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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 58 7 Type the following commands to complete the driver installation: mkdir /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID chroot /mnt/sysimage/ cd /tmp/AACRAID sh ./fc-post-install.sh exit 8 Press ALT+F6 to switch back to the installation screen, finish the installation, then reboot. 9 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 70. Installing with SuSE Linux To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux: 1 Insert the first SuSE Installation CD. 2 Restart your computer. 3 When the SuSE installation selection screen appears, choose the type of installation you want, then press the F6 key to indicate the use of a driver disk. (If F6 is not shown on the screen, you may have an older version of SuSE; press the Alt key instead.) 4 When prompted, insert the driver disk, then press any key to continue. 5 Follow the prompts to set up the environment you want. 6 If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. Otherwise, select Back. 7 Complete the Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating system. 8 Continue with Managing Your Storage Space on page 70. Installing with Debian Linux or Ubuntu Linux Note: You will need your Debian or Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB stick to complete this task. You must have root privileges to install the driver image. To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Debian or Ubuntu Linux: 1 Create the driver disk: a Insert and mount the RAID Controller Installation DVD: mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom b Insert and mount a USB stick: mount /dev/sda /mnt/aacraid-driver c Change to the Linux driver directory on the Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive file for your operating system (Debian/Ubuntu, 32-bit or 64-bit), then extract the contents to a temporary location. d Copy the driver files to the USB stick by typing this command: cp //* /mnt/aacraid-driver

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System
●
58
7
Type the following commands to complete the driver installation:
mkdir /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID
cp -r /AACRAID/* /mnt/sysimage/tmp/AACRAID
chroot /mnt/sysimage/
cd /tmp/AACRAID
sh ./fc-post-install.sh
exit
8
Press
ALT+F6
to switch back to the installation screen, finish the installation, then reboot.
9
Continue with
Managing Your Storage Space
on page 70
.
Installing with SuSE Linux
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing SuSE Linux:
1
Insert the first SuSE Installation CD.
2
Restart your computer.
3
When the SuSE installation selection screen appears, choose the type of installation you
want, then press the
F6
key to indicate the use of a driver disk. (If F6 is not shown on the
screen, you may have an older version of SuSE; press the
Alt
key instead.)
4
When prompted, insert the driver disk, then press any key to continue.
5
Follow the prompts to set up the environment you want.
6
If you are installing other third-party devices, install them now. Otherwise, select
Back
.
7
Complete the Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating
system.
8
Continue with
Managing Your Storage Space
on page 70
.
Installing with Debian Linux or Ubuntu Linux
Note:
You will need your Debian or Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB stick to complete this
task. You must have root privileges to install the driver image.
To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Debian or Ubuntu Linux:
1
Create the driver disk:
a
Insert and mount the RAID Controller Installation DVD:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
b
Insert and mount a USB stick:
mount /dev/sda /mnt/aacraid-driver
c
Change to the Linux driver directory on the Installation DVD, locate the .tgz archive
file for your operating system (Debian/Ubuntu, 32-bit or 64-bit), then extract the
contents to a temporary location.
d
Copy the driver files to the USB stick by typing this command:
cp /<
tempdir
>/* /mnt/aacraid-driver