ARECA (ARC1300/1320) SAS Host Bus Adapter
Fedora Core 11 x86 and x86_64(kernel 2.6.29.4-167.fc11)

Driver User's Guide
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Areca technical support 
Mail address: support@areca.com.tw
Tel: 886-2-8797-4060
Fax: 886-2-8797-5970
Web site: www.areca.com.tw
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readme.txt		- the readme file for ARC1300/1320 Fedora Core 11 driver
install.zip		- ziped dirver disk(dd) image file(driver.img)

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** CASE 1: First Installation                                 	    **
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	A. Before Installation 

	  - Under DOS/Windows environment
		1) Unzip driver disk
			X:\PATH\pkunzip.exe install.zip =>> driver.img
		2) Dump it into a floppy disk.
			X:\PATH\rawrite.exe driver.img A:
			Tips: You can get rawrite.exe from Fedora Core 11 installation disk #1
			      "\dosutils" directory.

	  - Under Linux enviroment
		1) Unzip driver disk
			# unzip install.zip
		2) Dump it into a floppy disk.
			# dd if=driver.img of=/dev/fd0

	B. Installation

		1) Start Fedora Core 11 installation by booting from the installation DVD.
		2) While in the "Welcome to Fedora Core 11" installation screen, press "Enter" to start the installation. 
		   Please not take the Linux "dd" option.
		3) Before the language selection options, please press Ctrl+ALT+F2 to the console 2 before selecting "Next".
		4) Insert the Areca driver disk and type the following commands:
			  # mkdir /floppy
			  # mount /dev/fd0 /floppy
			  # cd /floppy 
			  # sh ./pre-install.sh
		5) Press "Ctrl+ALT+F6" back to installation screen.
		6) Continue the installation process. 
		7) While installation finishes and prompts you to reboot the system, press "CRL+ALT+F2" 
		   back to console 2 and type the following commands:
			  # cp -rfv /floppy /mnt/sysimage
			  # chroot /mnt/sysimage
			  # sh /floppy/post-install.sh
		8) Press "CRL+ALT+F6" to installation screen and reboot, then finish the rest of installation process. 

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** CASE 2: Installing SAS HBA Driver on an Existing System          **
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	# mkdir /root/tmp
	# unzip install.zip
	# dd if=driver.img of=/dev/fd0
	# mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
	# cp /mnt/modules.cgz /root/tmp
	# cd /root/tmp
	# gzip -cd modules.cgz > modules.cpio
	# cat modules.cpio | cpio -i -d
	; you can get arcsas.ko from 2.6.29.4-167.fc11