Driver Installation Under Linux
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To create a Red Hat Linux driver install diskette
1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system.
2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click the Driver & Firmware
Disks button.
3 In the 3ware Driver & Firmware Disk Images menu, click the button for
the driver disk you want to create.
A confirmation window opens.
4 Insert a blank diskette into a drive and click the Ye s button to begin
creating the driver floppy diskette.
Note: If you need to create a Linux driver diskette for a Linux
distribution other that what is available on the menu, see 3ware
knowledgebase article 11843 http://www.3ware.com/kb/
article.aspx?id=11843
To get the kernel driver module
If you only need the kernel driver module, you can get it in one of two ways:
• Browse the 3ware CD to
/packages/drivers/linux and copy the
appropriate kernel driver modules for your distribution release.
Or
• Follow the steps above to create a driver install diskette from the menu.
Extract the kernel driver module from the modules.cgz file, using this
command:
zcat modules.cgz|cpio -idvm
Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while
Installing Red Hat Linux on a New Unit
Note: If Red Hat Linux is already installed and bootable on another
drive, turn to “Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a Red
Hat Linux System that Boots From a Different Device” on page 42.
Note: We have tested some older systems where an IDE drive
connected to the motherboard interfered with using a drive or unit
managed by the 3ware RAID controller as a boot device.
Disconnecting the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate
this problem. After Linux is installed, the drive can be reconnected.
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