> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Michael Mertel
> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 5:28 PM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: AW: LSI 1068e (Super Micro OEM) - kernel update
> problem
>
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] Im
> > Auftrag von Michael Mertel
> > Gesendet: Freitag, 16. November 2007 17:17
> > An: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Betreff: LSI 1068e (Super Micro OEM) - kernel update problem
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'am using a LSI 1068e OEM version from Super Micro (see lspci). I
> was
> > able to install a plain CentOS5 with the binary drivers I got from
> > Super
> > Micro.
> >
> > 06:00.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic Unknown
> > device 0059 (rev 04)
> > Subsystem: Super Micro Computer Inc Unknown device a180
> > Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
> > I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
> > Memory at febfc000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
> > Memory at febe0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
> > Expansion ROM at fe800000 [disabled] [size=2M]
> > Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
> > Capabilities: [68] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
> > Capabilities: [98] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+
> > Queue=0/0 Enable-
> > Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1
> >
> >
> > But if I try to load the XEN kernel or a newer kernel all I got is a
> > kernel panic, because the new kernel does not know about the
> megasr.ko
> > module that I installed from disk.
> >
> > So I did the following (without final success):
> >
> > - cp /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5/updates/*
> > /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.1.15.el5/updates
> > - depmod -a 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
> > - created a new initrd-cpio file and copied megasr.ko into the lib
> > directory
> >
> >
> > The systems starts loading the kernel and its ramdisk, and then
> hangs:
> > Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
> > unknown-block (0,0)
> >
> > I'am a bit lost, what else I can do to get this working?
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > --Michael
>
>
> Hi,
>
> i'am such a moron, now it works (with these steps):
>
> cp /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.el5/updates/*
> /lib/modules/2.6.18-8.1.15.el5/updates
>
> depmod -a 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
>
> rm /boot/initrd-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5.img
>
> mkinitrd /boot/initrd-2.6.18-8.1.15.el5.img 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
>
>
> Nice weekend to all.
>
> --Michael
>
Hello,
it's me again, the standard kernel works right now, but the XEN kernel complains about "invalid module format" for megasr.ko while insmod'ing the file.
Do I need a different binary for the XEN kernel?
Best Regards
--Michael
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