Updating the Firmware and Driver
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For 2.4 Kernels
, add the following line to
/etc/modules.conf:
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.o
For 2.6 Kernels
, add the following line to
/etc/modprobe.conf
.
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko
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Complete the upgrade by upgrading the initial ramdisk.
Change the directory to the boot directory:
cd /boot
Run mkinitrd by entering the following:
(In the commands below, replace <kernel> with the applicable kernel, for
example 2.4.20-8)
For Red Hat or Fedora Core Uniprocessor
mkinitrd –v –f initrd-
<kernel>
.img
<kernel>
For Red Hat SMP
mkinitrd –v –f initrd-
<kernel>
smp.img
<kernel>
smp
For Red Hat Bigmem
mkinitrd –v –f initrd-
<kernel>
bigmem.img
<kernel>
bigmem
For Red Hat Hugemem
mkinitrd –v –f initrd-
<kernel>
hugmem.img
<kernel>
hugmem
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If you are using lilo, run lilo to update to the boot loader.
You should see a printout of kernels that are able to boot on this system
after running lilo.
Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE
The following steps describe how to update the 3ware driver under SuSE.
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.
Backup your original driver before updating in case you need to revert back to it.
However, you will not be able to revert back to the original driver if you are booted
from that unit.
