Installation guide

8 – Red Hat Linux Driver Installation Install a New Operating System and Driver
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Install a New Operating System and Driver
NOTE: To install the qla2x00 driver, the following requirements must be met.
■ For Red Hat Linux 6.2, you must have created the qla2x00 driver floppy
disk (see section 8.2.1).
■ For Red Hat Linux 6.2, 7.0, and 7.1, you must have created a source
code driver floppy disk (see section 8.2.3).
■ The QLA22xx board must be installed in the system before installing
the qla2x00 driver.
■ The QLA22xx board must be the only boot device in the system during
driver installation.
Perform the following steps to install the Red Hat Linux operating system and the
qla2x00 driver for the first time. These steps outline the procedure when installing
from an IDE CD-ROM (Red Hat Linux 6.2).
1. Insert the Red Hat Installation disk and boot the computer.
2. When the computer comes up, the welcome window and boot prompt
display. If you want to continue in text mode, type the following command.
Otherwise, the installation continues in graphical mode.
boot: text
3. If you are installing Red Hat Linux 6.2 and the system prompts for the driver
disk, insert the floppy disk created in section 8.2.1. Tab to OK, then press
ENTER.
NOTE: If you are installing Red Hat Linux 7.0 or 7.1, the system
automatically detects and installs the qla2x00 driver. Continue with
the instructions in section 8.4.1.
4. After selecting the language and keyboard settings, the system prompts for
the installation method. Select Local CDROM, then tab to OK.
5. When the system asks for devices, select Add Device. Select SCSI on the
following screen. Tab to OK.
6. When the list of devices displays, select QLogic QLA2100/2200/2300
qla2x00 V4.24 Driver. The system loads the driver.
7. If the system detects the device for the selected module, the device is listed
in the next screen under I have found the following devices. Select Done.
8. Continue the Red Hat installation with the qla2x00 driver.