User`s guide

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Section 12
Red Hat Linux Driver Installation
12.1
Introduction
This section provides instructions for installing the Red Hat Linux driver on an
already installed Red Hat Linux 7.2, 7.3, 8, 9, or Advanced Server 2.1 (kernel 2.4.x)
operating system. Earlier or later versions of Red Hat Linux are not currently
supported.
The latest version of the software drivers and documentation for Red Hat Linux are
available on the QLogic Web site, www.qlogic.com
. Be sure to review the
README.qla2x00 and release.txt files for both new and changed information.
To install the Red Hat Linux driver, build the driver from the source code. Then load
the driver either manually or through a RAMDISK image, which you must build.
Before installing the driver (either by a custom kernel or by the source code), you
must create a driver disk (see section 12.2).
12.2
Creating the Driver Floppy Disk
Perform the following steps to create a driver disk from the QLogic web site:
1. Download the qla2x00-vx.yy.zz-dist.tgz file from the QLogic Web site.
2. The File Download window prompts: Would you like to open the file or save
it to your computer? Click the Save button.
3. Insert a blank disk.
4. Download the file to the disk.
12.3
Installing the Driver
From the source code, you can build the qla2300.o driver for your uniprocessor
(UP) or symmetric multiprocessor (SMP) system, then load the driver manually or
automatically using a RAMDISK image during system boot time.
To build a UP version of the qla2xxx driver, see section 12.3.1. To build an SMP
version of the qla2xxx driver, see section 12.3.2.