Configuring Parameters For The Bx2.Com/Bx2Ev.com Driver (In The Net.cfg File) - Dell Broadcom NetXtreme Family of Adapters User Manual

ODI Driver Software: Broadcom NetXtreme II Network Adapter User Guide
driver fails to load, an initialization fail message appears.

Configuring Parameters for the BX2.com/BX2EV.COM Driver (in the Net.cfg file)

The following are optional custom keywords used in the Net.cfg file:
BUSNUM
DEVNUM
FUNNUM
SUBVID
MODEL
The first two keywords (BUSNUM and DEVNUM) are used together and have been included for manufacturing purposes. Do
not use them unless you are familiar with PCI device configuration. These two keywords are needed if multiple Broadcom
NetXtreme II adapters are installed on a system, and each adapter must be loaded in a specific order.
BUSNUM specifies the PCI bus number and DEVNUM specifies the device number that is assigned to the board when it is
configured by the PCI BIOS.
The values for these adapter parameters are displayed in hexadecimal notation when the driver loads (the Net.cfg file expects
hexadecimal values). A PCI device scan utility can also be used to find this information. If the driver loads on a single
adapter, the displayed values can be used in the Net.cfg file.
If a PCI scan utility displays card 1 at bus 4 and device 11 (hexadecimal), and card 3 at bus 3 and device 13 (hexadecimal),
the following load instructions are written to the Net.cfg file (load card 3 first, and optionally load card 1 second):
LINK DRIVER BX2
BUSNUM 3
DEVNUM 13 (13 hex = 19 decimal)
LINK DRIVER BX2
BUSNUM 4
DEVNUM 11 (11 hex = 17 decimal)
The FUNNUM keyword is used to determine which function/port the driver is to load on when using a multifunction
(multiport) adapter. Function number values are limited to 0 and 1, for the first and second function of the adapter.
The SUBVID keyword is used to for load the driver only on the first network interface card found that has a subvendor ID
(SVID) that matches the one set in Net.cfg. The driver ignores all other network interface cards that do not have a matching
SVID. SUBVID expects a hexadecimal number.
Example:
LINK DRIVER BX2
SUBVID 14E4
SUBVID cannot be used with BUSNUM, DEVNUM or FUNNUM.
The MODEL keyword is for loading the driver only on the first network interface card found that has a subvendor ID (SVID)
that matches the one set in MODEL. The driver ignores all other NICs that do not have a matching SVID. MODEL expects a
decimal number.
Example:
LINK DRIVER B44
MODEL 5348
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