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2. Build a new ramdisk image that contains the qla2300.o object file. The driver
Note:
system.
3. Add the dependency for the qla2300 driver and build the ramdisk image:
4. Build the ramdisk image file:
5. Configure the boot loader with the new ramdisk image.
FCA2214/FCA2214DC PCI-X Host Bus Adapters for Linux, NetWare, and Windows Installation
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binary file qla2300.o must be copied to
/lib/modules/<kernel release version>/drivers/scsi.
kernel release version
The <
You can either run depmod -a or make sure the following line is in the
/lib/modules/<kernel release version>/modules.dep file:
/lib/modules/<kernel version>/kernel/drivers/scsi/
qla2300.o: /lib/modules/<kernel version>/kernel/
drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o
For a single-processor system, enter the following commands, replacing
x.x.xx–x.x with your Linux version number:
/sbin/mkinitrd /boot/newinitrd-image x.x.xx-x.x
For a multiprocessor system, enter the following commands, replacing
x.x.xx–x.x with your Linux version number.
/sbin/mkinitrd /boot/newinitrd-image x.x.xx-x.xsmp
For SuSE SLES, enter the following commands, replacing x.x.xx–x.x with
your Linux version number.
/sbin/mk_initrd /boot/newinitrd-image x.x.xx-x.xsmp
For the LILO install boot loader, perform these steps:
a. Modify the /etc/lilo.conf file to load the new ramdisk image by changing
the following line:
initrd=/boot/initrd file name
For example:
initrd=/boot/newinitrd-image
b. At the command prompt, enter the following command to load the new
lilo file:
# lilo
c. Reboot the system. The qla2300 driver loads automatically.
> is the Linux kernel, release, and version of your
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