Adaptec 58300 User Manual

Chapter 8: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System

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4

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the driver installation.

5

Remove the driver disk and restart your computer.

6

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Installing on Red Hat or SuSE Linux

To install the module on Red Hat or SuSE Linux:

1

Insert and mount the RAID 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

Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new disk drives.

4

Continue with 

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Installing on NetWare

Note: 

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 computer.

2

From the NetWare server console prompt, type 

load hdetect

, then press Enter.

3

From the Device types menu, select Continue, then press Enter.

4

From the Device type option, select Modify, then press Enter.

5

Select Storage Adapters, then press Enter.

6

From the Additional Driver Options menu, select Modify, then press Enter.

7

From the Driver Name menu, press the Insert key. 

8

Insert the driver disk, press the Insert key, then press F3. 

9

From the A:\

 

prompt, press Enter. 

The driver installs.

10

From the Additional Driver Option menu, select Return to driver summary, then press 
Enter.

11

From the Driver type menu, select Load on Additional Driver Options. 

12

After the driver loads, select Continue.

13

Continue with 

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