MSI X2-109 v1 - Manual (Page 31)

Linux Driver Installation 2-5
Version 2.0 Copyright © 2006 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved.
2.2.3 Installing the Red Hat Linux Driver on a New System
This section describes the fresh installation of the Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 3.0 or 4.0 device driver on systems with the Embedded MegaRAID
Software stack. After you prepare the installation disks with the driver
image, perform the following steps to install the driver on a new system.
1. Boot to CD-ROM (Disk 1).
The Red Hat introductory screen appears.
2. Type the following at the boot prompt:
linux dd
3. Press Enter.
The prompt asks whether you have a driver disk.
4. Use the arrow key to select Yes, then press Enter.
5. Select fd0 to indicate you have a floppy diskette with the driver on it.
6. Insert the floppy diskette in the A:/ drive and press Enter.
The installer locates and loads the driver for your device. The
following message appears:
Loading megasr driver...
The prompt at the next screen asks whether you have another driver.
7. Follow the Red Hat Linux installation procedure to complete the
installation.
8. Reboot the system.
2.2.4 Updating the Red Hat Linux Driver (Generic)
Perform the following steps to update the Red Hat Linux driver or to
install the Red Hat Linux driver in an existing system booted from a
standard SAS/SATA drive or systems with the Embedded Software RAID
stack.
1. Create a RAID array on the controller using the Embedded SATA
RAID Setup Utility.
2. Boot the system with the Red Hat Linux Installation CD from the
primary controller or disk.
The Red Hat introductory screen appears.