The RAID drivers are nor published for Ubuntu 18.04.2. I wonder how does this change the Ubuntu install. I want to have the RAID from the installation with a separate HOME and also follow the latest AMD driver for Radeon RX 560. The setup would be NVME Root / and RAID 0 Home /home. I want to be able to reinstall Ubuntu if needed and not lose my HOME.
What would be the compile instructions for new kernels during install? Is this correct?
uname -a
Linux PC 4.18.0-20-generic #21~18.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed May 8 08:43:37 UTC 2019 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
make KVERS=4.18.0-20-generic install
I've compiled the instructions:
Copy AMD-RAID drivers: Linux
NOTE: Only a USB flash drive can be used to copy and load the AMD-RAID Linux drivers.
Power-on the system.
Locate and use a system that is running a Windows operating system and has a USB I/O port for the USB flash drive.
Go to a browser and access the web site of your system supplier or motherboard vendor.
Insert a USB flash drive into the USB I/O port of the system.
Download the AMD-RAID drivers for the correct distribution version of Linux. Copy the drivers onto the USB flash drive:
For Red Hat Linux: Copy the .iso image file (which matches the distribution version of Linux) to the USB flash drive.
Example:
Copy dd-rcraid-RHEL7-3.10.0-514.el7-x86_64.iso for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.3 x64.
For Ubuntu Linux: Copy the files contained inside the applicable dd-rcraid-Ubuntu116-4.4.0-31- folder into a dd directory located on a USB flash drive. The following files should be located in the dd directory located on the USB flash drive root, for an Ubuntu Linux Desktop installation.
Example:
dd
load_amdraid
post_install
post_install2
pre_install
rcraid.ko
rcraid_generic.ko
readme
Proceed to Linux: Install AMD-RAID drivers during a Linux OS installation.
Install the AMD-RAID BIOS drivers during a Ubuntu Desktop Linux Installation
NOTE: Prior to starting this procedure, obtain the AMD-RAID drivers from your system supplier or motherboard vendor. Copy the AMD-RAID drivers to the dd directory on a USB flash drive. See Copy AMD-RAID drivers: Linux.
NOTE: The Ubuntu driver CD-ROM .iso image contains all Linux variations for a particular release.
NOTE: Not all of the windows indicated in this procedure will appear during the installation.
Power-on the system.
Remove the Ethernet cable from the system.
Insert the Ubuntu Desktop Linux operating system CD-ROM or DVD into the system’s CD or DVD drive.
Create a bootable array, see Section 3.
As soon as Ubuntu Desktop Linux kernel starts loading
Select the desired Language
From the list, select Try Ubuntu without Installing
Press F6 – Other Options
Press ESC
Note: The string should look like: splash --- break=mount modprobe.blacklist=ahci nomodeset
When the BusyBox shell appears do the following:
Note: /dev/sda1 may need to be changed to /dev/sdb1 or /dev/sdc1…depending on the number of devices.
Wait patiently for the Ubuntu Desktop to appear
Double Click the Install Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Desktop ICON
From the Welcome window
From the Preparing to Install Ubuntu window
Accept the defaults
Click Continue.
From the Installation Type window
From the Write Changes to Disks? window
Select the desired Time Zone
Select the desired Keyboard layout
Enter valid entries for the following:
Your name
Computer name
User name
Password
Confirm Password
Click Continue
When the “Installation Complete” window appears, do the following:
Install the USB flash drive
Press CTRL+ALT+T
Enter: sudo mount –t vfat /dev/sda1 /mnt
Enter: sudo cp –ap /mnt/dd /
Enter: sudo /dd/post_install
Wait for the Setup is Complete
The installation will prompt the user to remove the installation media, remove the CD/DVD and USB flash drive from the system.
Proceed to the Management Suite installation procedure. See Linux: Install the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite.
Ubuntu Linux – AMD RAIDXpert2 Web GUI Installation
Obtain the AMD RAIDXpert2 Management Suite executable file (Setup.sh) from your system supplier or motherboard vendor. Download the Setup.sh file to the system’s desktop.
Perform the following:
sudo ln -s /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 /lib/libc.so.6
sudo ln -s /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6
sudo apt-get install lib32z1
sudo apt-get install lib32ncurses5
sudo apt-get install libxext6:i386
sudo apt-get install libxtst6:i386
sudo apt-get install libxi6:i386
sudo apt-get install libstdc++6:i386
sudo apt-get install libgtk2.0-0:i386
sudo apt-get install libxxf86vm1:i386
sudo apt-get install libsm6:i386
sudo apt-get install gtk2-engines-murrine:i386
sudo apt-get install libcanberra-gtk-module:i386
Install the AMD RAIDXpert2 (setup.sh)
Copy xampp-linux-1.8.1.tar.gz to the system’s Desktop.
Enter:
Starting lampp
Apache doesn’t start automatically, so after every reboot,
NOTE: for the Web GUI to function correctly, rc_cgi and lampp must be running.
Starting rcpopup
rcpopup doesn’t automatically, so after every reboot,
Click on the RAIDXpert2 Desktop Icon
Default credentials are:
Username – admin
Password – admin
Change the credentials:
Create new username
Create new password
Relog into the system with the new credentials.