LINUX.TXT

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             Genius LAN GF100TXRIII Series Fast Ethernet Adapter            *
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  Contents:
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    A) Driver Installation by Using Bundled Driver
    B) Driver Installation by Using Compiled Driver

A) Driver Installation by Using Bundled Driver
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   Some LINUX kernels had supported rtl8139 NIC. You can check whether
   rtl8139.o exists or not. If your LINUX (ex. RedHat 6.1 or above) can
   auto-detect rtl8139 NIC, you just skip the following installations and
   follow the screen's instructions to install rtl8139.o driver directly.

   1. Check the driver file "/lib/modules/2.0.XX/net/rtl8139.o".
      Where the XX is the version number of the latest kernel.

   2. Add "alias eth0 rtl8139" into the /etc/conf.modules file.

      cd /etc
      vi conf.modules
         alias eth0 rtl8139

   3. Run the following commands at the LINUX prompt.

      modprobe rtl8139

      ifconfig eth0 192.74.53.10

   4. Now, you can run 'ifconfig' or 'netstat -i' to see if there is a
      interface 'eth0'.


   Other Installation Method
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   RedHat 6.x
     - Run "linuxconf" to setup your card.

        Select Networking -> Client tasks -> Basic host information
        -> Click Adaptor 1 to configure your adapter

        For example:

             Click "Enabled" (i.e. enable "Activate interface at boot time")

             IP address      192.74.53.10
             Netmask         255.255.255.0
             Net device      eth0
             Kernel module   rtl8139
             I/O port
             Irq

     - Save the changes and run "shutdown -r now" to reboot the system.


   Slackware:
     - Add "alias eth0 rtl8139" into the /etc/conf.modules file.
     - Run netconfig to configure IP.
     - Modify /etc/rc.d/rc.modules:
         Add one line: /sbin/modprobe rtl8139


B) Driver Installation by Using Compiled Driver
   ============================================
   Below are the instructions for installing linux driver. You must complie
   the source code to generate rtl8139.o and use "insmod" to insert rtl8139.o
   as module. You can use "netconfig" utilities to setup network parameters
   for the driver.

   Files Description:
   ------------------
   rtl8139.c  The adapter source code. You can download the newest version
              from http://www.scyld.com/network/rtl8139.html.
   trans      Compile batch file.
   linux.txt  This file.

   Installation:
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   1. Plug 32-Bit PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter into PC's PCI-bus slot.

   2. Boot into LINUX and keyin the following commands at the LINUX prompt.
      Remember, LINUX is case sensitive.

         mkdir /temp
         mcopy a:/linux/rtl8139.c /temp
               (Copied from LINUX directory of the driver diskette.)
               ("mcopy" is the mtools. If you don't have mtools, you can
                mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt and use cp command)
         mcopy a:/linux/trans /temp
         cd /temp
         chmod 777 trans

   3. Run trans file to complie and copy driver to linux source code:

         cd /temp
         ./trans

         (rtl8139.o will be generated and be copied to /usr/src/linux/modules.)

   4. Run netconfig (or netcfg) to set you network parameter (like ip, gateway).

      Slackware: Run "netconfig" to configure IP environment.
                 This will create '/etc/rc.d/rc.inet1' and 'rc.inet2' files.

         netconfig


      RedHat:
      - Add "alias eth0 rtl8139" into the /etc/conf.modules file.
         cd /etc
         vi conf.modules
            alias eth0 rtl8139

      - Run "netcfg" in the xterm of X-window to configure IP environment.
         startx
         netcfg
         (Configure IP of eth0 and enable "Activate interface at boot time".)


   5. Use editor vi to modify 'rc.inet1'(or 'rc') in the /etc/rc.d directory to
      insmod driver.  This file will be run at boot time. You just add a line
      at the beginning of 'rc.inet1'(or 'rc').

      Slackware:
         cd /etc/rc.d
         vi rc.inet1
            insmod /usr/src/linux/modules/rtl8139.o

      RedHat: Add a line at the beginning of 'rc' file.
         cd /etc/rc.d
         vi rc
            insmod /usr/src/linux/modules/rtl8139.o

   6. Reboot the LINUX.

         reboot    ( or shutdown -r now )

      When system boots, the driver will be loaded. Then the driver will
      scan I/O port to see if a card is there.
      (You can run 'dmesg' to see the boot message.)

   7. Run 'ifconfig' or 'netstat -i' to see if there is a interface 'eth0'.

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