Adaptec 6805Q 2270700-R User Manual

Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System

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Type the following commands to complete the driver installation:

For Debian 32-bit:

cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-POST_MOD /target/lib/modules/2.6.26-2-686/kernel/

drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko

chroot /target

/sbin/depmod  -a  2.6.26-2-686

update-initramfs -u -v

exit

For Debian 64-bit:

cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko /target/lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/

scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko

chroot /target

/sbin/depmod  -a  2.6.26-2-amd64

update-initramfs -u -v

exit

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Press CTRL+ALT+F5 to switch back to the installation screen, then reboot. 

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Continue with 

Installing with Ubuntu Linux

Note: 

You will need your Ubuntu Installation CD and a USB flash drive to complete this task. 

You must have root privileges to install the driver image.

To install the Adaptec RAID controller driver while installing Ubuntu Linux:

1

Create the driver disk:

a

Insert and mount the Adaptec Installation DVD:

mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

b

Insert and mount a USB flash drive:

mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver

c

Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz 
archive file for your Ubuntu operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), then extract 
the contents of the archive to a temporary location. 

d

Copy the contents of the archive to the USB drive by typing this command:

cp /<tempdir>/* /mnt/aacraid-driver

where tempdir is the temporary location of the driver files.

e

Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive.

2

Insert the Ubuntu Installation CD, then restart your computer.

3

When the Welcome screen appears, select Install Ubuntu Server, then type 
CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console. 

4

Insert the USB drive, then type the following command to scan for the device: 

fdisk -l

Note: 

The following steps assume that the USB drive is assigned to 

/dev/sda1.