Promise Technology EX4650, EX8658, EX8654, EX8650 Linux and FreeBSD, Tar zxvf RH-306010003.tar.gz

Chapter 3: Installing Drivers

Linux and FreeBSD

For BSD, start with a diskette. For Linux, choose the medium that works for your system.

If your Linux PC does not have a floppy drive, copy the driver file to a CD or a USB stick, whichever your PC supports.

To prepare a driver diskette, CD, or USB stick for Linux:

1.Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2.Click the Driver button.

3.Click the button for your OS:

•Driver for Miracle Linux

•Driver for RedHat / Fedora

•Driver for SUSE

•Driver for FreeBSD

4.Double-click the folder for your OS version.

5.Manually copy the driver .tar.gz file from the folder to your PC’s hard drive.

6.Open a terminal window and untar the driver file. Below is an example:

tar zxvf RH-306010003.tar.gz

7.Insert a blank diskette, a writable CD, or attach a USB memory stick to your PC.

8.Copy the driver file to the diskette, CD, or USB stick. Check the driver’s ReadMe file for important information.

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