User`s guide

12 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation

Installing the Driver

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After building a UP version of the driver, you must load the driver by one of the

following methods:

n Manually (see section 12.3.2.3)

n Through a RAMDISK image, which you must build (see section 12.3.2.4)

12.3.2.2

Building a Symmetric Multiprocessor (SMP) Version of the Driver

Perform the following steps to build an SMP version of the qla2300 driver:

1. Extract the kernel-header and kernel-source RPM files from the first Red Hat

CD-ROM.

# cd /mnt/cdrom/RedHat/RPMS

# rpm -iv kernel-headers*.rpm

# rpm -iv kernel-source*.rpm

2. Prepare source headers for an SMP module build by changing to the Linux

source directory. Type the following:

# cd /usr/src/linux-2.4

3. Type the following command to access the Main Menu.

# make menuconfig

a. From the Main Menu, select Processor type and features and press

ENTER.

b. From the Processor Type and Features menu, select Symmetric

multiprocessor and press the SPACEBAR.

c. Select Exit to exit the Processor Type and Features menu.

d. Select SCSI Support and press ENTER.

e. Select SCSI Generic Support and press the SPACEBAR twice.

f. Select Exit to exit the SCSI Support menu.

g. 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 .config in the current

directory.

4. Under the kernel source directory, type the following:

# make dep