Linux installation - Red Hat 4.0 or above - Initio Ultra-SCSI adapters Rev. 1.02 1-15-98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This procedure may be followed step by step for a new installation of Linux. This procedure assumes installation will be with a supported Initio SCSI host adapter. This kernal in this version contains support for IDE devices. Installation Procedure - Part 1 ------------------------------- Obtain MS-DOS boot floppy with MSCDEX, FDISK and FORMAT Boot MS-DOS and run FDISK Create a primary partition, this will be the location of the LINUX "swap" file. As a general rule, this partition should be twice the size of the RAM available Note: Initio's Linux kernel expects "swap" to be the first partition and also expects the Linux OS to be installed on the second partition. Reboot from floppy and format the partition with the "/s" switch Reboot system from newly formatted partition Run DOSETUP from Initio DOS manager set floppy and reboot. NOTE: c: is hard drive, d: is CD-ROM, a: is floppy drive. Substitute actual drive letter if it is different Make a c:\dosutils directory Make a c:\dosutils\autoboot directory Insert LINUX CD Copy contents of d:\dosutils to c:\dosutils Copy contents of d:\dosutils\autoboot to c:\dosutils\autoboot Copy a:\dosutils\vmlinuz c:\dosutils\autoboot\vmlinuz Change directory to c:\dosutils Run autoboot After system boots LINUX continue with normal LINUX installation Note: remember to make the first partition Linux "swap" and during the installation of Linux, create a second primary partition which will contain the Linux OS. The last part of Linux installation will update the master boot record this portion of the Linux setup has a bug and fails to complete the operation. When this happens, press F12 till the system exits setup and reboots. Insert a bootable DOS floppy, allow system to reboot and then follow steps in Installation Procedure - Part 2 Installation Procedure Part 2 ------------------------------ After system reboots from DOS floppy, remove DOS floppy insert the Initio Linux driver floppy and change directory to A:\dosutils Run autoboot and wait for system to boot Linux Mount floppy drive - mount /dev/fd0 /mnt cd /etc cp /mnt/lilo~1.con lilo.conf Use VI to edit lilo.conf - be sure file reads the same as example Cp /mnt/dosutils/vmlinuz /boot Run lilo Shutdown and reboot - sync ; reboot Example lilo.conf ----------------------- boot = /dev/sda image = /boot/vmlinuz label = linux root = /dev/sda2 Note: This release is intended for the Red Hat distribution of Linux and its variants. This driver has been tested with Red Hat 4.2 only. Initio will support other Linux distributions in the near future. Initio is actively negotiating with several distributions to have the Initio drivers embedded in future releases. Releases of SUSE LINUX later than 5.1 will have Initio drivers embedded in the distribution. For SUSE ver. 5.1 there is an installation solution available from Initio tech support or on the Initio web site at www.initio.com. Initio appreciates and requests any useful suggestions and bug alerts from the Linux community.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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