3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Guide - Page 59

Driver Installation Under Linux • For a i586 kernel, the kernel string will end in 586. For example: 2.6.16-586 • For a PAE kernel (Physical Address Extension), the kernel string will end in pae. For example: 2.6.16-pae Module Naming Conventions 3w-9xxx.* 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 (3w-9xxx.*) varies, depending on the kernel; however you will always copy it to a file named 3w-9xxx.ko for 2.6 kernels. Depending on the supported release, not all modules may be required or available. The available kernel driver module files are: • For default kernels: 3w-9xxx.ko • For SMP kernels: 3w-9xxx.smp • For Bigmem kernels: 3w-9xxx.big • For i586 kernels: 3w-9xxx.586 • For PAE kernels: 3w-9xxx.pae 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 and press Enter. 3 Copy the kernel driver module: For Redhat Linux Intel x86 and AMD, type: cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat//x86/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko For Fedora Core on Intel x86 and AMD, type: cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora//x86/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite, type y. For Redhat Linux on AMD Opteron and Intel EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat// x86_64/3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/ scsi/3w-9xxx.ko www.3ware.com 47