Updating the Driver and Firmware
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Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE
The following steps describe how to update the 3ware driver under SuSE.
To update the 3ware driver under SuSE
1
Download and extract the driver, as described under “Updating the Driver
and Firmware” on page 169.
2
Backup any critical data prior to updating the 3ware driver.
3
Change the directory to the location with the extracted driver.
4
Copy the files to the appropriate directory.
(In the commands below, replace <version> with applicable SuSE
version, such as su10)
Replace <kernel> with applicable kernel (i.e.: 2.6.16.x)
For SuSE Uniprocessor (2.6 kernels)
cp
<version>
/3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/
<kernel>
/drivers/scsi
For SuSE SMP (2.6 kernels)
cp
<version>
/3w-9xxx.smp /lib/modules/
<kernel>
/kernel/
drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
For SuSE high memory systems (2.6 kernels)
cp <version>/3w-9xxx.big /lib/modules/<kernel>/kernel/
drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
5
Run
/sbin/depmod -a
6
Make sure the
file /lib/modules/<kernel string>/modules.dep
contains an entry for 3w-9xxx. If not, add it after the
3w-xxxx
entry.
7
Complete the upgrade by upgrading the initial ramdisk. (Skip to step 10 if
you prefer to use insmod 3w-9xxx.o, instead.)
Make sure the file /
etc/sysconfig/kernel
contains the following line:
INITRD_MODULES=”3w-9xxx”
Note:
Pre-compiled, tested, and supported drivers are no longer available for older
SuSE releases using the 2.4 kernel. The source code is still available (for a limited
time) if a newer driver is still needed. Check the release notes for more details
regarding supported operating systems.
Note:
Other modules may be listed before or after 3w-9xxx
depending on the installation. You may see entries likes reiserfs, ext3
or scsi_mod. Leave these entries alone, if present, as the system may
need them to boot properly.
