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LSI Logic MegaRAID Driver Release
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Release date: 10/25/04
Supported Controllers:
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MegaRAID SCSI 320-0
MegaRAID SCSI 320-1
MegaRAID SCSI 320-2
MegaRAID SCSI 320-0X
MegaRAID SCSI 320-2X
MegaRAID SCSI 320-4X
MegaRAID SCSI 320-2E
MegaRAID SATA 150-4
MegaRAID SATA 150-6
MegaRAID SATA 300-4x
MegaRAID SATA 300-8x
Component:
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Linux SCSI MegaRAID Driver, Version 2.10.9.0
Release Date: 10/25/2004
Products Supported: MegaRAID Controllers
Version Numbers:
Component Current Version Previous Version
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Linux SCSI MegaRAID Driver 2.10.9.0 2.10.8.1
Bug Fixes: 1
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1. Added support for 64-bit applications.
Enhancements:
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None
Component Features:
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Known Restrictions:
1. None
Known Bugs:
1. None
Installation Notes:
Following steps should be used to update the driver on RHEL 3 U2 on X86_64
and EM64T platforms
1. Use "linux noprobe dd" to begin driver update
2. Select "Yes" when "Do you have a driver disk?" dialog appears
3. May see another dialog box if there are more than one possible driver update media, e.g., a usb floppy. Choose appropriate media
4. Press "Ok" after inserting the update media
5. IMPORTANT. Following the above step, there would be a dialog "No driver of appropriate type was found..."
Select "Manually choose". At the next screen, scroll down the list of all available drivers and select "LSI MegaRAID Driver 2.10.8 (megaraid2)"
Now driver should install. You can verify by switching to console F4 using "ALT-F4"
6. If there are no more driver updates, choose "No" when asked "Do you want to load
any more driver disks"
7. Now there would a dialog box confirming the driver update "The following drivers have been found on your system, LSI MegaRAID Driver 2.10.8 (megaraid2)". Select done.
8. For some unknown reason the driver used for during installation fails to load with "unresolved symbol" errors when booting subsequently with the UP kernel. The SMP kernel works ok. To overcome, here is the workaround
i. Install normally, and just before hitting the exit button on the last screen of installation, switch to F2 console and do the following steps manually
ii. # mkdir /a
iii. # mount /dev/fd0 /a # or appropriate device for update media e.g., /dev/sda
iv. # cd /a
v. # ./up.sh
The last step puts the correct driver in the drivers update directory and make new initrd image. Also, if there is an entry found for older megaraid driver in
/etc/modules.conf, it is removed as well. I recommend going through the up.sh program on the update disk.
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.