This isn't the most elegant way, but it will surely work. I am sure that someone would probably have a better way to go.
Cheers,
Aly.
Erwin Cloostermans wrote:
Here I'm again.
I still have some problems.
I did a fresh install from the cd images available as iso files (kernel 2.6.5-1.358) I edited /etc/yum.conf (to download from a local mirror server instead of the primary fedora server) Updated my system with yum update to kernel 2.6.8-1.521
In /etc/modprobe.conf I replaced alias scsi_hostadapter1 3w-xxxx With alias scsi_hostadapter1 3w-9xxx
In a terminal window I typed /sbin/modprobe -r 3w-xxxx /sbin/modprobe 3w-9xxx To remove the old driver and load the new one
At that moment I'm able to see my raid disk as /dev/sdb (The sata drive connected to the main board is /dev/sda)
In a terminal window I typed /sbin/mkinitrd -v -f /boot/initrd/2.6.8-1.521smp.img 2.6.6-1.521smp
But after a reboot the old driver 3w-xxxx is loaded again and /dev/sdb is gone
In kernel startup log I see a message 3ware Storage Controller device driver for Linux v.1.26.00.039 3w-xxxx No cards found
I did this for both kernels: 2.6.8-1.521smp and 2.6.8-1.521
How can I make my Linux load the 3w-9xxx driver at startup instead of the old 3w-xxxx ????
TIA, Erwin
-----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Erwin Cloostermans Sent: vrijdag 24 september 2004 0:09 To: 'For users of Fedora Core releases' Subject: RE: 3ware 9000 Series SATA Raid and Fedora Core 2 ?
You removed the entry for your motherboard SATA adapter (ata_piix) from modprobe.conf, so the root filesystem can't be accessed.
-- Aly Dharshi aly.dharshi@xxxxxxxxx
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