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Section 8

Red Hat Linux Driver Installation

(qla2x00.o/qla2x00smp.o)

8.1

Introduction

This section provides instructions for installing the QLogic Red Hat Linux driver

under the following system conditions:

❑ Installation of the Red Hat Linux driver in a previously installed Red Hat

Linux 6.0 or 6.1 kernel (version 2.2.X)

❑ Installation of the Red Hat Linux driver in a previously installed Red Hat

Linux 6.2 kernel (versions 2.2.14-5.0 and 2.2.14-6.1)

The installation of host adapter boards and devices is covered in detail in the Red

Hat documentation. See the Making an Initrd Image installation guide for more

information.

8.2

Linux Driver Files

The latest version of the software drivers and documentation for Red Hat Linux

are available on the QLogic web site. Be sure to review the README.qla2x00 and

RELEASE.TXT files for both new and changed information.

8.3

Extracting and Loading the Red Hat Linux Driver

If the Red Hat Linux 6.0 or 6.1 kernel (version 2.2.X) is installed on your system,

perform the installation procedure in section 8.3.1. If the Red Hat Linux 6.2 kernel

(versions 2.2.14-5.0 and 2.2.14-6.1) is installed on your system, perform the

installation procedure in section 8.3.2.

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