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Chapter 7: Installing the Driver and an Operating System ● 64
b Insert and mount a USB flash drive:
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/aacraid-driver
c Change to the Linux driver directory on the Adaptec Installation DVD, locate the .tgz
archive file for your Debian operating system version (32-bit or 64-bit), then extract
the contents of the archive to a temporary location.
d Copy the contents of the archive to the USB drive by typing this command:
cp /<tempdir>/* /mnt/aacraid-driver
where tempdir is the temporary location of the driver files.
e Unmount and remove the Adaptec Installation DVD and the USB drive.
2 Insert the Debian Installation CD, then restart your computer.
3 When the Welcome screen appears, select Graphical Install, then type CTRL+ALT+F2 to
switch to the console.
4 Insert the USB drive, then type the following command to scan for the device:
fdisk -l
Note: The following steps assume that the USB drive is assigned to
/dev/sda1.
5 Type the following commands to begin loading the driver:
mkdir /mnt2 /AACRAID
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt2
cp -R /mnt2/* /AACRAID
umount /mnt2
6 Copy the driver file to the /lib/modules directory:
For Debian 32-bit:
cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko-PRE_MOD /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-486/kernel/drivers/
scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko
For Debian 64-bit:
cp -f /AACRAID/aacraid.ko /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/scsi/
aacraid/aacraid.ko
7 Remove the USB drive.
8 Install the loadable module:
For Debian 32-bit:
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-486/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko
For Debian 64-bit:
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-amd64/kernel/drivers/scsi/aacraid/aacraid.ko
9 Press CTRL+ALT+F5 to switch back to the installation screen, then follow the on-screen
prompts to continue the installation.
10 When prompted to reboot the system, press CTRL+ALT+F2 to switch to the console. Do
not reboot!