Installation guide

Chapter 4: Installing the Linux Drivers

Checking Driver

Messages

The following are the most common sample messages that may be logged

in the /var/log/messages file for the bnx2x driver. Use dmesg -n

<level> command to control the level at which messages appear on the

console. Most systems are set to level 6 by default. To see all messages,

set the level higher.

 Driver Sign on

 NIC Detected

 Link Up and Speed Indication

 Link Down Indication

 MSI enabled successfully

Teaming with

Channel Bonding

With the Linux drivers, you can team adapters together using the bonding

kernel module and a channel bonding interface. For more information, see

the Channel Bonding information in your operating system documentation.

Statistics You can view detailed statistics and configuration information using the

ethtool utility. See the ethtool man page for more information.

Coalesce RX Frames IRQ 6 (range is 0–255)

Coalesce TX Microseconds 80 (range is 0–1023)

Coalesce TX Microseconds IRQ 80 (range is 0–1023)

Coalesce TX Frames 20 (range is 0–255)

Coalesce TX Frames IRQ 20 (range is 0–255)

Coalesce Statistics Microseconds 999936 (approximately 1 second)

(range is 0–16776960 in

increments of 256)

MSI Enabled (if supported by the 2.6

kernel and the interrupt test

passes)

TSO Enabled (on 2.6 kernels)

WoL Not supported.

Table 5. Default Values for the bnx2x Driver (Continued)

Parameter

Default Value