Installing Linux Operating System Drivers - Sun Microsystems Ultra 40 M2 Operating System Installation Manual

Installing Linux Operating System Drivers

To install the video and chipset drivers and mount the diagnostic partition when
running a Linux operating system:
1. Log in to the Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation as superuser.
2. Insert the Sun Ultra 40 M2 Workstation Tools and Drivers CD into the DVD drive
and type:
cd /mountpoint/drivers/linux/operating_system
Where /mountpoint is the directory the CD is mounted to and operating_system is the
type of Linux installed on the workstation (red_hat or suse).
If the directory does not exist, the CD did not automount. You will need to mount
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the CD and change to the correct directory, as shown in
If you were able to access the operating_system directory, go to
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3. If the CD does not automount, open a terminal window and mount the CD by
typing the following command:
# mount -o ro /dev/cdrom /mountpoint
Where/mountpoint is the appropriate mount point for the OS and optical drive type.
For example:
# mount -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/dvdrom
4. Change to the /mountpoint/drivers/linux/operating_system directory.
Where /mountpoint is the directory that the CD is mounted to and operating_system is
the type of Linux installed on the workstation (red_hat or suse).
For example:
# cd /mnt/dvdrom/drivers/linux/red_hat
5. Run the installation script by typing the following command:
#./install.sh
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