3Ware 9550SX-4LP User Manual page 51

To create a Red Hat Linux driver install diskette
1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system.
2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware
Disks button.
3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for
the driver disk you want to create.
A confirmation window opens.
4 Insert a blank diskette into a drive and click the Yes button to begin
creating the driver floppy diskette.
To get the kernel driver module
If you only need the kernel driver module, you can get it in one of two ways:
• Browse the 3ware CD to
appropriate kernel driver modules for your distribution release.
Or
• Follow the steps above to create a driver install diskette from the menu.
Extract the kernel driver module from the modules.cgz file, using this
command:
zcat modules.cgz|cpio -idvm
Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while
Installing Red Hat Linux on a New Unit
www.3ware.com
Note: If you need to create a Linux driver diskette for a Linux
distribution other that what is available on the menu, see 3ware
knowledgebase article 11843
article.aspx?id=11843
/packages/drivers/linux
Note: If Red Hat Linux is already installed and bootable on another
drive, turn to "Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red
Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device" on page 42.
We have tested some older systems where an IDE drive
Note:
connected to the motherboard interfered with using a drive or unit
managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device.
Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate
this problem. After Linux is installed, the drive can be reconnected.
Driver Installation Under Linux
http://www.3ware.com/kb/
and copy the
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