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Copyright (c) 2002-2003 VIA Technologies Inc.
VIA RAID Linux Utility Package ReadMe.txt
This readme file is to provide the information of VIA RAID linux tools
Package. VIA Technologies assumes no responsibility for any errors in
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Package Version 2.10 / ReadMe Version 2.10
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VIA RAID Utility is a GUI tool for user to controll the RAID card, it support
VT6410, VT6420, VT6421, VT8251 controller.
CONTENTS
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1) System Requirements
2) Software Package Contents
3) Utility Installation
4) What's New
5) Notes
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1) System Requirements
You must has at least one controller on your system, and at least one
visible Hard Disk to run the utility.
Before run Utility, make sure you have install driver.
Supports the following Operating Systems:
Fedora Core 4
Fedora Core 4 x86_64
Need gtk-2.4 runtime libraries installed
2) Software Package Contents
The utility package includes the following files:
install.sh general install script to install the utility
uninstall.sh uninstall script to uninstall the utility
README This file, provides information
COPYRIGHT
/etc
viaraid.conf default configration file for the utility
/bin
viaraid-gtk utility
/doc
/*.htm help files
/lib
raid_lib.h header of RAID library
libVIAraid.a static library file
ProgGuide.pdf programming guild for RAID library
3) Utility Installation
*Unpack the utility package to a temperary directory
*Install Utility
# change to the directory which you unpacked the package
# chmod +x install.sh
# ./install.sh
*Run the Utility
# viaraid-gtk
*Uninstall Utility
# change to the directory which you unpacked the package
# chmod +x uninstall.sh
# ./uninstall.sh
4) What's New
In Release 2.00, the following feature are added:
1). The Raidtool's GUI part was rewritten using gtk-2.4, which will
be more stable than gtk-1.2.
In Release 1.00, the following feature are added:
1). The Raidtool was rewritten using RAID library by VIA.
2). RAID5 features were added.
In Release 0.80, the following bugs are fixed:
1). When repairing broken Raid, some information strings in dialogs
were wrong. Now they were fixed.
5) Notes (TroubleShootings)
1). I click the HELP button, but nothing happens?
Just wait a few seconds, for opening the browser of HTML takes
some time.
2). The utility show warning message like "reinstall driver failed", is
that a bug?
It's NOT a bug. This message occurs because your driver
module's usage count is not zero(for example,you have
"mount" one partition into the OS) when do the "reinstall" action.
Just quit the utility,and check to re-install driver manually, or
reboot the system.
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.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.