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article.aspx?id=14546
. You can also contact 3ware Technical Support, or
email your driver request to [email protected].
For information about how to compile a driver from the 3ware driver source,
see the links appended to knowledgebase article 14546 (
http://
www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=14546
).
Obtaining 3ware Linux Drivers
Obtain the 3ware driver for Linux from one of these two sources:
•
3ware software CD-ROM
. Compiled and tested drivers for Red Hat and
SuSE Linux are included on this CD.
•
3ware web site.
You can download the latest compiled and tested driver
for supported Linux distributions from the 3ware web site at
http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp
. Included in these downloads is
the Linux driver source, which you can use to compile the latest driver for
RedHat, SuSE, and other similar distributions, running similar kernel
strings.
Be Sure to Use the Correct Drivers
The Linux 3w-9xxx drivers included on the 3ware CD are for 3ware 9650SE,
9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S series controllers. 3ware 7/8000 series
controllers use a Linux driver labeled 3w-xxxx. The drivers for the 9000
series controllers and the 7/8000 series controllers are not interchangeable,
but can be used together when both controller types are installed in the same
system. The examples in this chapter refer only to the 9000 series driver
(9650SE, 9590SE, 9550SX, and 9500S). For information about using the 7/
8000 driver and controller, refer to the user guide or installation procedure for
the 7/8000-series controller.
Warning:
Be sure to use the correct driver for your processor. It is possible to load
the wrong driver onto a system, however when you boot such systems, they will not
work.
For Red Hat and SuSE, AMCC offers the following drivers:
•
x86 32-bit for Intel x86 and AMD Athlon
•
AMD x86 64-bit, used for both AMD Opteron and Intel 64-bit Xeon (EM64T)
