Promise FastTrak TX 4660/8660/8668 For Linux RedHat RHEL 4.0 update 6
Driver Version 1.2.0.53 (x86_64)
1. [INTRODUCTION]
1.1 File List
rhel4_64.img: The floppy disk image file used to install Linux
Redhat RHEL 4.1 with TX 4660/8660/8668 Driver, these drivers
support Linux kernel 2.6.9-67.EL, kernel 2.6.9-67.EL-smp for
multi-CPU and kernel 2.6.9-67.EL-largesmp.
readme : This file
1.2 How to make floppy
1.2.1 On DOS-based PC:
Running "rawrite.exe" and according to prompt to extract image file
to floppy.
1.2.2 On Windows-based PC:
Running "rawritewin.exe" and according to prompt to extract image file
to floppy.
1.2.3 On UNIX/LINUX-based PC:
running command "dd if=imagefilename of=floppydevicename bs=10k" to
copy image file to floppy.
Note:
imagefilename --- the disk image file name that you want to copy.
floppydevicename --- the floppy device name, on linux OS that name
should be "/dev/fd0".
2. [How to Install]
!!!NOTE: If you want to use FastTrak card with SATA hard disk in Enclosure
SS1600/SS4600, you should connect these enclosure to FastTrak TXs card's
slot one by one in sequence. If not, these enclosure will be not controlled
correctly.
2.1 RedHat installation.
2.1.1 New OS Installation:
Make a Driver disk from "rhel4_64.img" by
the way as section 1.2 described, and insert it to your floppy drive, and
do the following steps:
1.) Start the Redhat Install by booting with the installation diskette
or bootable CD ROM.
2.) On "Welcome to Red Hat Linux" installation screen, a prompted label
"boot:" will appear at the bottom of the screen. If you are installing
Red Hat Linux Server AS/ES/WS4.0, type in "linux dd acpi=off" (without quotation mark) and
then press enter.
3.) You will be asked "Do you have a driver disk?". Select "Yes".
4.) When prompted "Insert your driver disk and press OK to continue",
insert the driver diskette in the floppy drive and then select "OK".
5.) After that, Continue with the installation as normal.
6.) Notes:when choose software on first installation mode, reject opintion of
"Virtualization", we don't support it.
2.1.2 Install TX 4660/8660/8668 Driver on RedHat exist OS
Get a floppy for installing TX 4660/8660/8668 drivers, and insert it
to floppy driver, and do the following steps:
1.) login as root
2.) mount /dev/fd0 /media/floppy
3.) cd /media/floppy
4.) sh install
5.) cd /
6.) umount /media/floppy
7.) reboot
NOTE: if no floppy directory on /media, please use :
a.)#cd /media
b.)#mkdir floppy
to produce the directory, and do step by step above 1~7.
3.1 FAQ
1) When I have installed OS, and reboot, my system cann't bootup and hanging,
what should I do?
ANS. Add "acpi=off" or "acpi=3Doff" as kernel boot option.
2) System can not find Logical drive after driver loaded, neither "New OS Installation"
nor "Install Driver on exist OS"?
ANS. Add "acpi=3Doff" as kernel boot option.
3) After OS installed and auto reboot, system cann't bootup?(Fedora ONLY)
ANS.
a.)Put OS installation CD into CDROM
b.)on installation screen, type in "linux dd rescue" after a prompted label "boot:"
c.)do next step until OS has mounted /mnt/sysimage.
d.)#cd /mnt/sysimage
#chroot .
e.)step by step with "Install Driver on exist OS" (FYI [INSTALLATION]"3")
4) If I used a USB floppy to install OS on card, after reboot I couldn't login OS, what
could I do for it?
ANS.
a.)When stop on boot graphic can't login:
1. When enter graphic mode, press "Esc" key to enter text mode.
2. Press "e" key to enter edit mode (see explanation in the screen).
3. Edit the "kernel" line to change all "sdb" to "sda", and then
press "Enter" key.
4. Press "b" key to boot system.
b.)After login OS:
1. To modify boot menu file, and to change all "sdb" to "sda".
The path of boot menu :
Redhat : /boot/grub/grub.conf
Suse : /boot/grub/menu.lst
2. To modify /boot/grub/device file, and to change all "sdb" to "sda".
3. To modify /etc/fstab file, and to change all "sdb" to "sda".
c.)Reboot, and then continue as normal.
d.)Note: "sda", "sdb" just are examples, please see your situation to modify them.
5) Install OS on HBA with JBOD mode, XWindows will be blocked on "serial number" menu, or
shown "BIOS RAID" on partition menu, what happened?
ANS. Add "nodmraid" as kernel boot option. (ex: linux dd nodmraid)
6) Install by USB-floppy notification.
If you are using usb-floppy instead of ide-floppy, all "fd0" symbol should be changed to
"sd?", "sd?" can be determinated by below step d.
If exist problem in executing "install" script, please see below:
ANS.
a.) After install finish but before reboot, press " Alt + F2" switch into command terminal.
b.) #cd /mnt/sysimage
c.) #chroot . ("." is now directory)
d.) #dmesg |grep 'Attached scsi removable disk' | awk '{print $7}'
e.) By step d, you can get scsi device named "sda", "sdb" or "sdc"... ,etc.
f.) Choose a target upon what you get:
sda: #mknod /dev/sda b 8 0
sdb: #mknod /dev/sda b 8 16
sdc: #mknod /dev/sda b 8 32 ...and so on.
Note: "sda", "sdb" just are examples, please see your situation to modify them.
g.) #mount /dev/??? /mnt (??? means name from step d)
h.) #/mnt/install
7) If install OS with "linux dd acpi=off" that can't work normally, and take 10~13 minutes to
cause system to be blocked on "running /sbin/loader" , how could I do for this?
ANS. Add "acpi=3Doff" to replace "acpi=off" when install OS.
8) I use VessRAID as the backend server and my OS on HBA seems not work properly...
ANS. PLS don't use LVM partition mechanism, you better customize the partition by legcy, else maybe cause boot failure.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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