Chapter 4. Driver Installation
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If you are using the GRUB boot loader, skip to Step 8.
If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record
on disk by typing the following:
/sbin/lilo
The output should be similar to:
Added linux *
8
Reboot.
The 3ware kernel driver module will be loaded from the ram disk
automatically at boot time.
To install the 3ware kernel driver module and load the module
manually instead of using a 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 workstation on Intel x86 and AMD x86,
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 x86,
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 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 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
.
4
Add the following line to
/etc/modules.conf
:
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx
5
Update the
modules.dep
file, by issuing the following command:
/sbin/depmod -a
