Driver Installation Under Suse Linux - 3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Manual

Driver Installation Under SuSE Linux

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For Fedora Core on Intel x86 and AMD x86, type:
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/
<ko, 586, or pae> /lib/modules/
scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type
For Redhat Linux on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type:
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/
3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/
3w-9xxx.ko
For Fedora Core on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type:
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/
3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/
3w-9xxx.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type
4 Add the following line to
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx
5 Update the modules.dep
/sbin/depmod -a
6 Load the kernel driver module manually. Type:
modprobe sd_mod
insmod /lib/modules/
9xxxx.ko
You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup script.
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.
Driver Installation Under Linux
<version>
<kernel string>
y .
<version>
<kernel string> /kernel/drivers/scsi/
<version>
<kernel string> /kernel/drivers/scsi/
y .
/etc/modprobe.conf :
file, by issuing the following command:
<kernel string> /kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-
/x86/3w-9xxx.
/kernel/drivers/
/x86_64/
/x86_64/
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