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LSI Logic Fusion MPT(tm) X86 Solaris Driver for LSI Logic MPI Compliant SCSI
and Fibre Channel Controllers.
Building the ITMPT Driver Diskette
These directions are for the zip file distribution of the ITMPT driver
package. They assume you have already successfully unzipped the contents
of the original zip file into a directory somewhere on your system's hard
drive.
To create a ITMPT diskette for X86 Solaris installations, copy the raw
itmpt-x86-XXX-itu.dd image file onto a 1.44 Mbytes floppy diskette.
This process is dependent upon the operating system that you are using
to create this diskette. See the instructions below for Solaris
System and DOS or Windows System Users.
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For Solaris System Users
Follow these steps to create the ITMPT driver diskette:
1. Insert a 3.5" diskette into the floppy diskette drive.
2. At the shell prompt, type:
#volcheck -v
#dd if=/<path>/itmpt-x86-XXX-itu.dd of=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 bs=32768
#eject floppy
<path> is the path name where the file itmpt-x86-XXX-itu.dd is
located. The "dd" command will copy the image to the floppy
diskette thus creating the ITMPT supplemental driver diskette.
3. Label this diskette "ITMPT Driver Diskette."
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For DOS or Windows System Users
Use a utility that will copy the raw diskette image onto a 1.44 Mbytes
floppy diskette.
FDIMAGE.EXE, which is a public domain utility, is included in the zip file.
Legal and Copyright Notices for FDIMAGE.EXE
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Copyright (c) 1996-7 Robert Nordier
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR(S) ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR(S) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING
IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
Usage
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FDIMAGE - Write disk image to floppy disk
Version 1.5 Copyright (c) 1996-7 Robert Nordier
Usage: fdimage [-dqsv] [-f size] [-r count] file drive
-d Debug mode
-f size Specify the floppy disk format by capacity, eg:
160K, 180K, 320K, 360K, 720K, 1.2M, 1.44M, 2.88M
-q Quick mode: don't format the disk
-r count Retry count for format/write operations
-s Single-sector I/O
-v Verbose
Building the Driver Diskette
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This example assumes you have a formatted, 1.44MB diskette inserted in your
"a:" floppy drive. All of the files found in the zip file should
be present in the current working directory.
>fdimage -qv itmpt-x86-XXX-itu.dd a:
This command should work when running MS-DOS, Windows 9x, Windows ME,
Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows XP. If you are running anti-virus
software, it is recommended that you temporarily disable it when running
fdimage. Otherwise fdimage may not be able to get exclusive access to your
floppy drive which it requires to write the image to a diskette.
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.