[CentOS] LSI 1068e (Super Micro OEM) - kernel update problem

[Michael Mertel]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
> Behalf Of Michael Mertel
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 5:28 PM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: AW: [CentOS] LSI 1068e (Super Micro OEM) - kernel update
> problem
> 
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > 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
> 


Hello,

it's me again, the standard kernel works right now, but the XEN kernel complains about "invalid module format" for megasr.ko while insmod'ing the file. 

Do I need a different binary for the XEN kernel? 

Best Regards

--Michael