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Adaptec RAID Installation Guide
Installing the Driver in an Existing Linux System
The Adaptec RAID Installation CD contains precompiled module
drivers and storage management software in RPM (Red Hat
Package Manager) format. For current information, visit
http://
linux.adaptec.com
.
The 2.0 driver RPM has precompiled module drivers for the
following kernels:
Note: If your kernel is not listed, you need to create a
custom driver.
To add the driver
1 Type the appropriate command, one of the following:
rpm -Uvh <cd mnt pt>/packages/Linux/RedHat/apps/sm/dptdriver*
rpm -Uvh <cd mnt pt>/packages/SuSE_7.0/apps/sm/dptdriver*
rpm -Uvh <cd mnt pt>/packages/SuSE_6.4/apps/sm/dptdriver*
2 To activate the driver, reboot your server or type
depmod -a; insmod dpt_i2o.
3 Run fdisk, mkfs, and create mount points for any new drives.
Vendor Version Kernel Version
Red Hat 7.0 2.2.16-22; 2.2.16-22smp
6.2 2.2.14-5.0; 2.2.14-5.0smp
SuSE 7.0 2.2.16; 2.2.16smp
6.4 2.2.14; 2.2.14smp