> > > -----Original Message----- > From: ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of A.Th.C.Hulst > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:19 PM > To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: hpt37x2 on Fedora core 1 > > > Hello, > > I'm trying to install Fedora on a system that has a RAID 0 on a highpoint > 370 > controller (onboard abit KR7-A). I have therefore downloaded the opensource > drivers from www.highpoint-tech.com and compiled them on another fedora > system (due to gcc 3 vs gcc 2 compatability). First, I tried to make a > driver > disk, but couldn't get that to work at all. I then tried to make a boot > diskette, and that was, almost, a success. I think the driver does work (or > least does something :), because of: > > # cat /proc/scsi/hpt37x2/0 > Device Driver for HPT37x2 ATA RAID Controller Version 1.31 > > Physical device list > Controller/Bus/ID Model Capacity Status Array > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > 0 Channel 0 Master Maxtor 5T040H4 39083MB Normal no name > 0 Channel 0 Slave Maxtor 5T040H4 39083MB Normal no name > > Logical device list > No. Type Name Capacity Status > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1 RAID 0 no name 78167MB Normal > > However, I couldn't access /dev/sda! I have included the command history > below. Could someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong, or reproduce this > behaviour? > > Thanks, > Sander Hulst > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ------- > hpt370 BIOS: 1.0.3b > Driverversion: 1.31 > > Driver build: > # make KERNELDIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl BOOT=1 > > Created a boot disk: > # dd if=/mnt/cdrom/images/bootdisk.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k > > Mount initrd of the floppy: > # mount /mnt/floppy > # gzip -dc /mnt/floppy/initrd.img > /tmp/initrd.ext2 > # mkdir /mnt/initrd > # mount -o loop /tmp/initrd.ext2 /mnt/initrd > > Juggle with modules: > # cd /tmp > # gzip -dc /mnt/initrd/modules/modules.cgz > modules.cpio > # cpio -itv < modules.cpio > modules.listing > # mkdir modules > # cd modules > # cpio -idumv < ../modules.cpio > > I removed all drivers but scsi_mod because I needed some space to insert the > hpt37x2 driver > > # cp hpt37x2.o /tmp/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptlBOOT/i386 > # cd /tmp/modules > # find 2.4.22-1.2115.nptlBOOT > ../modules.listing > # cpio -o --format=crc < ../modules.listing | gzip -c > ../modules.cgz > # cp ../modules.cgz /mnt/initrd/modules > > Added to /mnt/initrd/modules/module-info: > hpt37x2 > scsi > "HPT370/370A/372/372A/372N ATA RAID Controller" > > and to /mnt/initrd/modules/pcitable > 0x1103 0x0004 "hpt37x2" "HighPoint|HPT370/372 ATA RAID Controller" > 0x1103 0x0005 "hpt37x2" "HighPoint|HPT372A ATA RAID Controller" > > Actually the first one would be sufficient in my case. > > added to /mnt/initrd/modules/modules.dep > hpt37x2: scsi_mod > > Wrap it up: > # cd /tmp > # umount /mnt/initrd > # gzip -c initrd.ext2 > initrd.img > # cp initrd.img /mnt/floppy > # umount /mnt/floppy > > Done......... > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > Hi Sander, I had the same problem. People on the Fedora list and on the redhat-install-list have pointed out that the Highpoint RAID is not such a good RAID to go for. Because they adviced me to just go for the software RAID, i did so. But if you want to do it anyway, there was a post from someone who managed to do it. I will include the text, but doubt if it's of any help to you. ------------------ Hi, I have an ABIT KR7A-RAID with HPT372 controller. I succesfully tried to build and install the kernel module driver from source: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/hpt3xx-opensource-v131.tgz I installed as well the Raid Manager and I can see the 2 HDDs connected on the controller as a RAID 1 disc. Actually my system (RH9 and now FC1) is installed on a third disc (Primary Master), but on the RAID disc I have several NTFS partitions that are easily accessible. So, it works. But I cannot guarantee that there will not be error while writing on the discs (I have not tried that yet). HTH, Marian ------------------- -- Regards, Jeroen Lankheet
