[Fedora C2] SCSI RAID Problematiek

[DSmarty]

Mensen

Ik heb een probleempje met het opnieuw installeren van een van mijn machines met Fedora Core 2 (op deze machine draaide voorheen Core1).

Op een of andere manier krijg ik mijn Adaptec 3200S niet aan de gang

Wat zeggen de releasenotes:

o Support for I[2]O has been extensively revamped for Fedora Core 2.

Fedora Core 2 should theoretically be usable with I[2]O RAID
controllers; however, installation and upgrade require manual
intervention. Unfortunately, we were unable to complete I[2]O support
in Anaconda prior to the release of Fedora Core 2.

The i2o_proc module must be manually loaded during disk probing, so
that Disk Druid is able to find the I[2]O block devices. Refer to the
I[2]O project home page (listed below) for procedures regarding this
and other upgrade/installation issues.

Note

The dpt_i2o driver previously used to support many SCSI RAID
controllers under 2.4 kernels is no longer supported. However, the new
generic I[2]O layer supports most of these controllers. In addition,
it is now possible to use I[2]O on 64-bit architectures.

Note also that device names have changed. The dpt_i2o driver
previously used /dev/sd?? device names, while the new i2o_block driver
uses /dev/i2o/hd?? device names.

For more information, refer to the "I[2]O on Linux" page:

[12]http://i2o.shadowconnect.com/

This site includes a list of tested controllers, raidutils RPMs
compatible with the old dpt_i2o driver and the new I[2]O layer (for
managing Adaptec RAID controllers), and information specific to I[2]O
on Fedora Core.

Special thanks go to Markus Lidel of Shadow Connect GmbH for
spearheading I[2]O-related kernel and tools development.

Dus heb ik even gezocht op http://i2o.shadowconnect.com en wat zegt men daar: (naast het feit dat de Adaptec 3200S volgens de site supported is)

I didn't have a chance to finish the driver disk and write instructions at the i2o homepage. Meanwhile this is how you can install it yourself...

First verify that your card is one of the supported I2O cards listed on the i2o homepage?

1) Unpack the kernel RPM for your FC2 installer. 32bit is the "i586" kernel, and 64bit is the "x86_64" kernel. Use a command like:

rpm2cpio kernel-2.6.5-1.358.i586.rpm | cpio -idv

2) Take the i2o_proc.ko module and put it on a web server somewhere.

3) At the first screen of isolinux, use "expert askmethod" as a boot option. Do any network install where you manage to get online.

4) When it asks if you want to load any driver disks, go into ALT-F2 terminal and wget the module into /tmp. Use insmod to load that module and lsmod to verify that it was loaded.

5) Go back into Anaconda and go through the next few screens. Disk Druid should now see the i2o disks. Everything *SHOULD* work now. At least it did for us in testing.

6) After installation you wont ever need the i2o_proc module again, and it should *JUST WORK*. If not report your results here and I will try to help.

Warren Togami
wtogami redhat com

Zo gezegd zo gedaan:
RPM uit de ISO gehaald, met cpio uitgepakt, de i2o_proc.ko op webserver gezet.
Fedora Core2 geboot, nadat anaconda gestart is naar de shell gegaan, bestandje in /tmp gezet, ge'insmod (geen foutmeldingen), is keurig geladen volgens lsmod.
Disk druid gestart --> Niets, nada noppes.

Heeft iemand enige suggestie en/of heeft iemand al een Adaptec SCSI-RAID controller aan de gang gekregen (bij voorkeur tijdens installatie) onder Fedora Core 2 ?

(google geeft overigens geen enkele link met wat info, behalve bovenstaande site)

[ Voor 4% gewijzigd door Grrrrrene op 23-05-2004 20:18 ]

[igmar]

DSmarty schreef op 23 mei 2004 @ 19:32:
Mensen

Zo gezegd zo gedaan:
RPM uit de ISO gehaald, met cpio uitgepakt, de i2o_proc.ko op webserver gezet.

Dit is de helft van het verhaal : De echte driver is dpt_i2o.(k)o. i2o_proc is alleen de i2o interface in /proc. Je moet dus ook dpt_i2o laden.