Promise Technology EX8650A, EX4650 Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4.4, Type cd umount /mnt/floppy

Chapter 3: Installing Drivers

Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4.4, 4.5

New OS Installation

1.Start the RedHat Linux Installation by booting from the install CD.

2.At the “Welcome to Red Hat Linux...” installation screen, a prompt labeled boot: will appear at the bottom of the screen. Type linux dd and press Enter.

3.When the Installer asks, “Do you have a driver disk?” click Yes.

4.At the “Insert your driver disk and press OK to continue,” insert the driver diskette into the floppy drive and click OK.

At the Devices dialog box, insert the SuperTrak driver diskette in the floppy drive and click OK.

5.When the Devices dialog box appears, choose Add Device.

6.When the Installer asks, “What kind of device would you like to add?” choose SCSI.

7.Scroll down to the Promise SuperTrak EX [4650, 8650] (tm) Controller and click OK.

8.When the Installer displays Promise SuperTrak EX [4650, 8650] (tm) Controller has been found, click Done.

9.Continue with the installation normally.

Note: Check the readme file, included with the downloaded driver files, for instructions on installing the RAID Console.

Existing System

1.Insert SuperTrak driver diskette into the floppy drive.

2.Log in as root.

3.Type mount -r /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy.

4.Type cd /mnt/floppy

5.Type sh ./install.

6.When the Installer asks, “You are installing a driver on an existing OS. Is it true (y/n)?” press Y, then press Enter.

7.Type cd; umount /mnt/floppy.

8.Remove the SuperTrak Driver Diskette.

9.Type reboot to restart the system.

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