Hi, I'm using the 2.6.32.x longterm series for our servers but we are facing a problem with the bnx2x driver module in our latest G7 HP blade servers, the module exists but it doenst ping and cant access any node in the network, i saw too that the broadcom and hp driver specs can't build on 2.6.32 kernel because they only support the 2.6.18 redhat series. The version maintained by CentOS/Redhat om 5.x release works but it is based on 2.6.18 kernel. My initial idea was pull the CentOS 6 kernel source (based on 2.6.32) and make a patch of the bnx2x driver for my kernel source, the patch applies but when i boot the kernel the version it remains the same, i saw that the /firmware directory has some bnx2x files on it, my question to you is that i couldnt find anywhere is how the .c file and the .fw correlates , or , how can i create a real backport of this driver so i can use an usable version of the driver for the longterm release? I'm starting to read Linux Device Drivers but i really don't know if this question will be answered on it, if you guys have more sources of information so i can read i'll be glad if send me some . Thanks in advance,