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Red Hat Linux installation DVD or CD-ROM. (Not required if Red Hat Linux is already installed on another drive.)
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Insert the AMCC 3ware software CD into your Linux system. A GUI such as X windows is required to load the 3ware menu.
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mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt
/mnt/autorun
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When the AMCC 3ware Menu appears, click the Driver Disk Images button.
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In the AMCC 3ware Driver Disk Images menu, click the button for the driver disk you want to create.
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Insert a blank diskette into a drive and click the Yes button to begin creating the driver floppy diskette.
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Note: If you need to create a Linux driver diskette for a Linux distribution other that what is available on the menu, see 3ware knowledgebase article 14546
http://www.3ware.com/kb/article.aspx?id=14546 |
Note: If Red Hat Linux is already installed and bootable on another drive, turn to Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red Hat or Fedora Core Linux System that Boots From a Different Device.
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Note: We have tested some older systems where a drive connected to the motherboard interfered with using a drive or unit managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device. Disconnecting the drive while installing Linux will eliminate this problem. After Linux is installed, the drive can be reconnected.
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Make sure the boot order in your motherboard’s BIOS is correct; then start or reboot your computer.
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linux dd
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If asked for what type of media, select Local CD-ROM since you are installing from the Red Hat CD-ROM.
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Caution: If installing Fedora Core 8 DO NOT reboot after the installation completes. An update script is required in order for the new driver to be loaded automatically after reboot.
- When prompted for Reboot after installation completes switch over to the alternate console. Type: <Ctrl> <Alt> <F2>
mount /dev/fd0 /update (use same driver disk from step 4)
- Switch back to the graphical console <ctrl><alt><f5> and reboot the system to complete the Installation
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You prefer to load the driver manually or from a script, instead of updating the RAM disk
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For an SMP kernel (multi-processor), the kernel string will end in smp. For example: 2.6.16-smp
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For a PAE kernel (Physical Address Extension), the kernel string will end in pae. For example: 2.6.16-pae
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For default kernels: 3w-9xxx.ko
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For SMP kernels: 3w-9xxx.smp
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For Bigmem kernels: 3w-9xxx.big
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For i586 kernels: 3w-9xxx.586
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For PAE kernels: 3w-9xxx.pae
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cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/<version>/x86/
3w-9xxx.<ko or pae> /lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/<version>/x86/
3w-9xxx.<ko, 586, or pae> /lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/<version>/x86_64/3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/<version>/x86_64/
3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
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For 2.6 Kernels, add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf
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alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx
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Update the modules.dep file, by issuing the following command:
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/sbin/depmod -a
/sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd-<kernel string>.img
<kernel string>
/sbin/lilo
Added linux *
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mount /dev/cdrom /mnt and press Enter.
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/<version>/x86/3w‑9xxx.<ko or pae> /lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/<version>/x86/3w‑9xxx. <ko, 586, or pae> /lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/<version>/x86_64/
3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
cp /mnt/packages/drivers/linux/fedora/<version>/x86_64/
3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
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Add the following line to /etc/modprobe.conf:
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alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx
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Update the modules.dep file, by issuing the following command:
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/sbin/depmod -a
modprobe sd_mod
insmod /lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxxx.ko
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