User`s guide

14 – SuSE Linux Driver Installation

Installing the Driver

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To load the driver directly from the local build directory, type the following:

# insmod qla2300.o

To load the driver using modprobe, follow these steps:

1. Type the following:

# make all OSVER=linux install

2. Type the following to load the driver:

# modprobe qla2300

14.3.4

Building a RAMDISK Image to Load the Driver Automatically

You can load the qla2xxx driver at boot time using a RAMDISK image.

Before building a RAMDISK image, you must build a UP or SMP version of the

driver, as described in section 14.3.1 or 14.3.2.

Perform the following steps to load the qla2xxx driver using a RAMDISK image:

1. Copy the files to /lib/modules/<kernel version>/kernel/drivers/scsi/ by typing:

# make install

2. Add the following line to /etc/modules.conf:

alias scsi_hostadapter0 qla2300

3. Type the following command to build the RAMDISK image that contains the

qla2300.o module:

# /sbin/mk_initrd

By default, the following RAMDISK images are created:

/boot/initrd

/boot/initrd.suse

4. Configure the boot loader with the new RAMDISK image.

For LILO, perform the following steps:

a. Add the following line to one of the kernel entry sections in the /etc/lilo.conf

file to use the RAMDISK image:

initrd=/boot/<RAMDISK file name>

b. Type the following command:

#lilo

c. Reboot the system.