MSI X2-109 v1 - Manual (Page 29)

Linux Driver Installation 2-3
Version 2.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
2.2 Linux Driver Installation
This section explains how to make fresh installations of the Embedded
MegaRAID Software driver for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0 and 4.0 and
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.
2.2.1 Obtaining the Driver Image File
The Linux driver is offered in the form of a driver update disk. The
required file is dud-[driver version].img, which is the driver
update disk for the Embedded MegaRAID Software stack.
You can obtain the latest driver files from the Download Center on the
LSI web site at: http://www.lsilogic.com.
2.2.2 Preparing the Installation Disk(s) for Linux
This section describes how to prepare the Linux installation disk(s) from
the driver image files, using either the Windows or Linux operating
systems.
2.2.2.1 Preparing Installation Disks with the Windows Operating System
Under Windows, you can use the rawrite floppy image writer utility to
create disk images from image files. The image writer can be
downloaded from the Internet. Perform the following steps to build
installation diskettes.
1. Copy the driver update disk image dud-[driver version].img
and the file rawrite.exe to a directory.
2. Confirm that the files are in the selected directory.
3. If necessary, use this command to change the filename of the driver
update disk to a name with fewer than eight characters:
copy dud-[driver version].img dud.img.
4. Open the DOS Command Prompt and navigate to the directory
where rawrite.exe is located.
5. Type the following command to create the installation diskette:
rawrite