Alfred von Campe wrote:
> I apologize in advance as this is not really at CentOS specific issue,
> but I don't know where else to turn. We are configuring some Dell
> 1850s for a customer, and they have all been configured with a QLogic
> dual channel HBA. But no storage has been (or will be in the near
> future) attached to these HBAs. During the boot process (both for the
> kickstart and after the OS has been installed), there is a 2 minute
> delay (1 minute for each channel) while the qla2300.o module is loaded
> and the HBA probes for any attached storage.
>
> How can I configure the kernel to ignore the QLogic HBA? It's not that
> critical for the kickstart process (although that would be nice too).
Off of the top of my head, I don't know what to do about kickstart, but
look in the /etc/modprobe.conf to see what options are passed to loaded
modules. If your module is in there, try removing the line. If it is not
in there, try the /etc/modules file (if it exists, RH/CentOS doesn't
usually have one these days).
Hope this helps,
--Shawn
