Install on Ubuntu

A method that can be used on Ubuntu is as follows:

1. Create a .deb package from the RPM:

   $ sudo alien -c onload-dkms-<version>.noarch.rpm

   You must use the -c option otherwise the driver binary will not be built.

2. Make sure the .deb package is created:

   $ ls
   onload-dkms_<version>_all.deb    onload-dkms-<version>.noarch.rpm

3. Install the .deb package (this takes a few minutes):

   $ sudo dpkg -i onload-dkms_<version>_all.deb

   This produces a lot of output while it builds the following components:

   sfc, sfc_affinity.ko, sfc_char.ko, sfc_resource.ko, and onload.ko.

4. Load the network and Onload kernel drivers:
   • If you are using the sfc network driver (for 8000 series or X2 series adapters), just use the onload_tool command:

     $ sudo onload_tool reload

     This replaces any previously loaded sfc network driver with the sfc driver from the Onload distribution.

   • Otherwise you must reload the network driver yourself, and also the auxiliary driver. For example if you are using the xilinx_efct driver with an X3 series adapter:

     $ sudo modprobe -r xilinx_efct
     $ sudo modprobe -r auxiliary
     $ sudo modprobe auxiliary
     $ sudo modprobe xilinx_efct
     $ sudo onload_tool reload --onload-only

5. Confirm success:

   $ onload
   OpenOnload <version>
   Copyright 2019-2022 Xilinx, 2006-2019 Solarflare Communications, 2002-2005 Level 5 Networks
   Built: <date> <time> (release)
   Kernel module: <version>

   If a Kernel module version is shown, this confirms that the Onload kernel module is installed and loaded.

$ sudo alien --scripts -i onload-dkms-<version>.noarch.rpm