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Chapter 3: Installing Drivers

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Linux and FreeBSD

For BSD, start with a diskette. For Linux, choose the medium that works for your
system.
If your Linux PC does not have a floppy drive, copy the driver file to a CD or a
USB stick, whichever your PC supports.

To prepare a driver diskette, CD, or USB stick for Linux:
1.

Insert the software CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2.

Click the Driver button.

3.

Click the button for your OS:

Driver for Miracle Linux

Driver for RedHat / Fedora

Driver for SUSE

Driver for FreeBSD

4.

Double-click the folder for your OS version.

5.

Manually copy the driver .tar.gz file from the folder to your PC’s hard drive.

6.

Open a terminal window and untar the driver file. Below is an example:

tar zxvf RH-306010003.tar.gz

7.

Insert a blank diskette, a writable CD, or attach a USB memory stick to your
PC.

8.

Copy the driver file to the diskette, CD, or USB stick.
Check the driver’s ReadMe file for important information.