On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 22:54 -0400, James B. Byrne wrote:
> On 6 Sep 2005 at 18:13, Rodrigo Barbosa wrote:
>
> > You will have to select the correct module for your controler, and
> > configure it (/etc/modprobe.conf). lspci might give you the information
> > you need to get started.
>
> Perhaps I am using the wrong terminology for my request. I am
> seeking assistance in configuring linux to recognize and use a scsi
> tape drive. The scsi controller was added to this system for the
> sole purpose of supporting the tape unit long after the os was
> loaded. I do not know how to tell the linux kernel to select and
> load the necessary module to access the scsi controller and thence
> the tape drive. That is why I sought a cookbook solution to this
> problem. There must be somewhere, a well defined series of steps that
> one goes through to identify, select, and configure the appropriate
> module for a specific scsi adapter. I lack this knowledge and this
> is what I seek.
>
> lspci yields this:
>
> 05:04.0 SCSI storage controller: Initio Corporation 360P (rev 02)
>
> /etc/modeprobe.conf contains this:
>
> alias eth0 e100
> alias snd-card-0 snd-intel8x0
> options snd-card-0 index=0
> install snd-intel8x0 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0 &&
> /usr/sbin/alsactl restore >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> remove snd-intel8x0 { /usr/sbin/alsactl store >/dev/null 2>&1 || : ;
> }; /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove snd-intel8x0
> alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
> alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd
>
> SO. What do I put into modprobe.conf to get the system to recognize
> the scsi controller? Is there a utility to detect and do this? I
> appreciate all the assistance but I need a more basic, step by step,
> explanation of how to go about this.
Jim-
If you run kudzu (Redhat's hardware config utility) by hand as root,
does it see the card and attempt to configure it? kudzu should generate
the proper magic in /etc/sysconfig/hwconf and in /etc/modprobe.conf.
Based on a quick google, this should be supported by the initio module.
If kudzu fails to do the magic, try
modprobe initio
You could also add an entry to /etc/modprobe.conf
alias scsi_hostadapter initio
modprobe scsi_hostadapter
--
Sean