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Section 4
Red Hat/SuSE Linux Driver Installation
4.1
Introduction
This section provides instructions for installing QLogic drivers on the following Linux
operating systems:
■
Red Hat Linux
Advanced Server 2.1 and Enterprise Linux 3.0. Earlier or later
versions of Red Hat Linux are not currently supported.
■
SuSE Linux
enterprise server (SLES) (version 8). Earlier or later SuSE SLES
versions are not supported.
The latest version of the software drivers and documentation for Red Hat Linux are
available on the SANsurfer Fibre Channel HBA Software CD and the QLogic Web
site,
. Be sure to review the README.qla2x00 and release.txt
files for both new and changed information.
To install the Red Hat/SuSE Linux driver, first mount the source RPM package, then
build the driver from the package, as described in the following sections.
4.2
Installing and Uninstalling the Driver with the Source RPM Package
Install and build the QLogic Linux driver from the source RPM package. The only
requirement for the RPM is the kernel-source, which is usually installed when the
kernel is installed on the system.
The driver source is installed in the /usr/src/qla2x00 path when the
source RPM is installed.
If the kernel-source is missing, see the instructions in the
README.qla2x00 file.
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