bcm5700
Use ifconfig to bring up the network with the new driver:
# ifconfig eth# up
See the man pages for lsmod, ifconfig, rmmod, insmod and modules.conf
for more detailed information.
Module Parameters
=================
The complete set of Module Parameters supported by the bcm5700 driver
is described in the README.TXT which is installed under the
appropriated directories as mentioned in the Introduction section.
Special Note on the "mtu" parameter:
Enables jumbo frames if MTU is set equal to or greater than 1501.
The valid range for MTU is from 1500 to 9000. Default is standard
MTU size, 1500 (not a jumbo frame). Note: MTU size excludes the
Ethernet header size of 14 bytes. Actual frame size is
MTU size + 14 bytes.
Special Note on the "rx_jumbo_desc_cnt" parameter:
It is always advised to use a value of 15 or above for the module
parameter rx_jumbo_desc_cnt. At values lower than 15, it has been
observed that jumbo traffic causes the driver to hang.
Special Note regarding forcing speed/duplex and the "auto_speed" parameter:
If the user tries to force a particular Speed/Duplex connection it must
be ensured that the "auto_speed" parameter is set equal to 0. The
default value for "auto_speed" is always 1 even when "line_speed" is
configured to auto-negotiate (0), as well as all other designated
speeds (10, 100, 1000). The reason for this parameter is to allow
the user to either auto-negotiate a particular speed (auto_speed=1)
or to force a particular speed (auto_speed=0). The examples below
show "auto_speed" used in the two scenarios (auto negotiation vs. forced).
The command to auto-negotiate 100Mbs/Half duplex:
#insmod bcm5700 line_speed=100 full_duplex=0 auto_speed=1
The command to force 100Mbs/Half duplex:
#insmod bcm5700 line_speed=100 full_duplex=0 auto_speed=0
Special Note regarding force and auto-negotiation:
When forcing a particular speed/duplex, the link partners
should be forced to exactly the same speed/duplex. Failure to
do so will result in a failed link connection. If the user is
auto negotiating a particular speed/duplex connection then the
link partner should be advertising, at the minimal, the same
speed/duplex
Special Note regarding tx_flow_control and rx_flow_control parameters:
If the tx_flow_control parameter is set to 1, the resulting
behaviour for the pause transmit is best explained as follows
If auto_flow_control=0 and auto_speed=0, pause transmit is
enabled and not advertised. If auto_flow_control=0 and auto_speed=1
Pause transmit is always enabled and advertised gratuitously.
If both auto_flow_control and auto_speed are set to 1, then
pause transmit is advertised for autonegotiation.
Same explanation would apply to the pause receive behaviour if
the rx_flow_control parameter is set to 1.
Driver Messages
===============
The following are the most common sample messages that may be logged in
the file /var/log/messages. Some Linux distributions may not display
messages to the console. To set messages to display on the console,
at the command line use to control the level at which messages will
appear on the console.
# dmesg -n 6
Most systems are set to level 6 by default. For Example, if a HP NC7771
Gigabit Server Adapter is installed, the set of messages would look
as follows:
eth#: HP NC7771 Gigabit Server Adapter found at mem c6ff0000,
IRQ 5, node addr 00101804088e
eth#: Broadcom BCM5703 Integrated Copper transceiver found
eth#: Scatter-gather ON, 64-bit DMA ON, Tx Checksum ON, Rx Checksum ON
If a HP NC6770 Gigabit Server Adapter is installed, the set of messages
would look as follows:
eth#: HP NC6770 Gigabit Server Adapter found at mem c6fe0000,
IRQ 10, node addr 000802280026
eth#: Agilent HDMP-1636 SerDes transceiver found
eth#: Scatter-gather ON, 64-bit DMA ON, Tx Checksum ON, Rx Checksum ON
Link up and speed indication
bcm5700: eth# NIC Link is Up, 1000 Mbps full duplex
Link down indication
bcm5700: eth# NIC Link is Down
Statistics
==========
Detailed statistics and configuration information can be viewed by:
# more /proc/net/nicinfo/eth#.info.
Limitations
===========
The /proc/net/nicinfo/eth#.info file may report incorrect information
regarding statistics, and PCI slot. Please note that in some cases
more tx_packets and/or rx_packets are reported than tx_bytes
and/or rx_bytes, respectively. The reason for the error is due
to counters rolling over. Also note that "PCI_SLOT" is not the
actual physical slot. "PCI_SLOT" represents the PCI device ID.
Under lower speed and half duplex combinations, a higher error count may
be generated. This error will have minimal effect on the overall system
and session performance. Some error count generation is a normal and
expected occurrence in these conditions.
Uninstalling the RPM
====================
The following command will uninstall the bcm5700 RPM.
# rpm -e bcm5700-<version>
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