------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright (c) 2002-2005 VIA Technologies Inc. VIA RAID Fedora Core 4 Driver Software Package README This README file is to provide the information of VIA RAID Linux Driver Package. VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for any errors in this document and no part of this document may be reproduced, transmitted, or translated into any language,or in any form without the prior written permission of VIA Technologies Incorporated. Package Version 2.10 / README Version 2.10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0) Introduction This RAID driver can support 5 kinds of VIA RAID Controllers, including VT6410, VT6420/8237, VT6421, VT8251, VT8337. And supports the following RAID type: RAID0, RAID1, RAID0+1, RAID5(needs at least 3 hard disks), SPAN(needs 4 hard disks). VIA VT6410 is a ATA RAID controller, supports up to four ATA hard disks. VIA VT6420/8237 is a SATA RAID controller. VIA VT6421 supports two SATA and two ATA hard disks. VIA VT8251 is AHCI controller. This Package provides Driver Disk which are needed when using the above VIA RAID Controllers. 1) System Requirements You should have at least one VIA RAID controller. System BIOS must integrates VIA RAID BIOS if you want to install OS on RAID Controller. Supporting up to four hard disk drives, which all support LBA address. Supporting the following Operating Systems: Fedora Core 4 Fedora Core 4 for x86_64 2) Software Package Contents The following files are in the package: README :This file driverdisk/FC4-DD.img :Driver disk floppy image tool/rawwrite.exe :Public Domain Windows program to write floppy 3) Install Operating System Fedora Core 4 on the RAID controller 1. Prepare the driver disk FC4-DD.img is the floppy image for Fedora Core 4 driverdisk. Under Linux, to write the image to floppy, using the following command: dd if=FC4-DD.img of=/dev/fd0 Under Windows, can use rawwrite.exe(included in this package) to do it. 2. Boot from the Fedora Core 4 install CD, when it prompt "boot:", type linux dd 3. When Prompt "Do you have a driverdisk?", insert the floppy and choose "Yes", and select the proper device(should be fd0) in the following install dialogs. 4. The RAID devices will be recognized as sda, sdb, etc. And the system will be installed in these devices. 5. The remained installing steps are all normal. 4) Install driver on an existing Fedora Core 4 system 1. Find the driver module file and copy it to proper place: Please extract the driver module files from the file modules.cgz on the driver disk. Using the following commands: # gzip -dc modules.cgz | cpio -idumv Driver modules for all supported kernel versions will be extracted in current directory. Please find the proper driver module for the running kernel, and install it to the default system module directory. And run the command: # depmod -a to update the module dependency. 2. Testing the driver: # modprobe viamraid If found the SCSI disk devices /dev/sda, etc., the driver work find. 3. Configuration the system to load the driver when booting: Modify /etc/modprobe.conf: add the line with the content: "scsi_hostadapter viamraid" NOTE: If you are using VT8237/VT6420, this driver may conflict with the system's default driver: sata_via, so please disable the sata_via firstly: # rmmod sata_via (uninstall sata_via from running system) And Modify /etc/modprobe.conf: delete the line which contains "sata_via" Modify /etc/hotplug/blacklist: add line with the content: "sata_via" at the end of the fileDownload 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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