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7
Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.
8
If you intend to install other third-party devices, proceed with
the installation of those devices. Otherwise, select
Done
.
9
Continue with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat
documentation.
Installing the SuSE Driver in a New Linux System
To install the driver in a new SuSE operating system:
1
Install and configure the controller and disk drives as described in
Installing the Controller and Drives
.
2
Create a driver disk as shown on
. When finished,
remove the driver disk.
3
If creating an array, see
installing a simple volume, skip to
.
4
Insert the SuSE CD Disk 1 in the CD drive then restart the
computer.
5
When the SuSE Installation menu appears, do the following:
–
For UL 1.0:
press the
Alt
key to have it prompt for a driver
disk, then select installation option from the Menu, then
press
Enter
.
–
For SLES 9, SuSE 9.x:
press the
F6
key, select installation
option from the Menu, then press
Enter
.
6
When prompted, insert the driver disk you created in, then
press any key to continue.
7
Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.
8
Continue with the Linux installation according to the SuSE
documentation.
Installing or Updating the Driver in an
Existing Linux System
To install the driver in an existing Red Hat or SuSE Linux System:
1
Insert the driver CD into the CD device and wait for the system to
automount the cd, or manually mount it from a shell by typing:
for Red Hat
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
for SuSE
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
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