EzPort Fast Ethernet CardBus PC Card
Linux Driver Installation Procedure for RedHat6.2
Notice: This procedure is based on the pcmcia package version 3.1.8.
Please make sure that you have upgraded to the latest PCMCIA package.
1. Login as root.
2. Insert the Installation diskette, and mount the disk into the system with
the following command: mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt
3. Copy the linux drivers from the diskette into the system harddrive with the
following command. Two files will be copied: linux, readme
Command: cp /mnt/linux/*.*
4. Untar the file LINUX, you will see the tulip.c, pci-scan.h and kern_compat.h.
Command: tar xvfz LINUX
5. Compile tulip.c by executing the following command:
gcc -DCARDBUS -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O6 -c tulip.c
-o tulip_cb.o -I/usr/src/linux/pcmcia-cs-3.1.8/include
6. Find the names of the files in the /lib/modules directory. you might see the
following directory. eg "2.2.14"...
7. Copy the newly compiled tulip.o into the latest kernel's modules.
cp tulip_cb.o /lib/modules/2.2.14-5.0/net/tulip_cb.o
8. Use vi or emac editor to append the following line into
/etc/pcmcia/config
card "AmbiCom EzPort Fast Ethernet CardBus PC Card(CB100-EZ)"
manfid 0x022d, 0x2103
bind "tulip_cb"
9. reboot system.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.