LSI 3ware 9750 User Manual page 327

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Module Naming Conventions
3w-sas.* refers to the specific kernel driver module you will copy in the
examples shown in steps 3 and 4. The name of the kernel driver module you
will copy ( ) varies, depending on the kernel; however you will
3w-sas.*
always copy it to a file named
supported release, not all modules may be required or available.
The available kernel driver module files are:
• For default kernels:
• For SMP kernels:
3w-sas.smp
• For Bigmem kernels:
• For i586 kernels:
3w-sas.586
• For PAE kernels:
3w-sas.pae
• For Xen kernels:
3w-sas.xen
To install the 3ware driver and update the RAM disk
1 Log in as root and open a console window.
2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware kernel driver module.
To mount the CD, type:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
3 Copy the kernel driver module:
For Redhat Linux Intel x86 and AMD, type:
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/
3w-sas.<ko or pae> /lib/modules/
drivers/scsi/3w-sas.ko
For Fedora Core on Intel x86 and AMD, type:
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/
3w-sas.<ko, 586, or pae> /lib/modules/
kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-sas.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type
For Redhat Linux on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/
x86_64/3w-sas.ko /lib/modules/
drivers/scsi/3w-sas.ko
For Fedora Core on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type:
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/
3w-sas.ko /lib/modules/
scsi/3w-sas.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type
Installing 3ware Drivers and Software under Linux
for 2.6 kernels. Depending on the
3w-sas.ko
3w-sas.ko
3w-sas.big
and press Enter.
<kernel string>
.
y
<kernel string>
<kernel string>
.
y
<version>
/x86/
/kernel/
<version>
/x86/
<kernel string>
/
<version>
/
/kernel/
<version>
/x86_64/
/kernel/drivers/
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