Creating a Driver Disk for Debian Linux or Ubuntu Linux
Note: You will need the Adaptec Installation DVD and a USB flash drive to complete
this task.
To create a driver disk for Debian or Ubuntu Linux:
1. Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2. Insert and mount a USB flash drive:
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver
3. Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for
your Debian or Ubuntu operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), then extract the contents of the
archive to a temporary location.
4. Copy the contents of the archive to the USB drive by typing this command:
cp /<tempdir>/* /mnt/aacraid-driver
where tempdir is the temporary location of the driver files.
5. Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and USB drive.
6. Continue with
Installing with Debian Linux
on page 52 or
Installing with Ubuntu Linux
on page 53.
Creating a Driver Disk for VMware ESX 4.1
Note: You will need the Adaptec Installation DVD and a writeable CD to complete
this task.
To create a driver disk for VMware ESX 4.1:
1. Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
2. Insert and mount a writable CD:
mount /dev/cdrom1 /mnt/cdrom1
3. Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the VMware iso image,
vmware-aacraid-400.4.2.1.xxxxx-esx4.1.iso
(where xxxxx is the build number), then burn
the iso to the CD.
Note: Use whatever tool you prefer to burn the CD, such as an interactive
(GUI-based) tool or the Linux command line.
4. Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and CD drive.
5. Continue with
Installing with VMware ESX 4.1
on page 55.
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