Adaptec 29320LPE User Guide - Page 33

Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux, Installing on NetWare, Enter, Continue, Modify, Storage Adapters

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System ● 33 Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux: 1 Insert and mount the SCSI Installation CD: Red Hat: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom SUSE: mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom 2 Install the module RPM: rpm -Uvh mount-point/xxx/yyy.rpm where mount-point is the specific mount point on the Linux system, xxx is the driver path, and yyy.rpm is the rpm file. 3 Reboot your system to ensure the driver loaded correctly. 4 Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives. Installing on NetWare Before you begin, ensure that your NetWare operating system has been upgraded to the minimum patch level specified by Novell. Refer to the Novell Web site for more information. To install the driver on NetWare: 1 Start your system. 2 At the NetWare server console prompt, type load hdetect, then press Enter if it has not be loaded automatically. 3 At the Device types menu, select Continue, then press Enter. 4 At the Device type option, select Modify, then press Enter. 5 Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter. 6 At the Additional Driver Options menu, select Modify, then press Enter. 7 At the Driver Name menu, press the Insert key. 8 Insert the driver disk, press the Insert key, then press F3. 9 At the A:\ prompt, press Enter. The driver installs. 10 At the Additional Driver Option menu, select Return to driver summary, then press Enter. 11 At the Driver type menu, select Load on Additional Driver Options. 12 After the driver loads, select Continue.

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System
33
Installing on Red Hat or SUSE Linux
To install the module on Red Hat or SUSE Linux:
1
Insert and mount the SCSI Installation CD:
Red Hat: mount
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
SUSE: mount
/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
2
Install the module RPM:
rpm -Uvh mount-point/
xxx
/
yyy
.rpm
where
mount-point
is the specific mount point on the Linux system,
xxx
is the driver path,
and
yyy.rpm
is the rpm file.
3
Reboot your system to ensure the driver loaded correctly.
4
Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives.
Installing on NetWare
Before you begin, ensure that your NetWare operating system has been upgraded to the
minimum patch level specified by Novell. Refer to the Novell Web site for more information.
To install the driver on NetWare:
1
Start your system.
2
At the NetWare server console prompt, type
load hdetect
, then press
Enter
if it has not be
loaded automatically.
3
At the Device types menu, select
Continue
, then press
Enter
.
4
At the Device type option, select
Modify
, then press
Enter
.
5
Select
Storage Adapters
, then press
Enter
.
6
At the Additional Driver Options menu, select
Modify
, then press
Enter
.
7
At the Driver Name menu, press the
Insert key
.
8
Insert the driver disk, press the
Insert key
, then press
F3
.
9
At the A:\ prompt, press
Enter
.
The driver installs.
10
At the Additional Driver Option menu, select
Return to driver summary
, then press
Enter
.
11
At the Driver type menu, select
Load
on Additional Driver Options.
12
After the driver loads, select
Continue
.