AMCC 9000 User Manual
Driver Installation Under Linux
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3ware 9000 Series Serial ATA RAID Controller Installation Guide
1
Boot with the Red Hat CD or diskette:
a
Insert either the Red Hat CD-ROM disk or a Red Hat boot
diskette into your computer.
diskette into your computer.
b
Start or reboot your computer.
c
When the Welcome to Red Hat display appears, type
expert
at the boot prompt.
boot: expert
A number of files will load and then a message will prompt you
to insert your driver disk.
to insert your driver disk.
2
Install the driver:
Insert the driver diskette containing the 3ware driver for Red
Hat and press Enter.
Hat and press Enter.
The system automatically reports:
Loading 3w-9xxx driver
3
When prompted, select the proper language and keyboard types
for your locality.
for your locality.
4
If asked for what type of media, select Local CD-ROM since
you are installing from the Red Hat CD-ROM.
you are installing from the Red Hat CD-ROM.
Installing the 3ware Driver on a Red Hat
Linux System that Boots From a Different Device
The steps for installing the 3ware driver vary slightly, depending on
your specific installation requirements. Select the appropriate set of
steps below, based on whether:
your specific installation requirements. Select the appropriate set of
steps below, based on whether:
You want to update the RAM disk
You prefer to load the driver manually or from a script, instead
of updating the RAM disk
of updating the RAM disk