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.