User`s guide

5 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation

Installing the Driver

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4. Configure the kernel to load the QLogic driver by typing:

# cd /usr/src/linux

# make menuconfig

Make sure built-in support is selected for the following options by doing the

following:

a. From the Main Menu, select SCSI Support and press ENTER.

b. From the SCSI Support menu, select SCSI Disk Support.

c. From the SCSI Disk Support menu, select SCSI Generic Support.

d. Select SCSI low-level drivers, then press ENTER.

e. Select QLogic QLA 4010 iSCSI support.

f. Select Exit to return to the SCSI Support menu.

g. Select Exit to return to the Main Menu.

h. Select Exit to exit the Main Menu.

The system prompts:

"Do you wish to save your new kernel configuration?".

Select Yes. The system saves a new config file called .config in the current

directory.

5. Build the kernel by typing:

# make dep bzImage modules modules_install

6. Configure the boot loader to load the new kernel by typing:

# cd /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot

# cp bzImage /boot/newKernel

For LILO, perform the following steps:

a. Add a section for newKernel in the /etc/lilo.conf file. For example:

image=/boot/newKernel

label=newKernel

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root=/dev/sda

b. To load newKernel by default, update the default= line at the top of the

/etc/lilo.conf file as follows:

default=newKernel

c. Load the new boot configuration by typing:

# lilo