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4 – updating the driver, 5 - uninstalling the driver – HighPoint RocketRAID 2300 User Manual

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Run the “depmod” command to update the module configuration:

# depmod

3.

Next, run the “mkinitrd” command to update the initrd file:

# mkinitrd

4.

If you are using the lilo boot loader, run lilo again:

# lilo

Step 5 Configure System to Mount Volumes during Startup

The system can be instructed to automatically mount the array(s) during startup by

modifying the file”/etc/fstab”.

For example, add the following line to tell the system to mount /dev/sda1 to location /

mnt/raid after startup:

/dev/sda1 /mnt/raid ext2 defaults 0 0

4 – Updating the Driver

To update the driver, simply reinstall the driver following the steps in previous

section, “ Install RocketRAID driver on an Existing System “.

Note: If the driver is loaded in initrd (when system is installed onto a disk or array

attached to the RocketRAID host adapter), you need to run the mkinitrd command to

update the initrd file. If you are using the lilo boot loader, run lilo again (# lilo).

5 - Uninstalling the Driver

To uninstall the RocketRAID 230x driver

Note: The driver cannot be uninstalled while the system is booted from a disk or array

attached to the RocketRAID host adapter.

To uninstall the driver, remove the lines added to /etc/modules.conf and /etc/fstab.

Linux Driver Support

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