[CentOS] Installing CentOS 5.4 64bit on server with LSI SAS 1068E controller.

[Rob Kampen]

Billy Huddleston wrote:
> It's listed as a MegaRAID controller. I've tried the following drivers 
> suggested by Supermicro with no success.
>
> megasr-13.10.0708.2009-1-rhel50-ga-all.img
> megasr-13.10.0708.2009-1-rhel50-u1-all.img
> megasr-13.10.0708.2009-1-rhel50-u2-all.img
> megasr-13.10.0708.2009-1-rhel50-u3-all.img
>
> >From what I can tell from reading, it is a software RAID and putting 
> it in IT mode makes it work as a JBOD.  I'm not understanding how to 
> do RAID 10 with it in IT mode.
If it is JBOD then correct me if I'm wrong but it is "just a bunch of 
disks" and needs software raid
>
> Thanks, Billy
>
> Larry Brigman wrote:
>> On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 2:35 PM, Billy Huddleston <billy at ivdc.com> wrote:
>>   
>>> I'm trying to install CentOS 5.4 on a machine with a LSI SAS 1068E
>>> controller.  I've googled all over the place and found a few different
>>> drivers for RHEL5 for it.. and tried a few of them.. Some will load,
>>> some complain that this isn't the correct version.. non of them work
>>> when it comes to showing Hard Drivers in the partition manager. The
>>> machine is a Supermicro SYS-6015V-M3 server. Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> run lspci on the system from the rescue mode of the installer disk.
>> It will probably say something
>> like Megaraid.
>>
>> We have a newer motherbaord from Super Micro and we had the same problem.
>> The motherboard data info says LSI 1068E but depending on the jumper
>> setting of the board it could be
>> 1078E instead and that is not supported by Linux until a much later
>> kernel (2.6.32).
>>
>> Jumper for IT mode and get the IT firmware and things will work correctly.
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