3-5
Installing the Driver
Installing the Linux Module
This section contains the following procedures:
■Installing the Module When You Install Red Hat
■Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System
Notes:
■
SuSE Linux only
—The controller is not supported as a
bootable controller. In other words, you can only use
Installing the Module in an Existing Linux System
on page 3-6.
■For the most up-to-date information on Adaptec’s support
of Linux, visit www.adaptec.com.

Installing the Module When You Install Red Hat

To install the module with the operating system during a fresh install:
1Install and configure the controller and hard drives, as
described in page 2-3.
2Create the bootable array, as described on page 2-4.
3Create the driver disk, as described on page 3-2. When finished,
remove the driver disk.
4Insert the first Red Hat installation CD and restart the computer
to begin the operating system installation.
5Restart the computer.
6When the Red Hat Welcome screen appears, type
expert
at the
Boot: prompt.
7When prompted, insert the driver disk, then select OK.
8Follow the prompts to set up your preferred environment.
9If you are installing other third-party devices, proceed with the
installation of those devices. Otherwise, select Done.
10 Proceed with the Linux installation according to the Red Hat
instructions.