4. Make sure that "Install a new system or upgrade an existing system" is highlighted, then, at the end
of the "vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img" line press
Space
, type the following command, and press
Enter
:
linux dd
5. Select Yes to indicate that you have a driver disk, then select the driver image from the USB drive
(typically,
/dev/sda1
).
6. Complete the Linux installation, following the on-screen instructions, then reboot.
7. Assuming the USB driver disk is
/dev/sda1
, type the following commands to ensure that the driver
remains installed when you update the OS:
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
cp /mnt/aacraid.conf /etc/depmod.d/aacraid.conf
8. Continue with
Managing Your Storage Space
on page 64.
Red Hat Linux 6, Cent OS 6, Fedora Linux without Dynamic Kernel Module Support
Note: You will need the Installation CD for your operating system to complete this
task. You must have root privileges to install the driver image.
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat 6, Cent OS 6, or Fedora Linux:
1. Insert your installation CD.
2. Restart your computer.
3. When the Welcome screen appears, press
Enter
at the boot prompt, type
CTRL+ALT+F2
to switch
to the shell, then continue the installation by selecting your language and keyboard.
4. Insert the USB driver disk.
5. Assuming the USB drive is assigned to
/dev/sda1
, type the following commands to load the
controller driver:
mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2
cp -r /mnt2/* /AACRAID
umount /mnt2
cd /AACRAID
sh ./fc-pre-install.sh
6. Press
ALT+F6
to switch back to the installation screen, then click Next.
7. Follow the on-screen prompts to continue the installation. When prompted to reboot the system,
press
CTRL+ALT+F2
to switch to the console. Do not reboot before completing Step
8
!
8. Type the following commands to complete the driver installation:
mkdir /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID
cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID
chroot /mnt/sysimage/
cd /tmp/AACRAID
sh ./fc-post-install.sh
exit
9. Press
ALT+F6
to switch back to the installation screen, finish the installation, then reboot.
10. Continue with
Managing Your Storage Space
on page 64.
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Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Installation and User's Guide