AMCC 9000 manual Expert at the boot prompt. boot expert

Driver Installation Under Linux

1Boot 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.

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.

2Install the driver:

Insert the driver diskette containing the 3ware driver for Red Hat and press Enter.

The system automatically reports:

Loading 3w-9xxx driver

3When prompted, select the proper language and keyboard types for your locality.

4If asked for what type of media, select Local CD-ROMsince 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:

„You want to update the RAM disk

„You prefer to load the driver manually or from a script, instead of updating the RAM disk

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