The user documentation and BIOS firmware are the same for the BC4000 series controllers on both Windows and Linux platforms. Operating system drivers and applications for the BC4000 series controllers are unique to each platform, select the desired platform for downloads.
The files distributed from this site are covered by multiple software licenses and are copyrighted by Broadcom Corporation. One set of licenses applies to the binary files in the distribution - LICENSE.TXT. A different license applies to the source files - LICENSE_SDK.TXT.
Release Version: 1.4.4
Release Date: April 12, 2005
| Description | Filename | MD5SUM |
|---|---|---|
| User Manual | User_Manual.pdf | f00b2e62437d90a7910c0485df99447c |
| View Online Help | Open online help | |
| Infomation for updating from a RC485x to a BC485x | READMEFIRST_v1-4-2.TXT | a035cd0f3b8a7bc6c015c834153dc39c |
| BIOS | firmware_V1.4.2.zip | 56411b5debe7686528283904a83517e9 |
| Release Notes | README.TXT | 41c0ed5481a9f78b82023dd9a93504da |
| MD5 Checksums for all files | MD5SUM.TXT | 5490227739b388d2700ceca6c2037aca |
IE Users: When downloading, the filename may become corrupted due to a bug in IE. Please remove the bracketed numbers, e.g. [1], from the filename before proceeding. For more information on this issue, please see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 325630.
Windows drivers support the following Windows versions:
What's Here?
A zip file that contains the Windows media kit. This kit contains all relevant components and no additional downloads are necessary. This kit provides support for the BC4000 Series Controllers. Please review the online help before downloading components.
| Description | Filename | MD5SUM |
|---|---|---|
| Product Upgrade Instructions | Windows_Upgrade_Procedure.txt | 1215285a9d39579c7e919454c720c3dc |
| Help Files (included in Windows Media) | online_help_v1.4.2.zip | aeb1a4ee847f3402ab434f0d7c9caad7 |
| Windows README | WINDOWS_README_v1-4-2.TXT | 41c0ed5481a9f78b82023dd9a93504da |
| Windows Media Kit | Windows_Media_Kit_V1.4.2.zip | 1f116e58738805f8fea377d9eded4e02 |
Bundle Number: BNDL00229
Linux drivers are available for the following distributions:
| Linux Distribution | Supported Architecture | Most recent kernel supported1 |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat 9 | 32-bit Only | 2.4.20-31.9 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | 32-bit Only | 2.4.21-32.EL |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | 32-bit and 64-bit (x86_64) | 2.6.9-11.EL |
| Fedora Core 1 | 32-bit Only | 2.4.22-1.2199.nptl |
| Fedora Core 2 | 32-bit Only | 2.6.10-1.771_FC2 |
| Fedora Core 3, | 32-bit and 64-bit (x86-64) | 2.6.12-1.1372_FC3 |
| Fedora Core 4, | 32-bit and 64-bit (x86-64) | 2.6.12-1.1456_FC4 |
| SuSE Professional 9.1 | 32-bit Only | 2.6.5-7.201 |
| SuSE Professional 9.2 | 32-bit Only | 2.6.8-24.18 |
| SuSE Professional 9.3 | 32-bit and 64-bit (x86-64) | 2.6.11.4-21.9 |
| SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 | 32-bit and 64-bit (x86-64) | 2.6.5-7.191 |
Any kernel version that does not have a precompiled driver delivered in these kits is unsupported. The i386 driver source files are delivered in the bcraid driver SDK (i386) to allow the customer build the drivers on those unsupported i386 kernels. The x86_64 driver source files are delivered in the bcraid driver SDK (x86_64) to allow the customer build the drivers on those unsupported x86_64 kernels.
What's Here?
Linux drivers, management application RPM, and online help RPM. These drivers do not support the RC4000 Series Controllers. Please read the readme and review the online help before downloading components.
The following component revisions are supported and should be installed as a set:
Linux Application, Documentation and SDK
| Description | Filename | MD5SUM |
|---|---|---|
| Linux README | LINUX_README_v1-4-4.TXT | 1f30cad2481ba486257d82af8930c458 |
| Online Help rpm | bcraid-onlinehelp-1.4-2005276.4.i386.rpm | 3f374ed9a8816d404a6f14753ab81e39 |
| Management Application (CLI) (i386) | bcadm-1.4-2005276.4.i386.rpm | bc48d8913a49c549d682038130f38623 |
| Management Application (CLI) (x86_64) | bcadm-1.4-2005276.4.x86_64.rpm | 56488c81c958b53a2feacfdca2622ec7 |
| bcraid driver SDK (i386) | LINUX_SDK_RC-140_v1.4.4_i386.tar | c1673a4f8015160778aff5becf0da397 |
| bcraid driver SDK (x86_64) | LINUX_SDK_RC-140_v1.4.4_x86_64.tar | ecb954932e5cb85849123f7b29895d71 |
Linux bcraid kernel drivers
1 To determine the Linux kernel version and processor type on your machine, run the command: uname -rmp