Instructions After Downloading the DD4 v1.00.27

1. Change to the root directory of the filesystem. "cd /" Run "bzip2 -dc dd4_linux.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -" to decompress.
2. Set up backround monitor: type "crontab -e" add the line "@reboot /usr/local/bin/dd4mon" save and exit.
3. If you want to remove all the files that were installed, go to the directory "~/.dpsdd4" and run "uninstall".
4. The program must also be run as root. Once logged in as root, run "DD4App". Once done using the application, you no longer need to be logged in as root. There is a console version which will run automatically if X-Window is not available. To run the console version automatically type "dd4-console".
5. There is a monitor program called "dd4mon" which is scheduled to run all the time. It checks the status of the DD4 EzRaid unit and sends an email if a drive fails. Since it is run from the crontab with root as the user, you don't need to be logged in as root for this feature to work.
6. The console version takes some command line arguments to automate certain functions. Type "DD4App --help", "DD4App -h", "dd4-console --help", or "dd4-console -h" for a list of options.