[Wylug-discuss] Installed a PCI raid card, but not quite finished?

[Nick Moulsdale]

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cd /usr/src
mkdir ITERaid
pushd ITERaid
unzip /var/downloads/LinuxSrc_it8212_092007-05_26x.zip
perl -p -i -e 's/2\.6\.1/2.6.4/' Makefile
cp -a /usr/src/linux-2.6.4/drivers/scsi/{scsi,hosts,scsi_obsolete,scsi_typedefs}.h \
/usr/src/linux-2.6.4/drivers/scsi/scsi_module.c .
make
install -m 644 iteraid.ko /lib/modules/2.6.4/kernel/drivers/scsi/
depmod -a

Everyone is happy. This way you do not clobber the Makefile in /usr/src/linux-2.6.4/drivers/scsi.

Hopefully this helps someone out there.
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I have used this great help to install my 2 x 200 Gb EIDE HD's as secondary Units. Boot is from 1 of 2 SCSI 69 GB disks. I have not carried out last 2 lines above as instructions with the linux drivers say

# cp -f iteraid.o /lib/modules/2.4.20-24.8/kernel/drivers/scsi
# chmod 755 /sbin/mkinitrd
# mkinitrd -f --preload scsi_mod --preload sd_mod --with=iteraid /boot/initrd-2.4.20-24.8.img 2.4.20-24.8

1st 2 carried out OK and then cd'd to /usr/src/ITERaid, but last one fails will not allow writing to img file.

I thought your last 2 lines might substitute, but I do not understand iteraid.ko. I don't think I have this file?.

I have RH8, have downloaded the source files and modified them to match my Linux version. Then I compiled them, did modprobe sr_mod and modprobe sd_mod. insmod iteraid.o worked OK and dmesg gave the correct mesg. I've fdisked the 2 disks and created ext3 filesystems on them and I can read and write to/from them. But I do not want to have to remember to do this stuff again on a reboot.

I've editted /etc/fstab, but I cannot make my mind up if the numbers should read

defaults 1 1 or 2 2 or 0 0. I think it should be 2 2?

So what do I do to ensure everything comes up rosie on reboot, please?

Thanks for any help.

N.G. Moulsdale FCA
Group Finance Director
Ebi Manufacturing Co Ltd
Sandhill House
82 Meanwood Road
Leeds LS7 2RE
United Kingdom
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*  Nick at ebi.ndo.co.uk





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