Broadcom on Trixbox 2.2.0 NEW, need help from Trixbox Engineers

1) yum install kernel-smp-devel
2) yum install byacc (some sources need it - doesn't hurt anything)
3) from the /usr/src directory, ln -s kernels/2.6.9-34.0.2.EL-smp-i686 linux
4) from the /usr/src directory, ln -s kernels/2.6.9-34.0.2.EL-smp-i686 linux26
5) from /usr/src/linux/include/linux, mv spinlock.h spinlock.old
6) from /usr/src/linux/include/linux, wget http://nerdvittles.com/trixbox/spinlock.h

And you should be ready to install packages from source. Without these steps, I have had TONS of problems with various packages. Hope this helps!

Greg

Thank you so much for clearing the die-hard on-board NIC problem on the SC440. Now I have one more PCI slot available. 8-))
Those DKMS rpm files can be found here:
http://linux.dell.com/dkms/permalink/

If you use dkms and the tg3 rpm, you don't need to install kernel sources. Two quick steps, reboot, and you're golden in a minute or two.

- Jason

Jason, I had the same problems as Greg. Using default TrixBox 2.2 CD the tg3 drivers couldn't find the kernel. So I installed an old NIC, did yum updates as Greg outlined above, fixed spinlock.h. After that, I could install drivers no problems and the card is now working, the old NIC is back in the closet.

SC440 for the special price is really nice.

Jason (for fear of stirring this whole can of warms) what are the steps to setup software based Raid1? You mentioned somewhere that you have plenty of machines running it. I know people would tell me to go out and buy a RAID card, but that is besides the point.

Alexis

You can also type advanced at the boot prompt if you want to use diskdruid and create the software raid partitions by hand. I usually go this route as I prefer a slightly different configuration than Trixbox's default. Andrew mentioned that the sataraid script also makes the necessary tweaks to the second drive so that either can boot - very important if you lose the first drive and need to boot from the second one. Anyone who's done much work with software raid has been burned by this problem at one point, and learns to make both drives bootable from then on.

Adding software raid after the fact is difficult but not impossible. It's probably quicker and easier to backup your configs and rebuild the box.

- Jason

Hi Jason,
I am a Newbie on trixbox.Would you please tell me how to install dkms-2.0.16-1.noarch.rpm
and tg3-3.53d-9dkms.noarch.rpm on the Dell PowerEdge SC440 step by step.
Thanks in advance!
Jack

@JasonR

This is exactly what I need. I have a brand spanking new SC440, and don't have any more old LAN cards laying around, so I tried this. I've downloaded the files to my USB flash, and copied them over the the trixbox server. when I install the tg3 I get the following message:

ERROR! Your kernel source for kernel 2.6.9-34.0.2.ELsmp cannot be found at /lib/modules/2.6.9-34.0.2.ELsmp/build or /lib/modules/2.6.9-34.0.2.ELsmp/source

You can use the --kernelsourcedir option to tell DKMS where it's located.

@GSnover
Your instructions might work but I need to fix my LAN driver before I can yum anything. How would one manually update the kernel?

I'm a newbie, played around with RH in the early days (10-12 years ago), some SCO, and have a touch of Solaris experience. I haven't really been an admin, just playing. So my question is should I be doing all this as root or should I create a user that does all this business?

Thanks so much
~David

Everything was buttery smooth. It's on the network and now I can figure out the rest...

David