HighPoint RocketRAID 2644X4 - Manual (Page 48)

Linux(Fedora,Red Hat,SuSE) Driver Support
rawrite.exe. It can be found on the Fedora Linux CD (under /dosutils). Just run it under
a command window and follow its prompt.
On a Linux system, you can use the “dd” command to make the boot diskette. Insert a
floppy disk into the floppy drive and type the command (example):
# dd if=rr2644-fedora-8.img of=/dev/fd0
Note:If the floppy diskette is inserted into an external USB floppy controller and the
device name in the linux system is sda, then:
# dd if=rr2644-fedora-8.img of=/dev/sda
In the following document, we assume the driver diskette is inserted into the on-
board’s floppy controller and the device name is fd0.
If the driver diskette is inserted into the external USB floppy controller, then you
should replace the fd0 with the device name of the USB floppy controller.
Step 4 Prepare the Driver Diskette
Installation steps for Fedora 8
1. Start installing Fedora Linux by booting from the installation DVD.
2. On “Welcome to Fedora” installation screen, press “ESC”, then a prompted label
“boot:” will appear at the top of the screen. Type in “linux dd” (without quotation
mark) and then press Enter.
3. When prompted “Do you have a driver disk?” Select “Yes”. When prompted
“Insert your driver disk and press OK to continue”, insert the driver diskette in
the floppy drive and then select “OK”. The system will load RR2644 driver
automatically. When prompted “Do you wish to load any more driver disks?”
Select “No”.
4. Continue the installation as usual. You can refer to Fedora Linux installation
guide. Make sure you have finished the next step before system reboot.
5. When installation finishes and prompts you to reboot the system, press
“CRL+ALT+F2” to the shell and type the following commands:
# chroot /mnt/sysimage
# mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
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