My apologies.... what is top post and how am I doing this? I thought I was just replying to the mailing list... Hit reply and type my message. (I'm such a noobie) I did find dd files that have the driver update but am lost on trying to get these into the install. Sorry but I don't understand what you are saying. I appreciate your willingness to help and all the others that have replied. My apologies for being frustrating. I'll have to read more. Regards --Kenny On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 4:58 PM, <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote: > Kenny Noe wrote: > > The link to the B120i array drivers pointed me to several rpm files that > > contain the driver. The instructions are pretty straight forward and > even > > have a back out SOP. OK I've installed rpms before but that's from a > > bootable OS. I don't have that now.. I've searched for an ISO or other > > means to install but my google-fu failes... Help! > > > Please don't top post. > > Boot off a DVD, or whatever. chroot to the system, assuming you can see > the drives, and yum localinstall. If you can't see the drives... anyone > ever tried to yum install into the running rescue system? > > mark > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 3:36 PM, <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote: > > > >> Kenny Noe wrote: > >> > Thanks again to all the replies... > >> > > >> > If we purchased a "true" HP RAID HW controller, like the P222 512mb > >> FBWC > >> > or P420 1GB FBWC, would this work? I've read online that folks are > >> having > >> > troubles with getting drives recognized in CentOS. > >> > > >> > Also HP states the fakeraid driver is available for RedHat Linux 6 but > >> not > >> > CentOS. Has anyone installed this? Thoughts / Comments? > >> > >> It will work. Worst case scenario is: on Dells, trying to run OMSA on a > >> running system, if /etc/issue (!) says that it's redhat santiago > >> whatever, > >> it runs. Some idiot put that check in (even though their bootable ISOs > >> are > >> CentOS). > >> > >> Several years ago, I was introduced to self-abuse (that is, tech support > >> from a company which shall remain nameless, but who *must* keep their > >> profits up to pay for their CEO's fighter jet, and Hawaiian island, > >> and....) The first engineer I spoke with got huffy, telling me they > >> "didn't support CentOS", etc. I got them to give me another engineer > >> (and > >> another, and another....) > >> > >> So it should be perfectly fine to run their driver. > >> > >> mark > >> > > >> > I'm testing on my box now and will post my results. > >> > > >> > Thanks --Kenny > >> > > >> > > >> > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 5:12 AM, John Doe <jdmls at yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >> From: Kenny Noe <knoe501 at gmail.com> > >> >> > >> >> > Well shoot! Thanks for the link. Definitely explains allot! I'm > >> >> going > >> >> to > >> >> > update the box with the latest HP SPP and double check the updated > >> >> driver > >> >> > is available. > >> >> > With this RAID controller and 4x 1TB are there any recommendations > >> on > >> >> the > >> >> > best way to install CentOS? Should I skip the controller, config > >> disk > >> >> as > >> >> > JBOD and RAID from there? I'd like to get the OS on a RAID but > >> should > >> >> I > >> >> > just build the OS on one disk and then RAID the remaining three? > >> >> > >> >> If you use HP's fakeraid driver: > >> >> - you can use HP raid tools. > >> >> - your disks will be smartarray compatible, you can plug them on a > >> real > >> >> smart array they will just work. > >> >> - you are dependent on HP to release new drivers for the new OS > >> releases > >> >> on time... > >> >> - HP new policy: out of warranty, no more updates (except security?) > >> for > >> >> you... > >> >> > >> >> if you use AHCI + mdraid: > >> >> - simple, standard, etc... > >> >> - not "smartarray compatible". > >> >> > >> >> JD > >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> CentOS mailing list > >> >> CentOS at centos.org > >> >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > CentOS mailing list > >> > CentOS at centos.org > >> > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >> > > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> CentOS mailing list > >> CentOS at centos.org > >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > CentOS mailing list > > CentOS at centos.org > > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >