Driver installation under suse linux, Materials required, Creating a suse linux driver diskette – Avago Technologies 3ware 9650SE-12ML (Channel) User Manual
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Driver Installation Under Linux
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For Fedora Core on Intel x86 and AMD x86, type:
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/
<version>
/x86/3w-9xxx.
<ko, 586, or pae> /lib/modules/
<kernel string>
/kernel/drivers/
scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type
y
.
For Redhat Linux on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type:
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/
<version>
/x86_64/
3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/
<kernel string>
/kernel/drivers/scsi/
3w-9xxx.ko
For Fedora Core on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type:
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/
<version>
/x86_64/
3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/
<kernel string>
/kernel/drivers/scsi/
3w-9xxx.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type
y
.
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Add the following line to
/etc/modprobe.conf
:
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx
5
Update the
modules.dep
file, by issuing the following command:
/sbin/depmod -a
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Load the kernel driver module manually. Type:
modprobe sd_mod
insmod /lib/modules/
<kernel string>
/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-
9xxxx.ko
You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup script.
Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux
Materials required
•
3ware software CD-ROM
•
Floppy diskette, if you need to make a driver install diskette.
•
SuSE Linux Installation CD-ROM/DVD (Not required if SuSE Linux is
already installed on another drive.)
Creating a SuSE Linux Driver Diskette
If you are installing SuSE Linux on a new drive or unit managed by the 3ware
RAID controller, you will need to install the 3ware RAID controller driver at
the same time as the operating system.