Chapter 3, Software installation for i-class cards, 1 overview – Tech Source Raptor Drivers for Linux User Manual

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Chapter 3

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR

I-CLASS CARDS

3.1 Overview


This installation chapter describes how to install and configure
the drivers for I-Class Raptor cards. The I-Class Raptor cards
that are currently supported with this software are the Raptor
2000 and Raptor 2500. Installation of T-Class Raptor cards is
covered in Chapter 4.

3.2 Requirements


The following are prerequisites for installing the Raptor Drivers
for Linux Software:

• At least 2MB of disk space available in

/

(root directory)

and

/usr

for drivers.

• A Raptor card is presently installed in the workstation/server

(See Chapter 2 for instructions on installing a Raptor
graphics card).

• Linux kernel v2.2.x or v2.4.x installed
• XFree86 (v4.0 or later) installed and configured for the

current console graphics card

• RPM (v3.0 or later) packaging tools for installing the

package


The device driver and the DDX module for Linux and XFree86
are loadable. No kernel changes or X server rebuilds are
required.

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