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Chapter 3. Software/Driver Installation
3.1.
Firmware Update
Firmware is installed on the system, typically in
driver (cxgb4) will auto-load the firmware if an update is required:
Load the kernel mode NIC driver (cxgb4):
[root@host~]# modprobe cxgb4
Verify the firmware version using ethtool:
[root@host~]# ethtool -i <iface>
3.2.
Flashing Firmware Configuration File
i.
If not done already, load the kernel mode NIC driver (cxgb4):
[root@host~]# modprobe cxgb4
ii. Flash the firmware configuration file (for T6 adapters):
[root@host~]# cxgbtool <iface> loadcfg /lib/firmware/cxgb4/t6-config.txt
For T5 adapters, use t5-config.txt.
Note
Chelsio DPDK Driver for Linux
/lib/firmware/cxgb4
, and the kernel mode
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