[CentOS] Kernel Upgrade and RAID Card

Sun Jul 13 21:19:04 UTC 2008
Ryan Nichols <rnichols430 at gmail.com>

Rainer Duffner wrote:
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> Am 13.07.2008 um 22:14 schrieb Ryan Nichols:
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>> Johnny Hughes wrote:
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>>> If it works ok on the old kernel, it should also work OK on the new 
>>> one.
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> Not if it's a binary-driver...
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>> ata1.00: status { DRDY }   over and over
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>> No idea what i broke..
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> You upgraded the kernel...
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> Seriously - if this driver is not included in the vanilla- or 
> distribution-kernel, get the heck rid of it (the hardware).
> With very few exceptions it's usually not worth the trouble.
> One of these exceptions is Areca (don't know if the driver is in now 
> RHEL/CentOS) - the guy maintaining the driver at Areca actually 
> responds to email enquiries.
> But then, they distribute source and not BLOBs.
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> cheers,
> Rainer
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Thats the point Im at, but the man who pays for this hardware wants us 
to make this work because we already own it and it works until we 
attempt an upgrade of the kernel .. So i guess its onto tech support 
with HighPoint RocketRaid...

Thanks,
Ryan Nichols