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* PROMISE FastTrak TX4000/376/378/S150 TX Series Linux Driver README *
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* PROMISE Linux support team <support@promise.com.tw> 2003/07/03 *
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How to make and load a Driver module (UP/SMP) for FastTrak
1.) Make sure you have linux kernel source code in /usr/src/linux,
and the gcc version is 3.x by issuing the command -
# gcc -v
2.) Set the Kernel Compiling Environment -
# cd /usr/src/linux/
# make config(or menuconfig/xconfig)
To set kernel config items as you wish as below,
Processor type and features/Processor family
Processor type and features/High Memory Support
Processor type and features/Symmetric multi-processing support
# make dep clean
3.) Go to the directory where PROMISE driver code is located and edit
Makefile.
4.) Choose the parameters in Makefile (default parameter is INDEP586)
ex: INDEP586 for most common case
DEP586 for most common case including module version
SuSE_TB for SuSE linux and Turbolinux,
MDK for Mandrake linux
5.) Issue Linux command to make a FastTrak(UP/SMP) driver: ft3xx.o
#make clean all
6.) Be sure to load scsi_mod.o before "insmod ft3xx.o".
7.) Copy this module to /lib/modules/2.4.x/kernel/drivers/scsi/
8.) Issue "cat /proc/scsi/ft3xx/x" (x is a SCSI host number) to get the
RAID array status.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.