Driver Installation Under Linux
84 3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
5 Copy the config file for the kernel you want to build module for
from the appropriate /usr/src/linux/arch directory (listed below)
to /usr/src/linux/.config.
6 Make oldconfig
7 Untar the driver source with this command:
tar zxfv 3w-9xxx.tgz
The driver source will be output to a directory called “driver”.
8 Change directory to driver.
cd driver
9 To build UP module boot to desired UP kernel, type:
make -f Makefile.oth
The created file is 3w-9xxx.o
10 To build SMP module boot to desired SMP kernel, type:
make smp -f Makefile.oth
The created file is 3w-9xxx.smp
11 Copy the module 3w-9xxx.o to the scsi directory.
/lib/modules/<kernel string>/kernel/drivers/scsi/
3w-9xxx.o
12 Edit /etc/modprobe.conf and add
alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx
13 Load the module
modprobe 3w-9xxx
kernel directory
x86 UP /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.default
x86 SMP /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.smp4g
x86 ATHLON /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/defconfig.athlon