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crimpyau
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 Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 4:10 am Post subject: AS1000A Mylex DAC960 Problem |
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HI,
I am trying to install Gentoo on to an AS1000A and am unable to access the Mylex DAC960 raid card. I tried
#modprobe dac960
modprobe said the module did not exist.
Can any one suggest how to cross compile the kernel on an
x86 that is running gentoo.
I am using the following liveCD gentoo-alpha-2004.0-20040313.iso
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Carbs
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| Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 5:23 am Post subject: |
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Hi crimpyau,
I have the same problem with an AS1200, I have submitted a bug request to have the dac960 module added to the next LiveCD.
The workaround at this stage is to build a minimal system on a standalone disk (with DAC960 support), once booted into this system use it like a LiveCD to build a new system on the array.
It's a long process and I'm yet to get it working, but I'm still making progress.
Cheers,
Carbs |
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Carbs
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| Posted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 11:55 pm Post subject: |
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I have run into another problem with my Mylex Controller, when I try and modprobe DAC960 it segment faults. I thought maybe it was a possible firmware issue, so I updated the firmware to the latest version (2.70, from HP's website).
The reason I updated the firmware as due to this line
| Code: | | DAC960#0: FIRMWARE VERSION VERIFICATION FAILED |
But even after the update I still get the same problem.
I will keep looking around for a solution to this issue, i'll let you know if I find anything, but hopefully you won't run into this problem.
I tried building this module as part of the kernel but it caused the kernel to stop with an "tried to kill init" error, so I just created a module so i can atleast try & troubleshoot the problem.
Here is what i get in dmesg...
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DAC960: ***** DAC960 RAID Driver Version 2.4.11 of 11 October 2001 *****
DAC960: Copyright 1998-2001 by Leonard N. Zubkoff <lnz@dandelion.com>
DAC960#0: While configuring DAC960 PCI RAID Controller at
DAC960#0: PCI Bus 1 Device 3 Function 0 I/O Address 0x8400 PCI Address 0x2209000
DAC960#0: FIRMWARE VERSION VERIFICATION FAILED - DETACHING
DAC960#0: Firmware Version = '2.70-0-03'
Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000000008
CPU 0 modprobe(2559): Oops 0
pc = [<fffffc0000414ab0>] ra = [<fffffc0000414b68>] ps = 0000 Not tainted
v0 = ffffffffffffffea t0 = 0000000000000000 t1 = fffffc00005daec8
t2 = 0000000000000000 t3 = ffffffffffffffea t4 = fffffc0000628080
t5 = fffffc000059bba0 t6 = 0000000000000001 t7 = fffffc002ead8000
s0 = fffffc00005efd60 s1 = 0000000000000000 s2 = fffffc00005efd58
s3 = fffffc000059bba0 s4 = fffffffc00232910 s5 = fffffc002f1cdce0
s6 = fffffc002ea54000
a0 = fffffc00005efd58 a1 = 0000000000000000 a2 = 0000000000000001
a3 = 000000000000000a a4 = fffffffffffffffb a5 = fffffc000059bba0
t8 = 0000000000000000 t9 = 0000000000008000 t10= 0000000000001438
t11= 0000000000001464 pv = fffffc0000414b40 at = fffffc000059bba0
gp = fffffc000059bba0 sp = fffffc002eadbd48
Trace:fffffc0000414b68 fffffc000032ae74 fffffc0000310e80
Code: 2ffe0000 f4200015 47f10403 259d0000 47ff041f 2ffe0000 <a4430008> a4230000
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Carbs
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| Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:44 am Post subject: |
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| Well it turns out that the DAC960 driver for Linux requires firmware version 2.73 or higher to work, hence the error. DEC/Compaq/HP only have v2.70, so I guess I'll keep sniffing around until I find a newer firmware version, although I'm not sure how well it will work as its an OEM board (Digital KZPAC). |
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Carbs
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| Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2004 3:12 am Post subject: |
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I managed to find a firmware update for this card, its not the official DEC version but it worked. My controller is now running v2.73 of the firmware and it works like a charm.
I got the flash utility from DEC and just googled for the firmware, I was a bit worried not using the correct firmware but I figured it was worth the risk. I was lucky and it all works well and I can now access my Mylex array.
Time to get my root partition onto the array  |
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