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File Format: This file format consists of an archive of files that may be decompressed to a directory on the hard drive. The installation can then be done from that directory.
File Name: SLES_SERVER DRIVERS FOR SP5100.zip
File size: 695.92 KB
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MD5: b1ed771a7b8b0e0631edf36a4ba6662b
Supported Operating Systems
Novell SuSE Linux ES 11
Suse Linux ES 10
Novell SuSE Linux ES 10
Installation instructions
When a SATA device (HDD or ODD) is used for SLES 10 SP1 installation, the
updated driver image in the "driver-disk" folder needs to be loaded. The
installation procedure is shown as below:
1) unzip 32bit or 64bit disk image package
2) Choose "Native IDE" mode or "AHCI" mode in BIOS
3) use "dd" command to generate driver disk in a floppy or a USB flash drive
- floppy disk usage (/dev/fd0 is the device node of floppy diskette):
# dd if=dd_ahci.img of=/dev/fd0
- USB flash drive usage (/dev/sdb is the device node of USB flash disk,
dd_ahci.img is the disk image):
# dd if=dd_ahci.img of=/dev/sdb
4) In the first installation screen, you will see "F3 Other Options" at the
bottom of the screen. After pressed F3, "F5 Driver" will appear at the
bottom of the screen.
5) Press F5 and choose "YES".
6) Select "installation" to continue the driver installation
7) select "fd0" or "USB partition" and press "OK" in the "Driver upgrade
mediam" dialog box
8) In the "Installation Settings" window, click "Change" -> "Partitioning" ->
"Base Partition Setup on This Proposal", You NEED to change all partitions'
fstab options to "Volume Label" from "Device Name", and define a volume
label.
9) Continue the OS installation procedure.
When installing SLES 10 SP2:
1) unzip i386 (for 32bit) or x86-64 (for 64bit) disk image package.
2) use "dd" command to generate driver disk in a floppy or a USB flash drive
Please backup the data in the floppy or USB drive first.
- floppy disk usage (/dev/fd0 is the device node of floppy diskette):
# dd if=dd_ahci.img of=/dev/fd0
- USB flash drive usage (/dev/sdb is the device node of USB flash disk,
dd_ahci.img is the disk image):
# dd if=dd_ahci.img of=/dev/sdb
3) In the first installation screen, you will see "F5 Driver" at the
bottom of the screen. Press F5 and choose "YES".
4) Select "installation" to continue the driver installation.
5) select "fd0" or "USB partition" and press "OK" in the "Driver upgrade
mediam" dialog box.
6) Continue the OS installation procedure.
Reboot will be required