1. SP2500K_LNX.zip Driver
2. README File Contents

README Driver File Contents (SP2500K_LNX.zip)

              Linux device driver


SCOPES:

    This driver is mainly used to support DEC DC21140 and DC21143. 
  


INSTALLATION:

 - login as root to extract the linux kernel source by doing the following
   commands             

        #cd /usr/src
        #gzip -cd linux-2.0.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf -
        #cd linux 
              
   to get it all in place. Replace "XX" with the version number of the
   kernel. 
 
 - do a "make config" to configure the basic kernel. You should find the
   following options:
             
        Enable loadable module support (CONFIG_MODULES) [N/n/?] y <--Yes 
        Networking Support (CONFIG_NET) [N/y/?] y <--Yes
        PCI bios Support (CONFIG_PCI) [N/y/?] y <--Yes
        Ethernet (10 or 100Mbit) (CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET) [Y/n/?] n <--No

 - do a "make dep" to set up all the dependencies correctly.

 - do a "make zlilo" to compile your kernel.

 - copy driver source codes from floppy disk by doing

        #mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /mnt
        #cp /mnt/ethpci.tgz /usr/src

 - extract it by doing 

        #cd /usr/src
        #tar zxvf ethpci.tgz


 - go to this ethernet driver subdirectory to do a "make" to compile it.

        #cd /usr/src/ethpci  <--The driver is in this place.
        #make 

 - adding "insmod /usr/src/ethpci/ethpci.o" to /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 
             
 - reboot again

 
FORCE MEDIA:

 - An example of using force media is "insmod /usr/src/ethpci/ethpci.o options=1".
   
   Valid media type are:

        0 - Autosense
        1 - 10BaseT
        2 - 10BaseT Full Duplex
        3 - 100BaseTx
        4 - 100BaseTx Full Duplex
 
     
 
 

How To Update Drivers Manually

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.