Installation Tips; Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation - Acer Altos R720 Installation & Configuration Manual

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Installation Tips

NOTE. There is no built-in driver Integrated SAS hardware RAID in the SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3. If you do not have the optional
internal USB floppy drive, you need an external USB floppy drive for applying
driver during the OS installation.
Since SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 cannot recognize the
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integrated SAS hardware RAID, you need to make a driver diskette from
the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 first before the installation.
Boot the system form SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack3
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bootable CD.
When you see the boot menu on the screen, select Installation, press F6
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then press Enter to continue.
Follow the instruction to load the integrated SAS hardware RAID driver
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from the driver diskette.
Follow the instruction to change the CD to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9
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CD #1.
At the Installation Settings, select the Software and click on Detailed
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selection to add kernel-source and C/C++ Compiler and Tools to install.
To add C/C++ compiler tools, please check C/C++ Compiler and Tools in
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the left window.
To add kernel-source, please select Various Linux Tools in the left window
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and check kernel-source in the right window.
After you add the kernel-source and C/C++ Compiler and Tools, please
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click on Accept and follow the instruction to complete the installation.

Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation

1. You can find the Intel 82546EB driver in EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100. Please
refer to directory of the 82546EB driver in Driver Required section and
copy the driver from the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 to HDD first.
# mount /media/dvdram
# cp –R /media/dvdram/Disk/R720/NIC/Intel/pro1000.lx/. /tmp
2. Change the directory to the driver source and install the driver
# cd /tmp/src/
# make install
# insmod e1000.ko
3. Run the YaST2 utility.
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