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PCI Storage Device Management System SDMS 4.0 User’s Guide 11-1
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Chapter 11
Linux Device Driver
Installation
This chapter provides device drivers information for the Linux operating
system. It provides installation instructions and includes these topics:
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Section 11.1, “Introduction,” page 11-1
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Section 11.2, “Installing Your Linux Driver,” page 11-4
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Section 11.3, “Troubleshooting,” page 11-9
11.1 Introduction
The Linux drivers are free software and are supported in source form.
These drivers are distributed in the hope that they will be useful, but
without any warranty and without even the implied warranty of
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. You can redistribute
them and/or modify them under the terms of version 2 or later of the
GNU Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. You
should have received a copy of this license with your Linux kernel source
tree (
/usr/src/linux/COPYING ). For detailed information on the GNU
Public License, contact the Free Software Foundation, Inc. at 59 Temple
Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 or contact their web site at:
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html .
The official Linux kernel currently bundles three drivers that support the
LSI Logic family of PCI SCSI chips:
53C7,8XX ; NCR53C8XX ; SYM53C8XX .
The latter two drivers are based off the same code base and are
maintained. LSI Logic recommends that you install the
SYM53C8XX driver
if your controllers are supported by it. If you are not sure, configure the
kernel to load both the SYM53C8XX and NCR53C8XX drivers (either
built into the kernel or as modules). The kernel will then select an
appropriate driver for each of your LSI53C8XX or LSI53C1XXX
controllers. The SYM53C8XX driver will install first and then the
NCR53C8XX driver will install and support all remaining LSI53C8XX or
LSI53C1XXX devices.