3Ware 9550SXU-16ML User Guide - Page 54

Chapter 4. Driver Installation 7 If you are using the GRUB boot loader, skip to Step 8. If you are using the LILO boot loader, run LILO to update the boot record on disk by typing the following: /sbin/lilo The output should be similar to: Added linux * 8 Reboot. The 3ware driver will be loaded from the ram disk automatically at boot time. To install the 3ware driver and load the driver manually instead of using a RAM disk 1 Log in as root and open a console window. 2 Mount the CD which contains the 3ware driver. To mount the CD, type: mount /dev/cdrom and press Enter. 3 Copy the driver. For Redhat workstation on Intel x86 and AMD x86, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ws4/x86/3w-9xxx. /lib/modules//kernel/ drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite, type y. For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and EM64T, type: cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/ ws4/x86_64/ 3w-9xxx. /lib/modules// kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko If prompted to overwrite, type y. 4 Add the following line to /etc/modules.conf: alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx 5 Update the modules.dep file, by issuing the following command: /sbin/depmod -a 6 Load the driver manually. Type: modprobe sd_mod insmod 3w-9xxx You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup script. 44 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide