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Linux Driver Support

Linux Driver Support

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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

3 - Updating the Driver

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

section, “ Install RocketRAID 2210 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 2210), you need to run the mkinitrd command to update

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

4 - Uninstalling the Driver

To uninstall the RocketRAID 2210 driver

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

attached to the RocketRAID 2210.

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

SUSE Linux Pro/Open SUSE 10.x installation Overview

This section provides instructions describing how to install and utilize the

RocketRAID 2210 Adapter on a SUSE Linux system.

1-Installing SUSE Linux on the RocketRAID 2210 Host Adapter

Note: If the OS is running kernel that differs from the one supported by the

precompiled driver, the precompiled drivers cannot be used. A driver can be built for

this kernel using the OpenSource package for the RocketRAID 2210 controller. This

package is available from our website, and is posted on the BIOS/Driver page for the