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Creating a freebsd driver diskette – Avago Technologies 3ware 9650SE-12ML (Channel) User Manual

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Driver Installation

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3ware SAS/SATA RAID Software User Guide, Version 9.5.1

Driver source files

for FreeBSD 5.x, 6.x, and 7.x, located at:

FreeBSD 5.x:

packages/drivers/freebsd/src/5.x

FreeBSD 6.x:

packages/drivers/freebsd/src/6.x

FreeBSD 7.x:

packages/drivers/freebsd/src/7.x

3ware web site.

You can download the latest compiled and tested driver

modules and driver source files for FreeBSD from the 3ware web site at

http://www.3ware.com/support/index.asp

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Creating A FreeBSD Driver Diskette

You will need a driver diskette if you are going to be installing FreeBSD on a
unit or drive managed by a 3ware RAID controller card which will become
the boot unit and for which your version of FreeBSD does not have a built-in
driver.

To create a driver diskette

1

Insert a blank floppy diskette and the 3ware software CD-ROM into a
FreeBSD installed system.

2

Create a mount point for the floppy.

mkdir /floppy

3

Format the floppy.

newfs /dev/fd0

(assuming fd0 is the floppy disk drive)

4

Mount the floppy drive.

mount -t ufs /dev/fd0 /floppy

5

Mount the 3ware software CD-ROM.

mount -t cd9660 /dev/acd0 /cdrom

(assuming acd0 is the CD-

ROM drive).

6

Copy the appropriate module from the 3ware CD-ROM to the floppy. For
example:

cp /cdrom/packages/drivers/freebsd/6.3/x86_64/twa.ko /floppy