User manual

Chapter 3: Install Drivers

RedHat Linux

Prepare a driver diskette:

1. Download the RedHat Linux driver from the Promise website at

www.promise.com

2. Extract the contents of the ZIP file on to a formatted floppy disk. Use WinZIP

in Windows or unzip in Linux.

3. Label the disk “SATAII 150 Driver Disk”.

New Installation

1. Boot the Linux system from the Red Hat Linux Installation with CD.

At the “Welcome to Red Hat linux ...” installation screen, a prompt

labeled “boot:” will appear at the bottom of the screen.

2. At the boot prompt, type expert and press the Enter key.

See the Note below.

3. At the Devices dialog box, insert the SATAII 150 Driver Disk in the floppy

drive and then select OK or Yes.

4. Continue with the installation as normal.

5. When installation is at the Congratulations menu, press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to switch

screens.

6. Insert the SATAII 150 Driver Disk into the floppy drive.

7. Type the following commands to load SATAII 150 driver:

# umount /tmp/fd0 (if this command fails, ignore it and go to the next one)

# chroot /mnt/sysimage

# mount /dev/fd0 /mnt

# cd /mnt

# sh setup-ut

# cd /

# umount /mnt

# exit

8. Please Press Ctrl-Alt-F7 and click the Exit button to finish the installation.

NOTE: Red Hat Linux will not provide onboard IDE as standard ide0 and ide1 on

some mother boards. To solve this condition, append the boot parameters as

follows.

ide0=0x1f0,0x3f6,14 ide1=0x170,0x376,15 ide2=0 ide3=0 ide4=0 ide5=0 ide6=0

ide7=0 ide8=0 ide9=0