以前源码编译安装没碰到过这些问题，但前些天在源码编译安装的时候，问题来了，不错，还是学到不少。首先，在虚拟机上源码问题安装，一切ok,在物理机上安装，两台机器，一台是intel的集成显卡，于是进不了X window, googled a lot 原来这是一个bug,在 xen maillist发现有个团队专门在解决这个问题，，xen在显卡方面还是有很多问题的，大概在2010年5月份也放出了几个patch, 我试了一下，有些文件能打成功，有些不行，最后直接yum install kernel-xen, 用CentOS自带的kernel-xen内核，使用自己编译的xen3.4.2, 搞定; 另一台机器，好吧，这些机器像是故意折腾我似的。。。装好后无显卡问题，但是网卡有问题，激活不了，googled and googled again, 最后啊。。。最后直接下载新的驱动，安装之，搞定。。。。。累就一个字。。。。
最常用的几个命令：lsmod, insmod ,modprobe ,dmesg ,lspci
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网卡:
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5722 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
于是去官方网站上下载了最新的tg3驱动: linux-3.110g.zip
不知为何Building Driver From TAR File没成功，于是Install the source RPM package:
照着它自带的readme文件源码编译成网卡内核模块，再insmod加载进内核，重启，搞定。
Installation Notes Broadcom tg3 Linux Driver Version 3.110g 06/08/2010
Broadcom Corporation 5300 California Avenue Irvine, California 92617
Copyright (c) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Broadcom Corporation All rights reserved
Table of Contents =================
Introduction Limitations Packaging Installing Source RPM Package Building Driver From TAR File Driver Settings Driver Defaults Unloading and Removing Driver Driver Messages
Introduction ============
This file describes the tg3 Linux driver for the Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI/PCI-X/PCI Express Ethernet Network Controllers. The latest driver is in the latest 2.6 Linux kernel. It can also be downloaded from as a source package, but is generally not necessary to do so if you are using the latest 2.6 upstream kernel from or one of the latest vendor kernels from Red Hat, SUSE, or others.
The tg3 driver from the Broadcom package is almost identical to the tg3 driver in the latest 2.6 upstream Linux kernel. It includes some additional kernel compatible code to allow it to compile on older 2.6 and some 2.4 kernels. The version number is also similar but generally has a one letter suffix at the end, (e.g. 3.55b) to distinguish it from the in-kernel tg3 driver.
The next few sections on packaging, compiling, and installation apply mostly to the Broadcom driver package only.
Limitations ===========
The current version of the driver has been tested on 2.4.x kernels starting from 2.4.24 and all 2.6.x kernels. The driver may not compile on kernels older than 2.4.24. Testing is concentrated on i386 and x86_64 architectures. Only limited testing has been done on some other architectures such as powerpc and sparc64.
Minor changes to some source files and Makefile may be needed on some kernels.
Forcing 1 Gigabit speed in a copper environment is not supported and may result in connection issues with certain switches.
SLES 11 Considerations ======================
Starting with SLES 11, all modules not compiled by Novell will refuse to load through modprobe by default. Externally compiled modules can be loaded if the “allow_unsupported_modules” flag is toggled in /etc/modprobe.d/unsupported-modules, however this will render your kernel and whole system unsupportable through Novell. Please refer to the SLES 11 release notes for more details.
Packaging =========
To replace an older previously installed or in-kernel tg3 driver, follow the instructions below.
The driver package from is released in two packaging formats: source RPM and compressed tar formats. The file names for the two packages are tg3-.src.rpm and tg3-.tar.gz respectively. Identical source files to build the driver are included in both packages.
Installing Source RPM Package =============================
The following are general guidelines for installing the driver.
1. Install the source RPM package:
rpm -ivh tg3-.src.rpm
2. CD to the RPM path and build the binary driver for your kernel:
cd /usr/src/{RedHat,OpenLinux,turbo,packages,rpm ..}
rpm -bb SPECS/tg3.spec
or
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/tg3.spec (for RPM version 4.x.x)
Note that the RPM path is different for different Linux distributions.
The driver will be compiled for the running kernel by default. To build the driver for a kernel different than the running one, specify the kernel by defining it in KVER:
rpmbuild -bb SPECS/tg3.spec –define “KVER ”
where in the form of 2.x.y-z is the version of another kernel that is installed on the system.
3. Install the newly built package (driver and man page):
rpm -ivh RPMS//tg3-..rpm
is the architecture of the machine, e.g. i386:
rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/tg3-.i386.rpm
Note that the –force option may be needed on some Linux distributions if conflicts are reported.
The driver will be installed in the following path:
2.4.x kernels:
/lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/tg3.o
2.6.x kernels:
/lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/tg3.ko
4. Load the driver:
insmod tg3.o or insmod tg3.ko (on 2.6.x kernels) or modprobe tg3
5. To configure network protocol and address, refer to various Linux documentations.
Building Driver From TAR File =============================
The following are general guidelines for installing the driver.
1. Create a directory and extract the files:
tar xvzf tg3-.tar.gz
2. Build the driver tg3.o (or tg3.ko) as a loadable module for the running kernel:
cd src make
The driver will be compiled for the running kernel by default. To build the driver for a kernel different than the running one, specify the kernel by defining it in KVER:
make KVER=
where in the form of 2.x.y-z is the version of another kernel that is installed on the system.
3. Test the driver by loading it:
insmod tg3.o or insmod tg3.ko (on 2.6.x kernels) or insmod tg3
4. Install the driver:
make install
See RPM instructions above for the location of the installed driver.
5. To configure network protocol and address, refer to various Linux documentations.
Driver Settings ===============
This and the rest of the sections below apply to both the in-kernel tg3 driver and the tg3 driver package from Broadcom.
Driver settings can be queried and changed using ethtool. The latest ethtool can be downloaded from if it is not already installed. The following are some common examples on how to use ethtool. See the ethtool man page for more information. ethtool settings do not persist across reboot or module reload. The ethtool commands can be put in a startup script such as /etc/rc.local to preserve the settings across a reboot. On Red Hat distributions, “ethtool -s” parameters can be specified in the ifcfg-ethx scripts using the ETHTOOL_OPTS keyword. The specified ethtool parameters will be set during ifup. Example: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0:
ETHTOOL_OPTS=”wol g speed 100 duplex half autoneg off”
Some ethtool examples:
1. Show current speed, duplex, and link status:
ethtool eth0
2. Change speed, duplex, autoneg:
Example: 100Mbps half duplex, no autonegotiation:
ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex half autoneg off
Example: Autonegotiation with full advertisement:
ethtool -s eth0 autoneg on
Example: Autonegotiation with 100Mbps full duplex advertisement only:
ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex full autoneg on
3. Show flow control settings:
ethtool -a eth0
4. Change flow control settings:
Example: Turn off flow control
ethtool -A eth0 autoneg off rx off tx off
Example: Turn flow control autonegotiation on with tx and rx advertisement:
ethtool -A eth0 autoneg on rx on tx on
Note that this is only valid if speed is set to autonegotiation.
5. Show offload settings:
ethtool -k eth0
6. Change offload settings:
Example: Turn off TSO (TCP segmentation offload)
ethtool -K eth0 tso off
7. Get statistics:
ethtool -S eth0
8. Perform self-test:
ethtool -t eth0
Note that the interface (eth0) must be up to do all tests.
9. See ethtool man page for more options.
Driver Defaults ===============
Speed : Autonegotiation with all speeds advertised
Flow control : Autonegotiation with rx and tx advertised
MTU : 1500 (range 46 – 9000)
Some chips do not support jumbo MTUs bigger than 1500
Rx Ring Size : 200 (range 0 – 511)
Some chips are fixed at 64
Rx Jumbo Ring Size : 100 (range 0 – 255)
Not all chips support the jumbo ring, and some chips that support jumbo frames do not use the jumbo ring.
Tx Ring Size : 511 (range (MAX_SKB_FRAGS+1) – 511)
MAX_SKB_FRAGS varies on different kernels and different architectures. On a 2.6 kernel for x86, MAX_SKB_FRAGS is 18.
Coalesce rx usecs : 20 (range 0 – 1023)
Coalesce rx usecs irq : 20 (range 0 – 255) Coalesce rx frames : 5 (range 0 – 1023)
Coalesce rx frames irq : 5 (range 0 – 255)
Coalesce tx usecs : 72 (range 0 – 1023)
Coalesce tx usecs irq : 20 (range 0 – 255)
Coalesce tx frames : 53 (range 0 – 1023)
Coalesce tx frames irq : 5 (range 0 – 255)
Coalesce stats usecs : 1000000 (aprox. 1 sec.)
Some coalescing parameters are not used or have different defaults on some chips
MSI : Enabled (if supported by the chip and passed the interrupt test)
TSO : Enabled on newer chips that support TCP segmentation offload in hardware
WoL : Disabled
Unloading and Removing Driver =============================
To unload the driver, use ifconfig to bring down all eth# interfaces opened by the driver, then do the following:
rmmod tg3
Note that on 2.6 kernels, it is not necessary to bring down the eth# interfaces before unloading the driver module.
If the driver was installed using rpm, do the following to remove it:
rpm -e tg3
If the driver was installed using make install from the tar file, the driver tg3.o (or tg3.ko) has to be manually deleted from the system. Refer to the section “Installing Source RPM Package” for the location of the installed driver.
Driver Messages ===============
The following are the most common sample messages that may be logged in the file /var/log/messages. Use dmesg -n to control the level at which messages will appear on the console. Most systems are set to level 6 by default. To see all messages, set the level higher.
Driver signon: ————-
tg3.c:v3.110g (June 8, 2010)
NIC detected: ————
eth0: Tigon3 [partno(BCM95704A6) rev 2003] (PCIX:100MHz:64-bit) MAC address 00:10:18:04:3f:36 eth0: attached PHY is 5704 (10/100/1000Base-T Ethernet) (WireSpeed[1]) eth0: RXcsums[1] LinkChgREG[0] MIirq[0] ASF[0] TSOcap[1] eth0: dma_rwctrl[769f4000] dma_mask[64-bit]
Link up and speed indication: —————————-
tg3: eth0: Link is up at 1000 Mbps, full duplex. tg3: eth0: Flow control is on for TX and on for RX.
Link down indication: ——————–
tg3: eth0: Link is down.
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