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#         Silicon Image SiI SATA controller                           #
#                     Linux  Driver (3114)	                      #
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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_sii6514.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'

   . 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 

       * Make sure BIOS reports drives as 'current' (if using RAID)

   . If you are using GRUB you MUST create a BOOTABLE diskette when prompted  

      (If you are using LILO as the loader you have a choice of creating or NOT
       creating a bootable diskette.)

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

   . Reboot

       . Reboot using the Bootable diskette
         At Boot time type:  
            'linux' 

   . 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/SiI6514/* 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
