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Grein
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 Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:11 pm Post subject: Adaptec / DPT PM266U3 U160 2 channel SCSI RAID Controller |
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Hi all,
I have problems with above mentioned Controller. When I boot the gentoo CD (install-amd64-universal-2005.1-r1.iso) and check /dev/ for my raid devices, I dont find anything. I'm used to a directory /dev/i2o/ from Fedora, which doesnt exist. In /dev/rd/ I dont find anything neither. I conclude that gentoo doesnt support my controller. I have tried finding drivers or any help on the net (i.e. google) but didnt get anything. My controller seems to be pretty exotic, as I cant even find windows drivers on the adaptec homepage, nor does google report many pages for it. However, Fedora installs it as a i2o controller, probably some standard drivers for multiple DPT Controllers and it works. So if anyone can tell me what I gotta do to get that controller installed, I'd be really grateful.
System:
Asus A8V Mainboard
1GB (2x512) infineon
Asus V8460 Ultra (Gforce 4 ti 4600)
Asus DVD writer and Asus DVD rom (both ide)
Adaptec / DPT PM266U3 U160 2 channel SCSI RAID Controller
5x IBM DDYS 18350 U-160 hard disk drive (10.000 rpm, 17.5GB)
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Grein,
It looks like you need the dpt_i2o module. There appears to be kernel support but it is either not loaded or not built for the liveCD.
Try at the prompt and see if your devices appear then.
In make menuconfig it called Adaptec I2O RAID support.
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Grein
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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that seems to be correct, thanks, I've tried:
modprobe dpt-i2o
modprobe dpt-i20
modprobe dpt_i2o
modprobe dpt_i20
and always get a 'not-found' error.
However I cannot find a fitting module on the net that I could manually install.
Is it btw possible to put such a module on a floppy and then install it manually during gentoo install? If yes, where can I get one? If not, what can I do?
I very much appreciate your help! |
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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Grein,
The module is available in the kernel but it may not have been made for teh liveCD.
| Code: | | modprobe -l | grep dtp-i2o |
will show if its been compiled.
If you need to make use of the module with the liveCD, it needs to be built against the same kernel with the same compiler as the one on the liveCD. You can then move it to the Gentoo target and | Code: | | insmod /path/to/new/module |
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