Broadcom 440x PCI Network Controller b44 Linux Driver 1.00g

Date Added: Jul 2009 / OS: Linux / File Size: 70.9 KB / Publisher: Broadcom

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This file describes the b44 Linux driver for the Broadcom 440x 10/100 Mbps PCI Network Controllers. The latest driver is in the latest 2.6 Linux kernel.

The b44 driver from this Broadcom package is almost identical to the b44 driver in the latest 2.6 upstream Linux kernel. It includes some additional kernel compatible code to allow it to compile on older 2.6 and some 2.4 kernels. The version number is also similar but generally has a one letter suffix at the end, (e.g. 1.00a) to distinguish it from the in-kernel b44 driver.

The next few sections on packaging, compiling, and installation apply to the Broadcom driver package only.

The current version of the driver has been tested on 2.4.x kernels starting from 2.4.24 and all 2.6.x kernels. The driver may not compile on kernels older than 2.4.24. Testing is concentrated on i386 and x86_64 architectures. Only limited testing has been done on some other architectures such as powerpc and sparc64.

Minor changes to some source files and Makefile may be needed on some kernels.

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