3Ware 9550SXU-16ML User Guide - Page 60

Chapter 4. Driver Installation 8 Load the driver from the floppy. For example, if the floppy drive is disk0, type load disk0:twa.ko 9 Run boot. The system should now be able to boot. 10 After the system boots up, do the following: a Create a directory for the floppy. mkdir /floppy b Mount the floppy. mount -t msdos /dev/fd0 /floppy c Copy the driver file to the appropriate directory. For FreeBSD 5.4, copy the files to: cp /floppy/twa.ko /boot/kernel/twa.ko d Add the line twa_load="YES" to the file /boot/loader.conf 11 Eject the floppy disk and reboot. The 3ware driver, twa.ko, should be automatically loaded at reboot time. To make the driver part of the kernel 1 Boot with the FreeBSD CD-ROM or diskette. 2 In the sysinstall menu, select Configure > Load KLD module. Note: Immediately after the OS starts booting from the CD, insert an MS-DOS floppy with the 3ware driver, twa.ko, into the floppy drive. If you do not insert it immediately, the sysinstall may fail to recognize the floppy drive. 3 Load the driver from the floppy drive. 4 Remove the floppy disk and the CD. 5 Go through OS installation. Make sure you install the kernel sources during this step. 6 On reboot, escape to the loader menu. Note: Immediately after the OS starts booting, insert an MSDOS floppy with the 3ware driver, twa.ko, into the floppy drive. If you do not insert it immediately, the loader may fail to recognize the floppy drive. 50 3ware 9550SX Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide