ARECA SATA RAID Controller:

   
                          FreeBSD 5.2.1

  ===================  Driver User's Guide  =======================

        FreeBSD RAID driver technical support 
        mail address: erich@areca.com.tw
                 Tel: 886-2-8797-4060 Ext.203
                 Fax: 886-2-8797-5970
            Web site: www.areca.com.tw
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*  1. Contents                                                             
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	* This file
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	readme.txt          - The readme file for ARECA FreeBSD RAID driver

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	* installation disks of FreeBSD RELEASE-5.2.1.R for all ARECA RAID Controller
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	kern521.zip         - (kern.flp.img) first boot diskette image file for FreeBSD RELEASE-5.2.1.R

	mfsroot521.zip      - (mfsroot.flp.img) secend boot diskette image file for FreeBSD RELEASE-5.2.1.R

    source_code.zip     - it include a folder "usr_src_sys_dev_arcmsr" 
                            and folder "usr_src_sys_modules_arcmsr"

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*  2. The first-time installation                                             
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	A. Before Installing (Under DOS environment)

		a. Get three 1.44M formatted and empty diskettes.
			Configure a 1.44M floppy drive as A:.
			Get DOS tools: PKUNZIP.EXE and RAWRITE.EXE.

		b. Decompress diskette image file by:
			pkunzip kern521.zip =>> kern.flp.img       (first boot diskette)
			pkunzip mfsroot521.zip =>> mfsroot.flp.img (second boot diskette)

		c. Make installation diskettes

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			*insert a 1.44M empty diskette to floppy drive A.
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 			rawrite kern.flp.img A:    (first boot diskette done)

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			*remove (first boot diskette) diskette          
			*than insert another 1.44M empty diskette       
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			rawrite mfsroot.flp.img A: (second boot diskette done)

	B. Installation

		a. Installing system

			Using "BOOT" diskettes that you made as the booting diskette follows the
			FreeBSD installation procedures to install.

			first boot diskette  =>kern.flp.img
			second boot diskette =>mfsroot.flp.img

		b. Updating kernel
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			* before reboot                                
			* you need to use file "kernel" in kern.flp.img 
			* to change kernel                             
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			- After system is installed completely, and system back to the
			"/stand/sysinstall Main Menu" screen:
			- Now
			press ALT+F4, system enter into command prompt.

			Remove "BOOT" diskette and insert "kern.flp.img" diskette to drive A.
			Type the following command to update the kernel.

			# cd /
			# mount /dev/fd0 /mnt
			# mv /boot/kernel/kernel kernel.old
			# cp /mnt/kernel.gz /
			# gzip -d kernel.gz
			# cp kernel /boot/kernel/
			# umount /mnt

			press ALT+F1

	    c. Exit Install and Reboot system


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*   3. Configure the system and Remake the kernel              
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  	* edit /usr/src/sys/conf/files
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  	     dev/arcmsr/arcmsr.c       optional arcmsr   # add this context description....
  	
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  	* edit /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC
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  	     device	  arcmsr                             # add this context description....                                               
  	
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  	* in source_code.zip has usr_src_sys_dev_arcmsr folder
  	* please copy "arcmsr" from usr_src_sys_dev_arcmsr to /usr/src/sys/dev/
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  	ls /usr/src/sys/dev/arcmsr
  	
  	arcmsr.c
  	arcmsr.h
 
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  	* in source_code.zip has usr_src_sys_modules_arcmsr folder
  	* please copy "arcmsr" from usr_src_sys_modules_arcmsr to /usr/src/sys/modules/
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  	ls /usr/src/sys/modules/arcmsr
  	
  	Makefile
  
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  	* edit /usr/src/sys/modules/Makefile
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  		.	
  		..	
  		...
	  	 	
	# XXX some of these can move to the general case when de-i386'ed
	# XXX some of these can move now, but are untested on other architectures.
	.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} == "i386"
	SUBDIR+=3dfx \
		agp \
		aic \
		amd \
		arcmsr \                                # ADD This contex description .... 
		aout \
		apm \
		ar \
		arcnet \
		ath_hal \
		
		...
		..
		.
	
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  	= old method ....Procedure 1. Building a Kernel the ``Traditional'' Way
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  	# cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
  	# config GENERIC
  	# cd ../compile/GENERIC
  	# make depend
  	# make
  	# make install
  	# reboot

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  	= new method ....Procedure 2. Building a Kernel the ``New'' Way
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  	# cd /usr/src/
  	# make buildkernel
  	# make installkernel
   	# reboot