Chapter 4. Driver Installation
46 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
To create a driver install diskette
1 Insert the 3ware software CD into your system.
2 When the 3ware Escalade Menu appears, click Driver and Firmware
Disks.
3 In the 3ware Driver and 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 Yes button to begin
copying the driver to the 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 14546
http://www.3ware.com/KB/article.aspx?id=14546
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
update.tar.gz file, using this
command:
tar -xzf update.tar.gz
Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module while
Installing SuSE Linux with YaST2 on a New Unit
Note: If SuSE Linux is already installed on another drive, turn to
“Installing the 3ware Kernel Driver Module on a SuSE Linux
System that Boots from a Different Device” on page 47.
1 Boot directly from the SuSE installation CD #1 or DVD.
2 When installing SuSE, press the F6 key.
You will then be prompted to insert the driver install disk.
3 Insert the 3ware Linux driver installation diskette.
4 Click OK and continue with the installation.
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