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Building an SMP Kernel 8 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation

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7. Load the boot configuration. For example:

/sbin/lilo

8. At the boot prompt, "lilo:", type the name of the kernel image listed in

the lilo.conf file. For example:

newsmp

8.5.2

Building an SMP Kernel for Red Hat Linux 6.2

Building an SMP kernel is necessary if you are creating an SMP version of the

QLogic Red Hat Linux driver for Red Hat Linux 6.2.

Perform the following steps to create and build an SMP kernel.

1. Extract the kernel-headers and kernel-sources RPM files from CD 1 of the

Red Hat Linux distribution. For example:

rpm -iv kernel-headers*.rpm

rpm -iv kernel-sources*.rpm

2. Change to the Linux source directory. For example:

cd /usr/src/linux

3. Prepare for a new kernel using the make mrproper command. For

example:

make mrproper

4. Type the following command to begin kernel configuration:

make menuconfig

5. Select SCSI Support, then press <ENTER>.

6. Select SCSI Low Level Drivers, then press <ENTER>.

7. Scroll to, then press the spacebar twice to select QLA2x00 Support (the

selection is indicated with an asterisk [*]).

8. Exit to the Main Menu.

9. Select Processor type and features, then press the spacebar.

10. Select Symmetric multiprocessor, then press the spacebar.

11. Exit the menuconfig program. Make sure to save the changes when

prompted.

12. Change to the Linux source directory. For example:

cd /usr/src/linux

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