Why do we recommend installing the Linux opensource driver in addition to the Binary driver?
- Mar 30
- 1 min read
This knowledge base (KB) applies to the following NVMe RAID AICs.
Table 1: Support NVMe RAID AICs
Support NVMe RAID AICs | SSD7105 SSD7202 SSD7502 SSD7505 SSD7540 SSD7580A SSD7580B SSD7580C SSD7749E SSD7749M SSD7749M2 SSD6780A RS6542AW RocketAIC 7105HWSeries RocketAIC 7502HWSeries RocketAIC 7505HWSeries RocketAIC 7540HWSeries RocketAIC 7749EWSeries RocketAIC 7749MW Series RocketAIC 7749M2W Series RA6542AWW-S491T5-12 |
The binary driver only supports certain kernel versions. If you upgrade the system kernel without installing the opensource driver, the upgraded kernel cannot be accessed.
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