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2When prompted to INSTALL HOST BUS ADAPTER DRIVERS, insert the INI-9XXXU/ 9XXXUW DRIVER DISK 2 into drive A: press <Enter>.

3When prompted to INSTALL ANOTHER HBA DISKETTE, press <ENTER> to con- tinue.

4Follow the directions on screen until you come to a window titled: Loading Initio INI- 9XXX Host Adapter.

Select CONTINUE INSTALLATION.

Select CONTINUE INSTALLATION again.

5This completes loading the host adapter driver. Follow the on-screen directions to complete the SCO UnixWare installation. For further information regarding UnixWare installation, refer to the SCO UnixWare Installation Handbook.

Adding the Initio driver to an existing UnixWare system

1Once a UnixWare session is established and a command prompt is ready, type (recall that UnixWare is case sensitive):

cp /stand/unix /stand/unix.org , press <ENTER>

pkgadd -d diskette1 , press <ENTER>

2Select i910u ihv hba from the list of available host drivers, press <ENTER>.

3If the INI-9XXX is intended to be the bootable host adapter, the next step to updating the driver will require a revision to the I910u file. These instructions will guide you through changing the current software settings for UnixWare to establish the INI-9XXX as the host adapter for your boot device:

At the system command prompt, type

cd /etc/conf/sdevice.d

Use “vi” or another editor to modify the file I910u by adding a line

locate the line $version2

edit the file by adding the line $static immediately following $version2.

Rebuild the UnixWare kernel by completing the following steps at the command prompt :

/etc/conf/bin/idbuild -B <ENTER>

cp /etc/conf/cf.d/unix /stand/unix <ENTER>

cd / <ENTER>

shutdown -g0 ( 0 is Zero ) <ENTER>

Y <ENTER>

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INI-9090U specifications

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