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Linux, Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat System

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Installing the Driver Linux The controller supports Red Hat and SuSE Linux versions as described in the table below. Red Hat Version Kernel Version 7.3 2.4.18-3 8.0 2.4.18-14 Version 8.0 8.1 SuSE Kernel Version 2.4.18 2.4.19 Notes I If you do not find your kernel version listed above, either of the following conditions may apply: I Your kernel contains embedded drivers I Drivers are not available and you need to create a custom driver. I SuSE Linux only-The controller is not supported as a bootable controller. In other words, you can only add the driver to an existing system. I For the most up-to-date information on Adaptec's support of Linux, visit www.adaptec.com. Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat System In this scenario, you are installing the controller in a new Red Hat 7.3 or 8.0 Linux system. To install the driver: 1 Install and configure the controller and hard drives according to the instructions in Chapter 2. 2 Turn on the computer. During startup, press Ctrl+A to start the ARC utility. Use the ARC utility to create the array. For details, see Checking Your Controller and Devices on page 2-3. 3 Insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD drive. 4 Restart the computer. 5 When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type expert at the boot prompt. 3-5

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Installing the Driver
Linux
The controller supports Red Hat and SuSE Linux versions as described
in the table below
.
Notes
■
If you do not find your kernel version listed above, either of the
following conditions may apply:
■
Your kernel contains embedded drivers
■
Drivers are not available and you need to create a custom
driver.
■
SuSE Linux only
—The controller is not supported as a bootable
controller. In other words, you can only add the driver to an
existing system.
■
For the most up-to-date information on Adaptec’s support of
Linux, visit
www.adaptec.com
.
Installing the Driver in a New Red Hat System
In this scenario, you are installing the controller in a new Red
Hat 7.3 or 8.0 Linux system. To install the driver:
1
Install and configure the controller and hard drives according to
the instructions in
Chapter 2
.
2
Turn on the computer. During startup, press
Ctrl+A
to start the
ARC utility. Use the ARC utility to create the array. For details,
see
Checking Your Controller and Devices
on page 2-3
.
3
Insert the Red Hat CD Disk 1 in the CD drive.
4
Restart the computer.
5
When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type
expert
at the
boot prompt.
Red Hat
SuSE
Version
Kernel Version
Version
Kernel Version
7.3
2.4.18-3
8.0
2.4.18
8.0
2.4.18-14
8.1
2.4.19