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Red hat, Enterprise linux os 5.0 – Asus P7F-M User Manual

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Chapter 6: Driver installation

Red Hat

®

Enterprise Linux OS 5.0

To install the RAID controller driver when installing Red Hat

Red Hat

®

Enterprise OS:

1.

Boot the system from the Red Hat

®

OS installation CD.

2.

At the boot:, type linux dd noprobe=ata[n]. The number of ata varies with

the hard disk drive number you have when building a RAID set. For example, if
you want to build a RAID set with 6 hard disk drives, type command line: linux
dd noprobe=ata1 noprobe=ata2 noprobe=ata3 noprobe=ata4 noprobe=ata5
noprobe=ata6.

3.

Press .

- To install or upgrade in graphical mode, press the key.
- To install or upgrade in text mode, type: linux text .
- Use the function keys listed below for more information.

[F1-Main] [F2-Options] [F3-General] [F4-Kernel] [F5-Rescue]

boot: linux dd noprobe=ata[n]

4.

Select

Yes using the key when asked if you have the driver disk, then

press .

Main Menu

Do you have a driver disk?

Yes

No

5.

Select

fd0 using the key when asked to select the driver disk source.

Press to move the cursor to

OK, then press .

Driver Disk Source

You have multiple devices which could

serve as sources for a driver disk.

Which would you like to use?

OK

Cancel

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