Ok I have upgraded my kernel to the latest RH9 kernel. Now my NIC wont work. when I follow the directions to install the driver from RPM I get this message.

[root@redhat redhat]# rpmbuild -bb SPECS/bcm4400.spec
Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.754
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ LANG=C
+ export LANG
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ rm -rf bcm4400-2.0.5
+ /bin/mkdir -p bcm4400-2.0.5
+ cd bcm4400-2.0.5
+ /usr/bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/bcm4400-2.0.5.tgz
+ tar -xvvf -
-rw-r--r-- root/root 2901 2003-07-02 06:49:37 DISTRIB.TXT
-rw-r--r-- root/root 15153 2003-07-02 06:49:37 LICENSE
-rw-r--r-- root/root 2431 2003-07-02 06:49:37 Makefile
-rw-r--r-- root/root 7988 2003-07-02 06:49:37 README.TXT
-rw-r--r-- root/root 3168 2003-07-02 06:49:37 RELEASE.TXT
-rw-r--r-- root/root 38408 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44.h
-rw------- root/root 60290 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44lm.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root 17257 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44lm.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root 8353 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44mm.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root 10138 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44proc.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root 11645 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44queue.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root 45553 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44um.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root 2113 2003-07-02 06:49:37 bcm4400.4.gz
+ STATUS=0
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
+ /usr/bin/gzip -dc /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/bcm4400-2.0.5.tgz
+ tar -xvvf -
-rw-r--r-- root/root 2901 2003-07-02 06:49:37 DISTRIB.TXT
-rw-r--r-- root/root 15153 2003-07-02 06:49:37 LICENSE
-rw-r--r-- root/root 2431 2003-07-02 06:49:37 Makefile
-rw-r--r-- root/root 7988 2003-07-02 06:49:37 README.TXT
-rw-r--r-- root/root 3168 2003-07-02 06:49:37 RELEASE.TXT
-rw-r--r-- root/root 38408 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44.h
-rw------- root/root 60290 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44lm.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root 17257 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44lm.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root 8353 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44mm.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root 10138 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44proc.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root 11645 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44queue.h
-rw-r--r-- root/root 45553 2003-07-02 06:49:37 b44um.c
-rw-r--r-- root/root 2113 2003-07-02 06:49:37 bcm4400.4.gz
+ STATUS=0
+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chown -Rhf root .
++ /usr/bin/id -u
+ '[' 0 = 0 ']'
+ /bin/chgrp -Rhf root .
+ /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,g-w,o-w .
+ exit 0
Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.42656
+ umask 022
+ cd /usr/src/redhat/BUILD
+ cd bcm4400-2.0.5
+ LANG=C
+ export LANG
+ make bcm4400.o
Makefile:18: *** Linux kernel source tree not found. Stop.
error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.42656 (%build)


RPM build errors:
Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.42656 (%build)

How can I get this thing to work? I have a Dell Dimension 2400 with a broadcom 4401 nic.

Thanks in advance,

Mike

You RPM'ed in a new kernel, but as the BCM4400 seems to build from source, you also need the new kernel source to get it to build right. I'm assuming you went from 2.4.20 to 2.4.21 to ditch the ptrace bug... The RPM should be available from RH somewhere...

Cheers,

Finegan

Or failing that, get it from the horse's mouth http://www.kernel.org

Version 2.4.21 is available as full source.