MegaIDE Install Instructions SuSE 9.1 Index 1 Introduction 3 2 Prepare Installation disk(s) 4 2.1 Get required driver image files 4 2.2 Create install disk(s) 4 2.2.1 Using windows system 4 2.2.2 Using Linux system 5 3 Installation methods 5 3.1 Fresh installation 5 1 Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide clear instructions on how to install megaide driver for SuSE 9.1 on Intel ICH5R system. 2 Prepare Installation disk(s) 2.1 Get required driver image files megaide driver is provided in the form of driver update disk. Required files for installation listed below. Get these files from the LSI Logic FTP site located at ftp:// www.megaraid.lsilogic.com. New versions of the install image(s) will be made available. The new image(s) will have the same basic name. File Description dud-.img MegaRAID IDEal Software RAID Stack Driver Update Disk 2.2 Create install disk(s) User requires a system with either Microsoft Windows or a UNIX based Operating System and fresh floppy diskette(s) to prepare the install disk(s). The required Installation Diskettes are created on any system. Two common operating system procedures is documented 2.2.1 Using windows system In windows operating system rawwrite floppy image writer utility is used to create disk images from image files. It can be down loaded from Internet. Follow the given procedure to build install diskette(s). Steps Description 1 Copy driver update disc image and the rawrite to a directory Files required are: dud-.img rawrite.exe 2 Once you have confirmed the files are in the same directory, you may need to change file name of driver update disk to a smaller name with less than 8 characters. copy dud-.img dud.img 3 Type the following command followed by to create the two installation diskettes: RAWRITE You will then be prompted to enter the name of the boot image file. Type dud.img Next, you will be prompted for the target disk drive. Insert a floppy disk into the floppy disk drive and type A Do not remove the disk until the command prompt returns and the floppy disk drive light goes out. Label the Disk “SuSE 9.1 dud ”. 2.2.2 Using Linux system In linux operating system dd utility is used to create disk images from image files. It can be found in all linux installation. See dd man page for more information about it. Steps Description 1 Copy dud-.img to a linux system Insert a fresh floppy disk in floppy drive 2 Create the Driver Update floppy using the following command: #dd if=dud-.img of=/dev/fd0 Do not remove the disk until the command prompt returns and the floppy disk drive light goes out. 3 Label the Disk “SuSE 9.1 dud ” 3 Installation methods There are different types of installation possible with the installation package provided. Those are explained in different sections. 3.1 Fresh installation This mode of installation is selected when user needs to install the Operating system on a fresh MegaRAID IDE controller. For this kind of installation driver update disc is used at the starting of the installation and the installer will update the system with MegaRAID driver images for the required kernels. Follow the procedure given below to install MegaRAID IDEal Soft RAID Stack at the time of Installation. Steps Description 1 Create a RAID array using the MegaRAID IDE BIOS. 2 Boot your system using SuSE 9.1 Disk 3 When first screen come up press F3 key and select installation menu option 4 Insert DUD when it is prompted 5 Proceed with installation As SuSE 9.1 is not updating the Driver and not creating initrd image by itself. So we need to do that manually using script file. Follow following steps carefully to do that. 6. When the Basic installation finishes the system will prepare for initial reboot. This is after installing selected packages from CD’s, Update Configuration, Copy file to installed system and after installing the boot manager. Before rebooting the system a small window will pop up in which Seconds before rebooting your system displayed. Press STOP button to prevent rebooting the system. 7 Press Ctrl+Alt+F2 and go to directory /update/000/install #cd /update/000/install 8 Run script update.post #./update.post 9 Press Ctrl+Alt+F7 and select Ok in the Small window that show Now rebooting your system 10 System automatically reboots. Remove all install media to boot in to controller MegaIDE Intel ICH5R SuSE 9.1 Install Instruction 1