Arun Khan
2013-Dec-02 14:36 UTC
[CentOS] Where to put the kernel driver for a Fibre Channel HBA card.
CentOS 6.4 (amd64) stock kernel. HBA FC Accusys ACS 63200NT I built the driver from source, insmod activates the device and I can see the 24 TB storage volume via 'parted --list' I have created a XFS files system and mounted it under /srv/ Where do I need to install the driver in /lib/modules/ ... directory tree so that it is loaded automatically when the system boots? TIA, -- Arun Khan Sent from my non-iphone/non-android device
Ned Slider
2013-Dec-02 17:39 UTC
[CentOS] Where to put the kernel driver for a Fibre Channel HBA card.
On 02/12/13 14:36, Arun Khan wrote:> CentOS 6.4 (amd64) stock kernel. > HBA FC Accusys ACS 63200NT > > I built the driver from source, insmod activates the device and I can > see the 24 TB storage volume via 'parted --list' I have created a XFS > files system and mounted it under /srv/ > > Where do I need to install the driver in /lib/modules/ ... directory > tree so that it is loaded automatically when the system boots? > > TIA, >If your module is replacing a driver already in the kernel tree then it should go in /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates/ If it's a new driver not present in the kernel then it should go in /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/extra/ and then run 'depmod -a' BTW, you should use modprobe and modprobe -r to load and unload modules rather than insmod as modprobe understands module dependencies whereas insmod doesn't.