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Linux Driver Support

Step 3 Configure System to Automatically Load the Driver

To avoid typing in “insmod hptiop_00.ko” each time the operating system is booted,

the system must be instructed to automatically load the module during bootup. To

install the module, type in the following commands (first change to the directory

where the proper hptiop_00.ko file is located):

#cp hptiop_00.ko /lib/modules/‘uname –r‘/kernel/drivers/scsi.

#depmod

Then, instruct the system to load the module when booting. Use the following

commands:

#echo “modprobe hptiop_00” > /etc/init.d/hptdriver

#chmod 755 /etc/init.d/hptdriver

#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S01hptdriver

#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc4.d/S01hptdriver

#ln –sf /etc/init.d/hptdriver /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S01hptdriver

Step 4 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup

The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array(s) during startup by

modifying the file”/etc/fstab”.

For example, add the following line to tell the system to mount /dev/sda1 to location /

mnt/raid after startup:

/dev/sda1 /mnt/raid ext3 defaults 0 0

4 - Updating the Driver

1.If the original driver is installed in the system’s initrd (Initial RAM Disk) file (when

using a system installed to RockeRAID host adapter, for example), the driver module in

the initrd file should be updated using the mkinitrd command (or extract the initrd file

and replace the driver module manually).

2.If the original driver is installed in the /lib/modules/‘uname –r‘/kernel/drivers/scsi/

directory, and loaded by the script file (Example /etc/init.d/hptdriver) during the init

process, or the configure file (Example /etc/modules.conf), please replace it with the new

driver (hptiop_00.o or hptiop_00.ko).

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