Little more time now: I notice the HPT website does not include files for Debian but process should be similar to the others. I use SuSE, so things went a little easier. If you will download any of the zipped files, eg, SuSE_v13_370_372.zip, the file will include a pretty good installation manual including options for new install and update. Primary things to attend to: recompile your kernel with support for HPT 370/370A disabled, copy hpt37x2.0 module to /lib/modules/xxxx directory where other startup modules reside, and update your initrd file to call this module at startup, prior to loading kernel. Messages should then id your drive as a SCSI drive since the driver emulates a scsi drive. Then all should be well. The one concern I have is the creation of an initial start-up disk: will have to have a valid kernel with HPT stuff disabled and initrd with hpt module to allow recognition of the system. I believe there are directions for this in the manual in the .zip file. Good luck. Richard On Monday 04 March 2002 06:13 pm, you wrote: > thx i'll try it that way.. > btw. I'm currently using debian woody.. > > thx > Thorsten Klingert > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] Im Auftrag von Richard Carr > Gesendet: Dienstag, 5. März 2002 02:21 > An: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Betreff: Re: HPT370 & lost interrupt > > I am heading out to a meeting so can give more details later, but in a > nutshell: as soon as the drives are recognized as "hd-" anything it > will not > work. There needs to be loaded first a module, something like hpt370.o > through initrd that will allow the system to see the drives as a single > SCSI > drive. When you see "sd-" anything coming up in the messages you are > likely > on the way there. Which distro are you using? RH or SuSE? Both of > these > and Caldera have pre-compiled kernels available through the Highpoint > website > and are accompanied by initrd files and modules and instructions to > install. > New install is much easier. Later. Richard > http://www.highpoint-tech.com/ for the files. > > On Monday 04 March 2002 12:15 pm, you wrote: > > hi there. > > > > i'm trying to get my HPT370 raid working under linux.. > > here's my system: > > Abit BP6 Mainboard > > Dawicontrol HPT370A Raid Controller > > 2 WDC WD800BB 80 GB ide drives > > kernel: 2.4.18 or 2.4.17. try both.. > > > > I've already updated the controller bios to the newest version. > > The raid gets detected by the driver software but : > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hde: 156301488 sectors (80026 MB) > > w/2048KiB > > > Cache, CHS=155061/16/63 > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hdg: 156301488 sectors (80026 MB) > > w/2048KiB > > > Cache, CHS=155061/16/63 > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hdc: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache, > > DMA > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12 > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: Partition check: > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hda: hda1 hda2 hda3 > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hdb: hdb1 > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hde:hde: lost interrupt > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hde: lost interrupt > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp last message repeated 2 times > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: unknown partition table > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hdg:hdg: lost interrupt > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hdg: lost interrupt > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp last message repeated 2 times > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: unknown partition table > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: loop: loaded (max 8 devices) > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.24 > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: eth0: RealTek RTL8139 Fast Ethernet at > > 0xd080c000, 00:50:22:40:4a:6e, IRQ 11 > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: eth0: Identified 8139 chip type > > 'RTL-8139C' > > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: Linux agpgart interface v0.99 (c) Jeff > > Hartmann > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: agpgart: Maximum main memory to use for > > agp > > > memory: 203M > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: agpgart: Detected Intel 440BX chipset > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: agpgart: AGP aperture is 64M @ 0xd0000000 > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hde: lost interrupt > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: hdg: lost interrupt > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: ataraid/d0:hde: lost interrupt > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: unknown partition table > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: Highpoint HPT370 Softwareraid driver for > > linux version 0.01 > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: Drive 0 is 76319 Mb > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: Drive 1 is 76319 Mb > > Mar 4 02:10:35 ftp kernel: Raid array consists of 2 drives. > > > > lost interrupt... I really don't know how to fix this problem. > > > > so I would be glad if someone could help me. > > > > Thanks > > > > Thorsten Klingert > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list
