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Red Hat
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During Red Hat
To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat
1.
Start the RedHat Linux Installation by booting from the install CD.
At the "Welcome to Red Hat Linux..." installation screen, a prompt
labeled boot: will appear at the bottom of the screen.
2.
Type linux dd acpi=off and press Enter.
3.
When the Installer asks, "Do you have a driver disk?" click Yes.
At the "Insert your driver disk and press OK to continue," insert the
4.
driver diskette into the floppy drive and click OK.
5.
Continue with the installation normally.
On first installation mode, do not choose the Virtualization option. FastTrak
does not support it.
To an existing Red Hat
To install the RAID controller driver on an existing Red Hat
1.
Insert FastTrak driver diskette into the floppy drive.
2.
Log in as root.
3.
Type mount -r /dev/fd0 /media/floppy.
4.
Type cd /media/floppy
5.
Type sh ./install.
6.
When the installer asks, "You are installing a driver on an existing
OS. Is it true (y/n)?" type Y and press Enter.
7.
Type cd; umount /media/floppy.
8.
Remove the FastTrak driver diskette.
9.
Type reboot to restart the system.
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Chapter 7: Driver installation
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