-Copy
the 2.6_e1000.ko-7.6.15.5.gz file to a temporary directory on the
firewall, perhaps /var/tmp.
-Decompress
the file:
gzip
-d 2.6_e1000.ko-7.6.15.5.gz
-Change
the file name:
mv
2.6_e1000.ko-7.6.15.5 e1000.ko
-Set
the file permissions:
chmod
644 e1000.ko
-Rename
the original 7.6.12 driver, so it won't be used:
cd
/lib/modules/2.6.18-92cp/kernel/drivers/addon/e1000-7.6.12
mv
e1000.ko e1000.ko-7.6.12.original
-Copy
the file into place
cp
/<path_to_new_driver>/e1000.ko
/lib/modules/2.6.18-92cp/kernel/drivers/addon/e1000-7.6.12
-Reboot.
-Recheck
the driver version has been updated:
ethtool
-i eth0
output
should look like this:
[Expert@r70patchtest~]#
ethtool -i <interface_name>
driver:
e1000
version:
7.6.15.5-NAPI
firmware-version:
N/A
bus-info:
0000:02:00.0
