Driver Installation Under Linux
76 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
For Redhat workstation on AMD Athlon 32-bit, type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/
ws3_u3/x86_athlon/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/
<put kernel string here>/update 3w-9xxx.o
If prompted to overwrite, type y.
For Redhat workstation on AMD Opteron and EM64T, type:
cp /mnt/cdrom/packages/drivers/linux/redhat/
ws3_u3/x86_64/3w-9xxx.* /lib/modules/
<put kernel string here>/update 3w-9xxx.ko
If prompted to overwrite, type y.
Note: Use the appropriate module name and kernel string, as
described under “About Variables In the Driver Installation
Instructions” on page 71.
5 Add the following line to
/etc/modules.conf:
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx
6 Update the modules.dep file, by issuing the following
command:
Run /sbin/depmod -a
7 Load the driver manually.
Type: modprobe 3w-9xxx
You can also incorporate the insmod command into a startup
script.