AW: [CentOS] LSI 1068e (Super Micro OEM) - kernel update problem
Michael Mertel
michael.mertel at bwc.de
Fri Nov 16 16:28:19 UTC 2007
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> Von: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] Im
> Auftrag von Michael Mertel
> Gesendet: Freitag, 16. November 2007 17:17
> An: centos at centos.org
> Betreff: [CentOS] LSI 1068e (Super Micro OEM) - kernel update problem
>
> Hello,
>
> I'am using a LSI 1068e OEM version from Super Micro (see lspci). I was
> able to install a plain CentOS5 with the binary drivers I got from
> Super
> Micro.
>
> 06:00.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic Unknown
> device 0059 (rev 04)
> Subsystem: Super Micro Computer Inc Unknown device a180
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
> Memory at febfc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> Memory at febe0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
> Expansion ROM at fe800000 [disabled] [size=2M]
> Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> Capabilities: [68] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
> Capabilities: [98] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+
> Queue=0/0 Enable-
> Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1
>
>
> But if I try to load the XEN kernel or a newer kernel all I got is a
> kernel panic, because the new kernel does not know about the megasr.ko
> module that I installed from disk.
>
> So I did the following (without final success):
>
> - cp /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5/updates/*
> /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.1.15.el5/updates
> - depmod -a 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
> - created a new initrd-cpio file and copied megasr.ko into the lib
> directory
>
>
> The systems starts loading the kernel and its ramdisk, and then hangs:
> Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> unknown-block (0,0)
>
> I'am a bit lost, what else I can do to get this working?
>
> Best Regards
>
> --Michael
Hi,
i'am such a moron, now it works (with these steps):
cp /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5/updates/*
/lib/modules/2.6.18-8.1.15.el5/updates
depmod -a 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
rm /boot/initrd-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5.img
mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5.img 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
Nice weekend to all.
--Michael
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