thus Peter Peltonen spake: > I have now partially solved my problem: > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 5:55 PM, Peter Peltonen <peter.peltonen at gmail.com> wrote: >> I need to do a new CentOS net install on a new server having the >> Supermicro X7DVL-3 motherboard: > > [...] > >> So I assume the controller is not supported and I need a binary driver >> for it. For 1068e it should be: > > I received the driver image megasr-13.17.0421.2010-1-rhel50-u5-all.img > from the hardware vendor and was able to use it as the driver disk for > installation. > > Upgrading the kernel issue is still unresolved though: > >> And what happens if I get the driver installed and then the server's >> kernel is updated? Do I need reinstall the driver somehow? > > After updates the system is unable to boot with the new kernel as it > cannot find the megasr driver. > > What shoudl I do? Does the megasr module for the old kernel also work > with the new kernel => do I need to copy it somewhere and create an > initrd image including that module? Or do I need to find an updated > megasr module from somewhere? I had this hardware, too, from a customer of ours. http://blog.uguu.ru/tag/piece-of-shit/ It's not my blog but it's exactly what reality ist like. Cheers, Timo > Best regards, > Peter