Avago Technologies 3ware 9650SE-12ML (Channel) - Manual (Page 210)

Maintaining Your Controller
198 3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1
5 Run /sbin/depmod -a
6 Make sure the file /lib/modules/<kernel string>/modules.dep
contains an entry for 3w-9xxx. If not, add it after the 3w-xxxx entry.
7 Complete the upgrade by upgrading the initial ramdisk. (Skip to step 10 if
you prefer to use insmod 3w-9xxx.
k o, instead.)
Make sure the file / etc/sysconfig/kernel
contains the following line:
INITRD_MODULES=”3w-9xxx”
8 Run mkinitrd.
9 If you are using lilo, use 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.
10 Reboot, if booted from the 3ware controller. Otherwise, continue with
step 11.
The driver is now updated.
11 Stop the current driver module, if loaded:
rmmod 3w-9xxx
12 Load the new driver module:
modprobe 3w-9xxx
If the new driver fails to load properly, confirm that you used correct driver. If
your kernel or SuSE version is not supported, you will need to compile your
own driver. For more information, see knowledgebase article 14546 (
http://
www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546 ).
Note: Other modules may be listed before or after 3w-9xxx
depending on the installation. You may see entries likes reiserfs, ext3
or scsi_mod. Leave these entries alone, if present, as the system may
need them to boot properly.