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Avago Technologies 3ware 9650SE-12ML (Channel) User Manual

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Driver Installation Under Linux

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Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a SuSE
Linux System that Boots from a Different Device

1

Log in as root.

2

Edit

/etc/sysconfig/kernel

and make sure the file contains the

following line:

INITRD_MODULES="reiserfs 3w-9xxx"

3

If you are using SuSE 9.1 or earlier, after the existing 3w-xxx entry, add

3w-9xxx

to the file

/lib/modules/

/modules.dep

4

Mount the CD-ROM and copy and install the appropriate kernel driver
module for your system.

mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt

Copy the kernel driver module:

For openSuSE and SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 32-bit (x86), type:

cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/suse/

/x86/

3w-9xxx.
/lib/modules//kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko

Note:

Other modules may be listed before or after

3w-9xxx

,

depending on the installation. You may see entries like

reiserfs

,

ext3

or

scsi_mod

.

If present, leave them (ensuring there is a space

between each module name), since the system needs them to boot
properly.

Note about variables:

In the instruction below, replace

string> with the kernel version you are using (i.e. 2.6, etc.).

In addition, replace 3w-9xxx.* with the appropriate module file for your
kernel. The available module files are:

For UP kernels

:

3w-9xxx.ko

For SMP kernels

:

3w-9xxx.smp

For BigSMP (high memory) kernels:

3w-9xxx.big

Note:

The AMD 64-bit driver is also used for 64-bit Intel Xeon.