Linux Driver Disk Readme
For SLES9_SP3
Version 1.11 [Jun. 30th,2006]
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INTRODUCTION
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This archive provides drivers for SATA and LAN controller of NVIDIA nForce 550/570/590
and NVIDIA nForce professional 3600/3400/3050.
This Linux distribution ships with the in-box SATA & PATA & LAN drivers which include
MCP55 support. As such, a driver disk for installation of Linux is unneccesary. After
installing Linux, please update the LAN & SATA driver to latest version with rpm package
provided, and the 'initrd.img' file will be updated as part of the installation of the
driver rpm package so that the new SATA driver will be combined into the pre-existing
'initrd.img' image file
If need to create a driver disk,refer to section 1.
Section 2 provides instructions for installing latest SATA and LAN drivers onto an existing
Linux installation.
1) INSTALL Linux with driver disk
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Prepare a SATA driver diskette and load the driver during OS installation
1.1) Copy the folder located at ./floppy-files/32(64)bit to a formatted diskette.
1.2) Disable SATA raid in BIOS and start the linux Installation with SLES9 SP3 disc.
1.3) Insert your SATA driver diskette into floppy drive when the first installation
screen appear.
1.4) Continue with the installation as normal.
2) Install the SATA and LAN driver package on existing system
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2.1) If you install the SLES9 SP3 before,you just need to run below command:
in 32bit OS: rpm -ivh nvlan-sles9.3-2.6.5-7.244.i686.rpm
rpm -ivh nvsata-sles9.3-2.6.5-7.244.i686.rpm
in 64bit OS: rpm -ivh nvlan-sles9.3-2.6.5-7.244.x86_64.rpm
rpm -ivh nvsata-sles9.3-2.6.5-7.244.x86_64.rpm
please append '--replacefiles' or '--force' parameter if it report file confliction.
note:
'initrd.img' file will be updated as part of the installation of the SATA driver rpm
package so that the new SATA driver will be combined into the pre-existing 'initrd.img'
image file,the original file will be backuped with '-nv' extension,
for example: initrd-2.6.5-7.244-default.img-nv,please specify the old initrd image
file in grub options if encounter the problem with the new one.
3) Appendix
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List the driver modules for your information:
sata_nv.ko: nVidia SATA controller driver,locate at /lib/modules/2.6.5-7.244-default/kernel/drivers/scsi/
forcedeth.ko: nVidia LAN controller driver,locate at /lib/modules/2.6.5-7.244-default/kernel/drivers/net/
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.