Adaptec 2268300R Manual De Usuario

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System

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Installing with Red Hat Linux 5

Note: 

You will need your Red Hat 5 Installation CD to complete this task.

To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat Linux 5:

1

Insert the first Red Hat Installation CD.

2

Restart your computer.

3

When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type 

linux dd 

at the Boot: prompt.

4

When prompted, insert the driver disk, then select OK.

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 Done.

7

Complete the Linux installation, following the instructions included with your operating 
system.

8

Continue with 

Installing with Red Hat Linux 6 or Fedora Linux

Note: 

You will need your Red Hat 6 or Fedora Installation CD to complete this task. You must 

have root privileges to install the driver image.

To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Red Hat 6 or Fedora Linux:

1

Insert the Red Hat or Fedora Installation CD.

2

Restart your computer.

3

When the Welcome screen appears, press Enter, wait for the graphical installation to begin, 
then type CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the shell. Do not pass the 

linux dd 

boot prompt. 

Do not click Next!

4

Insert the driver disk.

5

Type the following commands to load the controller driver:

mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID

mount /dev/fd0 /mnt2

cp -r /mnt2/* /AACRAID

umount /mnt2

cd /AACRAID

sh ./fc-pre-install.sh

Note: 

These commands assume the floppy drive is assigned to 

/dev/fd0

. Use fdisk -l to 

list all devices. 

6

Press ALT+F6 to switch back to the installation screen, then click Next.

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!