Sun Microsystems Sun Ultra 27, Operating System Installation Manual

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To Install the Linux Drivers
Log in to the system as superuser.
Insert the Tools and Drivers DVD into the DVD drive and type:
#
cd /
mountpoint
/drivers/linux/
operating_system
Where:
mountpoint is the directory to which the DVD is mounted.
operating_system is the type of Linux OS installed on the workstation.
■ If the directory does not exist, the DVD will not automount. You need to mount the DVD and
change to the correct directory as shown in
Step 3 and Step 4 .
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If you are able to access the operating_system directory, go to Step 5 .
If the DVD does not automount, open a terminal window and mount the DVD 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
Change to the
/
mountpoint
/drivers/linux/
operating_system directory.
Where:
mountpoint is the directory to which the DVD is mounted.
operating_system is the type of Linux OS installed on the workstation.
For example:
#
cd /mnt/dvdrom/drivers/linux/red_hat
Run the installation script by typing the following command:
#
./install.sh
This script does not execute if the X server is running.
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If the script exits and you receive an error message, go to Step 6 .
■
If the script executes correctly, go to Step 7 .
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