Readme file for HPT370/370A/372/372A UDMA/ATA133 RAID Controller Device Driver and RAID Management Software Copyright (C) HighPoint Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Last updated on Jun 28, 2002 Please review this file for important information about compatibility issues and differences in operation that were discovered after our product manuals were created. In case of conflict among various parts of the documentation set, this file contains the most current information. Note: The latest firmware and product documentation will be available for download at http://www.highpoint-tech.com This file is divided into the following major sections: 1. Software Version 2. Files Listing 3. Revision History 4. BIOS Update 5. Device Driver 6. HighPoint ATA RAID Management Software 7. Known Problems 1. Software Version ==================== 372 BIOS version: v2.31 372A BIOS version: v2.31 Driver version: v1.32 ATA RAID Management Software version: v1.31 Operating Systems: Red Hat Linux 7.0 Red Hat Linux 7.1 Red Hat Linux 7.2 Red Hat Linux 7.3 2. Files Listing ================= Readme.txt This file BIOS |- load.exe BIOS loading utility |- bios372.231 HPT370/370A/372 controller BIOS \_ bios372a.231 HPT372A controller BIOS Driver |- rh71boot.img Red Hat 7.1 boot diskette image file |- rh72boot.img Red Hat 7.2 boot diskette image file |- rh73boot.img Red Hat 7.3 boot diskette image file |- rhdd | |- dd Red Hat Linux driver diskette for Red Hat 7.0/7.1 | | |- postinstall Post installation script | | |- vmlinuz.hpt37x2 Modified kernel image | | |- modinfo Module info file | | |- modules.cgz Compressed driver modules | | |- modules.dep Module dependence file | | |- pcitable HPT37x pci info | | \_ rhdd-6.1 Driver disk label | \_ kernels Red Hat 7.1 kernels |_ rh72dd Red Hat Linux driver diskette for Red Hat 7.2 | |- rh72dd-athlon.img Red Hat 7.2 Driver disk image file for Athlon UP system | |- rh72dd-athlonsmp.img Red Hat 7.2 Driver disk image file for Athlon SMP system | |- rh72dd-i686.img Red Hat 7.2 Driver disk image file for i686 UP system | |- rh72dd-i686smp.img Red Hat 7.2 Driver disk image file for i686 SMP system | \_ kernels Red Hat 7.2 kernels \_ rh73dd Red Hat Linux driver diskette for Red Hat 7.3 |- athlon Athlon system files |- i686 i686 system files \_ kernels Red Hat 7.3 kernels GUI |- hptinstall.sh Management GUI installation script \_ hptraid.tar.gz Management GUI package Doc |- Install_RedHat_HPT37x2.pdf Installation Guide for Red Hat Linux \_ GUI_Manual.pdf Manual for management software 3. Revision History ==================== v1.32 06/18/2002 * make driver SMP safe v1.3 04/08/2002 * move to OpenSource build * larger block size and multi-controller support v1.1 07/27/2001 * Fix ioctl error for GUI v1.0 07/02/2001 * First release 4. BIOS Update =============== To update BIOS for onboard HPT3xx controller, please refer to your mainboard manual or contact the hardware vendor for updating BIOS. To update BIOS for HPT3xx adapter, you can use HighPoint BIOS loading utility. 5. Device Driver ================= The driver disk for Red Hat Linux includes compiled driver modules for Linux kernel version 2.2.16-22(smp), 2.4.2-2(smp), 2.4.7-10(smp) and 2.4.18-3(smp). To install the device driver, refer to the installation guide. 6. HighPoint ATA RAID Management Software ========================================== The management software requires that you have an X-Window system installed. Refer to the installation guide and user's manual to learn how to setup and use the management software. 7. Known Problems ================== 1) Booting problem after drive configuration changed If you add or remove drives after OS installed, Linux may have problem to boot since the device name will change. To solve this problem, first get the correct device name on which the root file system resides, then type "linux.hpt37x2 root=/dev/sdx" (where sdx is the device name) at "LILO:" prompt (if the booting screen is graphic mode, press Ctrl-X to enter text mode first). After you boot into system you can modify /etc/lilo.conf to use the correct root device. 2) OS device name may change after drive configuration changed If you add or remove drives after OS installed, the OS device name may change. In this case if you have statically configured device names (E.g, in file /etc/fstab), OS will have problem. You must modify the configuration files to solve this kind of problem. 3) Installing OS to SCSI disk When install OS to drives on SCSI adapters, you must first remove drives on HPT3xx controller from the system. Otherwise the system may be unable to boot up after installation.