We are trying to install the SATA driver for a SuperMicro rackmount
machine.  The machine ONLY has a CD for the install (no floppy).  We
have the driver on a separate CD.

When we get to the point where we would install the driver (have
disk) we can not open the CD drive to replace it with the driver CD
(unmount then mount) and then back again to the install CD..

How do we get around this problem...?????


Thanks

John Moore

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Documenting a solution...

Machine: SuperMicro 1U, 5013C-MT Model SC813MT-300C
Raid arrays configured as two logical drives.

Driver that worked:

aar81xx-3.00.022-1.rh90.i686.img

found at:

ftp://ftp.supermicro.com/driver/SAT...1/Linux/Redhat/

Image disk creation:

This proved to be a problem since the machine did not have a floppy
drive..  There may be other solutions, but we found that Mac OS X was
the solution for us..   On a Mac machine double click the "img" file and
it will be "mounted", Drag the contents to a new CD and then drag the CD
to the "Burn" icon.  This produced a good image CD of this file.

I also found a post when searching for "linux img create CD" in Google
that outline how to do this on a Linux machine.. (considerably more work..)


Installation:

At the boot prompt, type:  "linux dd"

It will then ask for the driver disk.. remove RH9 install disk and
insert image disk, it loads the driver..

Replace Install CD and continue.  Everything else continues as
normal..   On the "first boot" it asks to "configure " this device..
select "Configure" and continue.

Hope this helps others..

John Moore
SonicSpider LLC



John B. Moore wrote:

> We are trying to install the SATA driver for a SuperMicro rackmount
> machine.  The machine ONLY has a CD for the install (no floppy).  We
> have the driver on a separate CD.
>

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