Installation guide

Uninstallation methods for the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver
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Installing and Configuring the Linux Host with the QLogic Driver
Method 2: Uninstalling the QLogic v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver via the QLogic
installation script
This section provides guidance for uninstalling the QLogic
v7.xx.xx/v8.xx.xx driver via the QLogic installation script. The driver
may be removed from the system with the '
u' switch for the
qlinstall script.
The following are example steps to uninstall the QLogic driver. Also
refer to the README file in the driver package
1. Change to the directory where the installation script is located.
[root@l82bi116 /]# cd /qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-install
2. Uninstall the QLogic driver with the following command:
[root@l82bi116 qlafc-linux-8.xx.xx-install]#
./qlinstall -u
An example of the console output reported by the driver removal
is as follows:
3. Verify that the
/etc/modprobe.conf file contains the information
necessary for the server to boot and that a new ramdisk has been
created. If the ramdisk has not been created as in the example
above, create one.
cd /boot
mkinitrd -v initrd-$1.img $1
where $1 is the currently running v2.6.x kernel version.
Example:
cd /boot
mkinitrd -v initrd-2.6.9-11.ELsmp.img 2.6.9-11.ELsmp
4. Reboot the host.