Building The Fusion-Mpt Driver - Dell LSI21320-IS Guia De Inicio Rapido

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• Procedure for driver versions less than or equal to 2.05.00. For
example, type:
# patch -p0 <drivers/message/fusion/patch/linux-2.4.7-
10.txt
• Procedure for driver versions greater than 2.05.00. For example, type:
# patch -p0
</home/<user>/Tmp/drivers/message/fusion/patch/
linux-2.4.7-10.txt
NOTE: You might not find an exact patch set for your kernel. Apply the closest
patch set for your kernel version. The patch set might require manual
corrections to files for which the patch procedure produces *.rej file. You can
individually apply the required kernel patches.

Building the Fusion-MPT Driver

The following procedure illustrates how to build the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT
drivers.
Run the kernel configuration routine from the
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directory. Type:
# make xconfig
or
# make menuconfig
or
# make config
or
# make oldconfig
Select "Fusion MPT device support."
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The system displays the driver submenu:
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< > Fusion-MPT (base + ScsiHost) drivers
< > Enhanced SCSI error reporting
< > Fusion-MPT misc device (ioctl) driver
< > Fusion-MPT LAN driver
NOTE: LSI53C1030 SCSI controller based adapters do not support LAN.
/usr/src/linux
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