Release note for Red Hat Linux 7.1SBE CERC driver 1.18c                        ====================================
				   May 20 2002
                               
                                
Driver - 1.18c: \Linux\Driver

Changes in respect to previous release (1.18a)    
1.	Fixed issues related to ARCserve backup software.
2.	Fixed issues related to applications using private ioctl interface.
3. 	Interim driver release version 1.18b for internal testing.


This release contains the following: 


1.  The  following  modules  are needed to install  REDHAT 7.1sbe  during a
fresh installation.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Add the five modules to a clean  formatted floppy to produce a megaraid driver
floppy,  which  will  allow the  driver  to be added  during installation.

a. modinfo
b. modules.cgz
c. modules.dep
d. pcitable
e. rhdd-6.1


2.  megaraid-1.118c-1.i386.rpm

You can use
              a.   rpm -e "name of RPM" to uninstall
              b.   rpm -q  "name of RPM" to query RPM.

This is the  binary  RPM  containing  the 1.118c  driver  for  RH  7.1sbe.  The
megaraid.o driver is installed in the appropriate scsi directory  depending on
if an SMP or uniprocessor installation was done.

This RPM can be used to install or remove the 1.118c  driver.  Please note that
this RPM has an  additional  feature,  whereby it creates a new RAMDISK  image
after updating the megaraid.o driver.

NOTE:

1.  'dialog'  utility  must  be  installed  on the  system  before  attempting
installation  of the  driver.  In case it is not  installed,  the script  will
attempt to install it from the package which is bundled with this release

This script also optionally run in X with 'real' GUI. The script will detect
the appropriate setting and launch the environment accordingly.

2.  The user must use the associated  wrapper  script  "megarpmwrapper.sh"to
install the RPM package.  The wrapper script installs the RPM package and does
the post installation processing.

The script gives the default  command line to install the RPM  package,  which
can be altered by the user.  Then this command line is used to install the RPM
package.

The script then gives the user three options to do the postinstallation steps:

i.	Everything is done by the script itself. It includes:

	a. making new initrd ramdisk

	b.The user is then prompted to choose a new default lilo label

	c.  modifying the  /etc/lilo.conf  file.  The logic used to modify the
	/etc/lilo.conf  file is to find out the  previous  default  label  and
	figure out which section has it.

	This section is used to make a new section with new default  label and
	new ramdisk.  All other entries remain same as the old section.

	The original /etc/lilo.conf is stored as /etc/lilo.org

	d. running the /sbin/lilo command

	e. reboot the machine
	
	Steps c and d are only performed if lilo is the bootloader. In case of
	grub, user is prompted to edit /etc/grub.conf file.

ii.  The other option is:  scripts gives a series of instructions to the user,
the actual  commands  have to be  completed  by himself - either  manually  or
prompting the installation process to do so.

iii.  The  installation  process just creates the initrd  ramdisk, the rest of
the  things  have to done by the  user  all by  himself.  This  option  is for
advanced users.


megaraid-1.118c-1.src.rpm

3.  This is the SOURCE RPM.  It installs only the  megaraid.c  and  megaraid.h
components to the /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES directory.


megaraid-118c.spec

4.  This file is the specification  file for creating the binary RPM for
1.118c driver.