Cyclades PC400 - Manual (Page 9)

9 Chapter 3 Software Installation
CHAPTER 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
The PC400 driver diskette contains the files needed to run the Cyclades-PC400 in a Linux environment. This
driver should run without problems with all processors supported by Linux. However, Ix86-compatible
architectures are the only platforms officially supported by Cyclades.
This Installation manual assumes a minimum knowledge of the Linux operating system. Please
read the file
/usr/src/linux/README before continuing, in order to understand the basics of kernel
compilation.
System Requirements for compatibility with the PC400:
• Linux kernel 2.2.17 or later or 2.4.0 or later.
• 486 processor or better.
• PCI bus support.
These instructions assume that your kernel source tree is /usr/src/linux.
Before installing the driver, please back up any critical information in your system.
Log in to the Linux computer as root. Place the diskette in the diskette drive.
Execute the following commands, beginning from any directory:
cd /tmp
tar xvf /dev/fd0 (this command copies the tar file from the diskette to the directory /tmp )
ls (to see the name of the tar file)
tar zxvf filename.tgz (to unzip and untar the file)
ls (to see the name of the directory)
cd pc400-<version> (to go to the newly created directory)