> Message: 19 > Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 14:21:48 -0800 > From: Jack Bowling <jbinpg@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: driver disk for Initio (SIIG) SCSI board > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Reply-To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > On Fri, Dec 12, 2003 at 09:24:20AM -1000, Antonio Querubin wrote: > > I have an Initio 9x00 based (made by SIIG) SCSI board which is recognized > > by a Redhat 9 installation CD but not the Fedora installation CD. Redhat > > 9 installs an initio.o module. While Fedora lists the same module in the > > /lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2129.nptl/unsupported/drivers/scsi/initio.o it > > doesn't seem to be part of the install process. As a result the Fedora > > install never sees my SCSI hard drive so I can't install it. How does one > > create a 'driver disk' that can be used to include the initio driver > > during the installation process? > > Your days are numbered for using this card. Kernel 2.6 *does not* > include an initio 9x00 series driver and according to Doug Ledford one > will never be written unless somebody in the global community takes it > on. Can't speak to its usefulness in recent 2.4 kernels since I pulled > mine when I heard the news and went with a symbios-based card. Perhaps > once (*coff, coff*) the 2.6 scsi layer has stabilized, Initio could be > convinced to rewrite their driver. I just need to get the 2.4 kernel driver working for now during installation. How does one make the driver disk for installation? I can't seem to find any instructions on how one goes about organizing whatever files need to be on such a driver disk.
