[NBLUG/talk] Linux newbie needs help installing NIC module

[Mark Street]

I have the Broadcomm 4401 100M NIC in my Inspiron 5100.

I run a later 2.4.22 kernel on my Insprion 5100, the module is now part of the 
stock kernel from Red Hat - b44.o

kernel config option on my 2.4.22 - CONFIG_B44=m
This is also the case for the 2.6.3 kernels I have built.

I used to have to compile the module for each kernel.  I still have the 3.0.7 
source code release for the Broadcom 4401.  I may still have the source for 
the older 2.0.5 driver, which may work with the 2.4.18 kernels.

Make sure you have your kernel source code located in /usr/src/linux or the 
module will not compile.  If you have no luck with their latest driver I 
would probably recommend building a newer kernel and go with that.  I did 
have some problems getting their driver to compile sometimes as I used to 
build rpms out of their source.  I was glad when they integrated the driver 
into the kernel.

On Saturday 20 March 2004 02:54 pm, wtf at sonic.net wrote:
> I just installed Debian Woody on my Dell Inspiron 1100 Laptop. The 2.4.18
> kernel that comes with it does not have support for the NIC, which is a
> Broadcomm 4400 gigabit NIC. I have downloaded the drivers and extracted
> the tarball, but make errors out with tons of "parse error before ___"
> where the blank is filled in with different names such as 'pPacket' and
> 'pUmPacket'
> then after the pages of errors:
> make: *** [b44um.o] Error 1
>
> Do I need to do something to the Makefile?
> Is any more information needed?

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