Scope; Resolution - HP xw3400 User Manual

Network install is unable to mount the directory from the server
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Install hangs during "Performing post install configuration"
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Installed version of tg3 is not 3.27-rh (or greater)
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Then follow the steps under the resolution section.
NOTE: If you update your kernel via Red Hat Network prior to the availability of RHEL 4 WS
Update 2, your LAN-on-Motherboard will no longer work.

SCOPE

HP xw4300 Workstation with RHEL4U1 WS

RESOLUTION

NOTE: This issue is resolved in RHEL4U2. If you are using RHEL4U1, then the following resolutions
still applies.
The tg3 driver that is provided with the standard RHEL 4 WS Update 1 does not support the
BCM5752 LAN-on-Motherboard for the xw4300.
There are 4 ways to enable the xw4300 BCM5752 LAN-on-Motherboard with RHEL 4 WS U1 with
kernel 2.6.9-11.
Select one of the following:
If the workstation was ordered with RHEL 4 WS Update1 preloaded, then support for this
1.
BCM5752 LAN-on-Motherboard has already been enabled. Verify that the tg3 RPM has been
installed by running 'rpm -qa | grep tg3'
If you have the HP Installer Kit for Linux for RHEL 4 WS Update1then HP has provided a Red Hat
2.
Driver Disk that can be used at the time of install to load a tg3 driver that will enable network
installs as well as enable networking after the install has completed. Please use this Driver Disk
when doing your installs as it will resolve the first three errors listed in the Description. For
instructions on how to install the tg3 driver from the Driver Disk, refer to the documentation at
http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual
and search for "Red Hat Driver Disk".
If you have the HP Installer Kit for Linux for RHEL 4 WS Update1 then HP has provided a HP Driver
3.
CD which contains tg3 RPMS (tg3-2.6.9-11-1-0.i386.rpm, tg3-2.6.9-11-1-0.x86_64.rpm, tg3-
2.6.9-11-1-0.src.rpm) which can be loaded onto an already installed system. Therefore, if you
did not use the Red Hat Driver Disk during the install process, you can add support in your 2.6.9-
11 kernel for the BCM5752 LAN-on-Motherboard by installing the tg3 RPM. To do this:
a. Mount the HP Driver CD under /mnt/cdrom
b. cd /mnt/cdrom/HP/RPMS/{arch}
c. rpm -ivh tg3-2.6.9-11-1-0.{arch}.rpm
where {arch} is i386 if you are installing on RHEL 4 WS Update1 x86, and x86_64 if
you are installing on RHEL 4 WS Update1 EM64T.
d. After the rpm is installed, configure your LAN and reboot your system.
If you do not have the HP Installer Kit for Linux:
4.
Go to
http://www.hp.com/go/workstationsupport
a. Select the product name HP Workstation xw4300.
b. Click on the download drivers and software link.
c. Select the operating system.
. Select "Installing with the HP Installer Kit for Linux"
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