seek pointer to howto install disk drivers during installation

Wed Nov 30 23:55:59 UTC 2005

Bob Kryger writes:

> I have a supermicro system with this Adaptec HostRAID (not my idea). I'm
> trying to install FC3 or FC4, but they do not have drivers. I have
> downloaded the drivers, but I don't know exactly how to go through the
> install process.

Last time I checked, Adaptec offers binary-only drivers for some ancient 
versions of Red Hat Linux only.

Turn off Hostraid, use them as ordinary, garden-variety SCSI adapters, and 
use Linux softraid instead.

> not know the exact procedure. I've googled for it, but not found
> anything particularly helpful.

Go yell at Adaptec to release Hostraid as free software.

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