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Updating the 3ware Driver Under SuSE
The following steps describe how to update the 3ware driver under SuSE.
 
Note: Pre-compiled, tested, and supported drivers are no longer available for older SuSE releases using the 2.4 kernel. The source code is still available (for a limited time) if a newer driver is still needed. Check the release notes for more details regarding supported operating systems.
To update the 3ware driver under SuSE
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(In the commands below, replace <version> with applicable SuSE version, such as su10)
Replace <kernel> with applicable kernel (i.e.: 2.6.16.x)
For SuSE Uniprocessor (2.6 kernels)
cp <version>/3w-9xxx.ko /lib/modules/<kernel>/drivers/scsi
For SuSE SMP (2.6 kernels)
cp <version>/3w-9xxx.smp /lib/modules/<kernel>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
For SuSE high memory systems (2.6 kernels)
cp <version>/3w-9xxx.big /lib/modules/<kernel>/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
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Run /sbin/depmod -a
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Make sure the file /lib/modules/<kernel string>/modules.dep contains an entry for 3w-9xxx. If not, add it after the 3w-xxxx entry.
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Make sure the file /etc/sysconfig/kernel
contains the following line:
INITRD_MODULES=”3w-9xxx”
 
Note: Other modules may be listed before or after 3w-9xxx depending on the installation. You may see entries likes reiserfs, ext3 or scsi_mod. Leave these entries alone, if present, as the system may need them to boot properly.
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You should see a printout of kernels that are able to boot on this system after running lilo.
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The driver is now updated.
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rmmod 3w-9xxx
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modprobe 3w-9xxx
If the new driver fails to load properly, confirm that you used correct driver. If your kernel or SuSE version is not supported, you will need to compile your own driver. For more information, see knowledgebase article 14546 (http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546).

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