SiS900  Fast Ethernet Adapters Linux Driver Install Documentation
Jun 6, 2002

**Before install this driver, you should make sure that your kernel had 
enable " SiS 900/7016 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support " !

This driver is for kernel RedHat kernel 2.4.x or 2.5.x. You can install this driver 
 follow steps descributed below. In following case, we use kernel 2.4.19 for example 

1> Copy sis900.c and sis900.h to /usr/src/2.4.19/drivers/net/ and replace old ones

2> Compile the driver module:

        [root@/usr/src/2.4.19]#  make modules;make modules_install
    
    The binary will be installed as: 
   
        /lib/modules/2.4.19/kernel/drivers/net/sis900.o
        
3> Reboot your computer

4> Install the module:

        [root@/lib/modules/2.4.19/kernel/drivers/net]# insmod sis900.o

5> Assign an IP address to the interface by entering the following, where <x> 
     is interface number:

        ifconfig ethx <IP_address>

6> Verify that the interface works. Enter the following, where <IP_address>
     is the IP address for another machine on the same subnet as the interface
     that is being tested:

       ping <IP_address>	
           

Additional Configurations
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Configuring a network driver to load properly when the system is started is 
distribution dependent. Typically, the configuration process involves adding 
an alias line to /etc/modules.conf as well as editing other system startup 
scripts and/or configuration files.  Many popular Linux distributions ship 
with tools to make these changes for you. To learn the proper way to 
configure a network device for your system, refer to your distribution 
documentation. If during this process you are asked for the driver or module 
name, the name for the Linux Driver for SiS Fast Ethernet adapters is sis900.


1> Modify the file "/etc/modules.conf" by entering the following, where <x> 
     is interface number:
	
	alias ethx sis900
    
    Then SiS900 driver will be loaded automatically