> -----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