Installing the Linux Driver
For the GRand Unified Bootloader (GRUB), perform these steps:
a.Add the following line to one of the kernel entry sections in the /etc/grub.conf file to use the ramdisk image:
initrd /boot/<ramdisk file name>
b.Reboot the system. Select the kernel with the new ramdisk image.
Loading and Unloading the qla2300 Driver Manually
Before loading the driver manually, first build the driver from sources as described in the section Building a Uniprocessor Version of the Driver or the section Building a Multiprocessor Version of the Driver.
After manually loading the qla2300 driver, you can access the devices and unload the driver manually without rebooting the system. The driver is also unloaded each time the system is rebooted.
To load the qla2300 driver:
1.Manually install the driver binary:
a.Copy qla2300.o to /lib/modules/<kernel release version>/kernel/drivers/scsi directory.
Note: The <kernel release version> is the Linux kernel, release, and version of your system.
b. Update the dependency file.
You can either run depmod
/lib/modules/<kernel version>/kernel/drivers/scsi/qla2300.o: /lib/modules/<kernel version>/kernel/drivers/scsi/scsi_mod.o
c.Enter the following command to load the driver:
#modprobe qla2300
d.Under the directory that contains the qla2300.o file, you can also enter the following command:
#insmod qla2300.o
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