FILE NAME: aacraid-1.1.5.2421-7.sles9.x86_64.dd.gz
TITLE: Driver diskette for HP 6-Port SATA RAID Controller (AMD64/EM64T) for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (AMD64/EM64T)
VERSION: 1.1.5.2421-7
LANGUAGE: English
CATEGORY: Driver Diskettes
DIVISION: N/A
OPERATING SYSTEM: SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (AMD64/EM64T)
ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION ALLOWED: Yes
DESCRIPTION:
This driver diskette image provides the binary driver module pre-built
for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 to enable the HP 6-Port SATA RAID Controller.
Using this driver diskette at SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 installation time allows
the most up-to-date driver version included in the diskette to be used,
rather than the default driver version contained in the
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 installation CD.
FIXES
ENHANCEMENTS
The kernels of SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (AMD64/EM64T) supported by this driver diskette are:
2.6.5-7.244 - SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 SP 3 (AMD64/EM64T)
CREATING A DRIVER DISKETTE
There are two methods to create the Installation Diskette:
MAKING A DISKETTE UNDER MS-DOS:
1) Save the "aacraid-1.1.5.2421-7.sles9.x86_64.dd.gz" file into a temporary directory.
Use WINZIP to extract "aacraid-1.1.5.2421-7.sles9.x86_64.dd"
from this file into the same directory.
Please ensure that "aacraid-1.1.5.2421-7.sles9.x86_64.dd" is a DOS 8.3 name.
2) Use the "rawrite" utility which is included on the SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 CD in the "dosutil" directory.
3) Label a blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskette as "ProLiant SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Driver Diskette".
Next, insert the diskette in the diskette drive. Then, use the following commands
(assuming your ProLiant Disk Image is at the location c: and your CD-ROM is drive d:)
C:\> d:\dosutils\rawrite
Enter disk image source file name: aacraid-1.1.5.2421-7.sles9.x86_64.dd
Enter target diskette drive: a:
Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press --ENTER-- : Enter
MAKING A DISKETTE UNDER A LINUX-LIKE OS:
1) Save the "aacraid-1.1.5.2421-7.sles9.x86_64.dd.gz" file into a temporary directory. Use GUNZIP to extract
"aacraid-1.1.5.2421-7.sles9.x86_64.dd" from this file into the same directory
2) To make a diskette under Linux (or any other Linux-like operating system), you must have permission to write
to the device representing a 3.5-inch diskette drive (known as /dev/fd0 under Linux)
3) First, label a blank, formatted diskette appropriately (ProLiant SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Driver Diskette). Insert the diskette
into the floppy drive, but DO NOT issue the mount command:
# dd if=aacraid-1.1.5.2421-7.sles9.x86_64.dd of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
4) This command creates a diskette containing the image of the input file (if=aacraid-1.1.5.2421-7.sles9.x86_64.dd) to an
output file (of=/dev/fd0) using the diskette size of 1440k (1.44MB). To make another diskette label that diskette,
and run "dd" again, specifying the correct input file.
INSTALLATION
To install Linux using this "ProLiant SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9" Driver Diskette,
boot your Linux machine with your SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 CD1 in
your CD-ROM Drive.
A menu will be displayed, prompting for your input. Type the following
line of code to inform the operating system of the diskette:
# linux dd
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 will prompt for the Updates Diskette and the ProLiant
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Driver Diskette during the installation procedure.
NOTES
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