HighPoint RocketRAID 2210 User Manual
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Linux Driver Support
RocketRAID 2210.
To install SUSE onto hard disks or RAID arrays attached to RocketRAID 2210
controller, follow the steps outlined below:
Step 1 Prepare the Driver Diskette
The driver is contained in a floppy diskette image file (susedd.img).
On a DOS or Windows system, a driver diskette can be generated using
rawrite.exe.
This utility is included on the
SUSE
Linux CD (under /dosutils). Run rawrite
using a
command prompt window, and follow the directions it provides.
Alternately, use the
rawrite for windows utility (rawritewin.exe) – this version is graphical (double click to
run).
On a Linux system, use the “dd” command to generate a boot diskette. Insert a
floppy disk into the floppy drive and type the following command:
# dd if=rr2210-suse-10.1.img of=/dev/fd0
Step 2 Install SUSE Linux
1.
Start the install procedure by booting from the SUSE installation CD.
2.
After the CD boots, select the “Installation” option and press F5 to load the
driver.
3.
Insert the Driver Diskette when it displays “Please insert the Driver Update
floppy”.
4.
When the “Diver Update Menu” is displayed, press “OK” and “back” for
back to installer.
5.
Next. Select “back” to return to the installer.
6.
Installation will now proceed normally. Refer to the SUSE Linux documents
for additional OS installation procedures.
Additional Installation Notes:
The system device mapping order is the same as the order shown in RocketRAID
2210 BIOS Setting Utility. If no other SCSI adapters are installed, the device marked
as “BOOT” or “HDD0” will be identified as /dev/sda, “HDD1” as /dev/sdb, “HDD2”
as /dev/sdc, etc. When creating mount points, /boot must be mounted on /dev/sda.
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