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Driver Installation Under FreeBSD
90 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
b Mount the floppy.
mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy
c Copy the driver file to the appropriate directory.
For FreeBSD 4.x, copy the files to:
cp /floppy/twa.ko /modules/twa.ko
For FreeBSD 5.x, copy the files to:
cp /floppy/twa.ko /boot/kernel/twa.ko
d Add line 'twa_load="YES"' to the file
/boot/loader.conf
5 Eject the floppy disk and reboot.
The 3ware driver, twa.ko, should be automatically loaded at
reboot time.
To make the driver part of the kernel
1 Boot with the FreeBSD CD-ROM or diskette.
2 In the sysinstall menu, select Configure > Load KLD module.
Note: Immediately after the OS starts booting from the CD,
insert an MS-DOS floppy with the 3ware driver,
twa.ko, into
the floppy drive. If you do not insert it immediately, the
sysinstall may fail to recognize the floppy drive.
3 Load the driver from the floppy drive.
4 Remove the floppy disk and the CD.
5 Go through OS installation. Make sure you install the kernel
sources during this step.
6 On reboot, escape to the loader menu.
Note: Immediately after the OS starts booting, insert an MS-
DOS floppy with the 3ware driver,
twa.ko, into the floppy