Adaptec ASR-6405E User's Guide download pdf (Page 59)

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 59

Installing with Red Hat Linux 5

Note: You will need your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to complete this task.

To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux 5:

1 Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD.

2 Restart your computer.

3 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type

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at the Boot: prompt.

4 When prompted, insert the driver disk, then select OK.

5 Follow the prompts to set up the environment you want.

6 If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. Otherwise, select Done.

7 Complete the Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating

system.

8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 72.

Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux

Note: You will need your Red Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD to complete this task. You must

have root privileges to install the driver image.

To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat 6 or Fedora Linux:

1 Insert the Red Hat or Fedora Installation CD.

2 Restart your computer.

3 When the Welcome screen appears, press Enter, wait for the graphical installation to begin,

then type CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the shell. Do not pass the

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boot prompt.

Do not click Next!

4 Type the following commands to load the controller driver:

mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID

mount /dev/fd0 /mnt2

cp -r /mnt2/* /AACRAID

umount /mnt2

cd /AACRAID

sh ./fc-pre-install.sh

Note: These commands assume the floppy drive is assigned to

/dev/fd0

Press ALT+F6 to switch back to the installation screen, then click Next.

6 Follow the on-screen prompts to continue the installation. When prompted to reboot the

system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console. Do not reboot!

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