3Ware 9550SX-4LP User Manual page 56

Chapter 4. Driver Installation
To create a driver install diskette
1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system.
2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware
Disks.
3 In the 3ware Driver and 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
copying the driver to the 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
command:
tar -xzf update.tar.gz
Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while
Installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit
1 Boot directly from the SuSE installation CD #1 or DVD.
2 When installing SuSE, press the F6 key.
You will then be prompted to insert the driver install disk.
3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette.
4 Click OK and continue with the installation.
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If you need to create a Linux driver diskette for a Linux
Note:
distribution other that what is available on the menu, see 3ware
knowledgebase article 14546
http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546
/packages/drivers/linux
If SuSE Linux is already installed on another drive, turn to
Note:
"Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a SuSE Linux
System that Boots from a Different Device" on page 47.
3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
and copy the
file, using this
update.tar.gz