TITLE: 
Steps to install RedHat ES 2.1 / AS 2.1 on the ML330 G3 ATA. 

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DESCRIPTION: 

Given below are the steps to install Red Hat Enterprise Server 2.1 on the 
ML330 G3 ATA. 


NOTE: To install Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1 follow the same steps but 
replace ES2.1 with AS2.1:


1) Create a boot diskette from the "boot.img" file in the "images" directory 
on CD 1 of Red Hat Enterprise Server 2.1 Update 2. Label the diskette 
"rh21 boot diskette". 

- To create a diskette from the ".img" file, on a Linux system, use the 
following command:

# dd if=./boot.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=18k
             

NOTE:  This is to solve a known issue with the driver disk images provided with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 Update 2. The default driver disk image file
provided with Red Hat Enterprise Server 2.1 Update 2 is very large. Most of the
system disk space, during the installation, will be used by the default driver 
images on the CD and the installer will not get enough space to copy the LSI 
CSB6 driver images. Red Hat recommends booting from the boot floppy
because it uses a smaller driver disk image.


2) Locate the LSI CSB6 driver specific to RH ES2.1 / AS2.1 for the ML330 G3 ATA 
in this "tar" bundle. The same driver works for both ES2.1 and AS2.1. The
current driver is bundled into: lsi_csb6_RH2.1-e.24-2.50d-1.tar.gz: 

- Un-tar and unzip the "tar" bundle. On a Linux system, you could also use 
the following command to do so:

# tar -xvzf <filename>.tar.gz

- Create a diskette from the ".dd" file that results from the action above, and
label it "LSI CSB6 driver diskette" . On a Linux system, use the following 
command:

# dd if=./<filename>.dd of=/dev/fd0 bs=18k

- To create a diskette from an "img" or "dd" file on a Windows system, use 
RAWRITE which can be located on Red Hat ES2.1 CD1.

3) Boot the ML330 G3 ATA from the "rh21 boot diskette" When you reach the 
Linux "boot" prompt type in "linux dd" and hit "enter"

# boot: linux dd

NOTE:  Ensure there is no CD in the CD-ROM drive at this time.

4) The system will prompt for a driver diskette. Remove the "rh21 boot diskette"
from the floppy drive and insert the "LSI CSB6 driver diskette"  In addition, 
insert the Red Hat Enterprise Server 2.1 Update 2 CD 1 in the CDROM drive. 
Proceed with the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Server 2.1 on your ATA 
hard drive(s).


NOTE:  You may notice "hd[x]: lost interrupt" messages during the install.  The 
source for these messages is the native CSB6 IDE driver in Linux kernel itself. 
This driver loads irrespective of the subsystem vendor id/device id and attempts
to access drives connected to CSB6 channels. Because the hard drives are 
already configured for RAID devices the native IDE driver will fail to get 
proper interrupts.  This will result in the hdX lost interrupt messages. Later, 
the LSI CBS6 (MegaIDE) driver removes the native driver and takes over all 
resources. 


NOTICE: The information in this document, including products and software 
versions, is current as of the Release Date. This document is subject to 
change without notice.