Driver Installation Under Linux
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For Bigmem kernels:
3w-9xxx.big
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For Hugemem kernels:
3w-9xxx.hug
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For IA32E kernels:
3w-9xxx.i32
To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk
1
Log in as root and open a console window.
2
Mount the CD which contains the 3ware kernel driver module.
To mount the CD, type:
mount /dev/cdrom
and press Enter.
3
Copy the kernel driver module:
For Redhat WS4 Intel x86 and AMD
, type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4_u4/x86/
3w-9xxx.<ko, smp, or hug> /lib/modules/
<put kernel string here>
/
kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
For Fedora Core on Intel x86 and AMD,
type
:
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/core5/x86/
3w-9xxx.<ko, smp, or hug> /lib/modules/
<put kernel string here>
/
kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type
y
.
For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T
, type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4_u4/x86_64/
3w-9xxx.<ko or smp> /lib/modules/
<put kernel string here>
/
kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
For Fedora Core on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T
, type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/core5/x86_64/
3w-9xxx.<ko or smp> /lib/modules/
<put kernel string here>
/
kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type
y
.
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For 2.6 Kernels
, add the following line to
/etc/modprobe.conf
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx.ko
5
Update the
modules.dep
file, by issuing the following command:
/sbin/depmod -a
6
Run mkinitrd by entering the following:
/sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-<kernel string>.img
<kernel string1>
where <kernel string1> is the /lib/modules directory from which to copy
the 3w-9xxx driver. Example:
/sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-2.6.18-14.img 2.6.18-14
