on 7-13-2008 2:58 PM Ryan Nichols spake the following: > Rainer Duffner wrote: >> >> Am 13.07.2008 um 22:14 schrieb Ryan Nichols: >> >>> Johnny Hughes wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> If it works ok on the old kernel, it should also work OK on the new >>>> one. >>>> >> >> >> Not if it's a binary-driver... >> >> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> CentOS mailing list >>>> CentOS at centos.org >>>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/cen >>>> >>> ata1.00: status { DRDY } over and over >>> >>> No idea what i broke.. >> >> >> >> You upgraded the kernel... >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> >> cheers, >> Rainer >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> > ata1.00 cmd c8/00:08:00:00:00:/00:00:00:00/E0 tag 0 dma 4096 in > ata1.00 status: {DRDY} > ata1.execption Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x2 frozen > > and it keeps going and going until it hits Buffer I/O error on device > sdc, logical block 0 > > and if i go back to grub take the old kernel its happy.. > werid.. > > Ryan Nichols You should be able to compile the driver into the new kernel tree while still running the old kernel. You will just have to add a lot of paths to the compile line and the mkinitrd line. I am surprised that it doesn't give examples somewhere on their website or in the modules docs. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20080714/35399772/attachment-0003.sig>