Loading The Driver; Loading The Driver Manually - HP StorageWorks A7298A Manual

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Installing the SCSI Miniport Driver

5. Enter the following command to verify the kernel type (SMP or non-SMP):

# uname -r

6. Only for non-SMP kernel module (i386 platform only), edit the Makefile and

delete the following text:

-D__SMP__=1 \

The edited text should now display as follows:

# For 32-bit environment

# If this is not a SMP environment remove the -D__SMP__=1 from CFLAGSCFLAGS =

-D__KERNEL__=1 \

$[MODINC] $[INCLUDEDIR]

7. For SuSE Linux, enter the following ifconfig command (all on one line):

# cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h /lib/modules/'uname-r'/build/include/linux/version.h

8. Enter the following command to build the drivers:

# make build

This will create the driver files similar to the following:

-rw-r--r--

9. Enter the following command to install both drivers under

/lib/modules/kernel_version:

# make install

Loading the Driver

There are two ways to load the driver: manually or through the RAM disk image.

1. Enter the following commands:

# insmod lpfcdd

# insmod lpfndd

lpfcdd - main driver, SCSI functionality, FCP support, diagnostic support

lpfndd - IP support (this driver is dependent on lpfcdd being loaded first)

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