Adaptec 2244100-R User Guide - Page 59

Graphical Install, Enter, CTRL+ALT+F2, Go Back, Insert the Debian or Ubuntu Installation CD.

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 59 where tempdir is the temporary location of the driver files. e Unmount and remove the RAID Controller Installation DVD and the USB drive. 2 Insert the Debian or Ubuntu Installation CD. 3 Restart your computer. 4 When the Welcome screen appears, select Graphical Install. Follow the prompts until you see the message "No disk drive was detected." Insert the driver disk (USB stick), select Go Back, press Enter, then type CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console. 5 Type the following commands to load the driver: For Debian 32-bit: mkdir /mnt2 mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2 cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko-PRE_MOD /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-486/kernel/drivers/scsi/ aacraid/aacraid.ko cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /etc cp -f /mnt2/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686 /etc umount /dev/sda1 For Debian 64-bit: mkdir /mnt2 mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2 cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/scsi/ aacraid/aacraid.ko cp -f /mnt2/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64 /etc umount /dev/sda1 For Ubuntu 32-bit: mkdir /mnt2 mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2 cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko-PRE_MOD /lib/modules/2.6.32-24-generic/kernel/drivers/ scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /etc cp -f /mnt2/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic-pae /etc umount /dev/sda1 For Ubuntu 64-bit: mkdir /mnt2 mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2 cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko /lib/modules/2.6.32-24-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/ aacraid/aacraid.ko cp -f /mnt2/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-server /etc umount /dev/sda1 Note: These commands assume the USB drive is assigned to /dev/sda1. 6 Press CTRL+ALT+F5 to switch back to the installation screen, select Go Back, then press Enter. 7 Follow the on-screen prompts to continue the installation. When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console. Do not reboot! Note: Adaptec drivers for Debian and Ubuntu do not support LVM partitioning! Be sure to select "Guided - use entire disk', NOT 'Guided - use entire disk and set up LVM'.

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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System
59
where
tempdir
is the temporary location of the driver files.
e
Unmount and remove the RAID Controller Installation DVD and the USB drive.
2
Insert the Debian or Ubuntu Installation CD.
3
Restart your computer.
4
When the Welcome screen appears, select
Graphical Install
. Follow the prompts until you
see the message “No disk drive was detected.” Insert the driver disk (USB stick), select
Go
Back
, press
Enter
, then type
CTRL+ALT+F2
to switch to the console.
5
Type the following commands to load the driver:
For Debian 32-bit:
mkdir /mnt2
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2
cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko-PRE_MOD /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-486/kernel/drivers/scsi/
aacraid/aacraid.ko
cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /etc
cp -f /mnt2/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-686 /etc
umount /dev/sda1
For Debian 64-bit:
mkdir /mnt2
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2
cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/scsi/
aacraid/aacraid.ko
cp -f /mnt2/initrd.img-2.6.26-2-amd64 /etc
umount /dev/sda1
For Ubuntu 32-bit:
mkdir /mnt2
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2
cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko-PRE_MOD /lib/modules/2.6.32-24-generic/kernel/drivers/
scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko
cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /etc
cp -f /mnt2/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-generic-pae /etc
umount /dev/sda1
For Ubuntu 64-bit:
mkdir /mnt2
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2
cp -f /mnt2/aacraid.ko /lib/modules/2.6.32-24-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/
aacraid/aacraid.ko
cp -f /mnt2/initrd.img-2.6.32-24-server /etc
umount /dev/sda1
Note:
These commands assume the USB drive is assigned to
/dev/sda1.
6
Press
CTRL+ALT+F5
to switch back to the installation screen, select
Go Back
, then press
Enter.
7
Follow the on-screen prompts to continue the installation. When prompted to reboot the
system, press
CTRL+ALT+F2
to switch to the console. Do not reboot!
Note:
Adaptec drivers for Debian and Ubuntu do not support LVM partitioning! Be sure to
select "Guided - use entire disk', NOT 'Guided - use entire disk and set up LVM'.