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#         Silicon Image SiI SATA controller                           #
#                     Linux  Driver 	                            #
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1. OVERVIEW
   This driver disk adds support for the SiI SATA controller. This driver
   overrides the Open Source Driver

   Supported Versions:

      * RedHat Linux 9.0

2. CREATE FLOPPY

   dd if=redhat_sii6512.img of=/dev/fd0  (In a Linux System) 
      See Full Install if you want to use WINDOWS to create
          the floppy
      
   => Configure RAID SET using the BIOS if you want RAID functionality

3. INSTALL SOFTWARE

   . Insert Bootable CDROM

   . At boot prompt type 'linux dd hde=nopobre hdg=noprobe' (2 hard drives)
	RedHat 9.0 requires kernel to disable the Open Source Driver 

        if your hardware has multiple controllers then type (4 hard drives)
             'linux dd hde=nopobre hdg=noprobe hdi=noprobe hdk=noprobe'

   . Insert Floppy Containing the Driver and follow the installation instructions.

       * If you get Any Errors or 'hangs' before formatting the Disk Drives see Full Installation.
	 (type CTL-ALT-F4 and CTL-ALT-F5 to see errors, CTL-ALT-F1/F7 are main menus)
         // changing the RAID from Stripe RAID 0 to mirror RAID 1 may cause this problem

       * Watch out for typos. Anaconda just ignores them will not disable the
         Open Source Driver 

   . If you are using GRUB you MUST create a BOOTABLE diskette when prompted  
     With LILO you have a choice.

       * Do NOT forget to eject the Original Floppy containing the Driver

   . Reboot

       . Reboot using the Bootable diskette
         At Boot time type:  
            'linux hde=noprobe hdg=noprobe' or
            'linux hde=noprobe hdg=noprobe hdi=noprobe hdk=noprobe'       
       
       . LILO without diskette 
         At Boot time type ctrl-x :  
            'linux hde=noprobe hdg=noprobe' or
            'linux hde=noprobe hdg=noprobe hdi=noprobe hdk=noprobe'

   . Continue with normal installation.

   . Eject the BOOT floppy and PUT BACK the floppy containing the DRIVER

   . Before rebooting get a console window
     (Wait until Red Hat is done with installation)
       'mount /mnt/floppy' 
       cd /mnt/floppy
       run 'sh redhat_9.0_update_boot_loaders.sh'

       * This script assumes your boot disk is /dev/sda 
         (first controller) See Full Install for details

NOTE:

   . To UPGRADE or to just add 'DATA' SATA disk drives see Full Install instructions.


4. GENERAL INFO

   . If you cat /proc/scsi/SiI6512/* you should see the Driver as reported by
     the kernel

   . If you cat /proc/scsi/scsi you should see the your RAID TYPE as reported
     by the kernel
