Broadcom Corporation
16215 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92619-7013
Installation Notes
Broadcom NetXtreme II SCO UnixWare 7.1.X Driver
Introduction
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This file describes the SCO UnixWare 7.1.X driver for the
Broadcom NetXtreme II family of 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps
Ethernet Network Interface Controllers.
Driver Software Package
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This driver is released as an installable package in datastream format.
Installing Driver
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Do the following to install the bnx2 driver on the UnixWare system:
pkgadd -d <install path>
where <install path> is the full path name of the installable package
bnx2-<version>.pkg. After the package is installed, use netcfg or
scoadmin network to configure a Broadcom NetXtreme II adapter into
the system.
Please refer to the bnx2 manual page for details on how to configure
the driver.
Unexpected WARNING messages
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This driver contains a new feature that allows the linkspeed, as
reported by ndstat, to be updated as the link conditions change.
Unfortunately, this feature will produce warning messages on older
UnixWare installations instead. If you see the following warning
message, you will need to update your installation :
WARNING : mdi_primitive_handler - Unexpected message from MDI driver(bnx2), primitive = 0x17
To get rid of these messages, download and install Unixware 7.1.4
Maintenance Pack 2 or later from SCO's website.
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.