Dermot Paikkos said: > Hi Admins > > SYS: AMD Opteron, LSI Logic MegaRaid 320-1SCSI. > OS: Slackware 9.1 kernel v2.4.22 > > My new hardware has arrived but I am a bit stuck. None of the kernels > seem to support my SCSI card. I thought the way forward would be to > compile a new v2.6.9 kernel on a different system. 2.6 kernels have > native support for the LSI MegaRaid. Boot the new system from the OS > CD and at the boot prompt specify the 2.6.9 kernel which I have > hopefully made small enough to fit onto a floppy. Questions: > > 1) How to I get the boot prompt to use a kernel on a floppy? Put the boot manager on the floppy and boot from the floppy, one way, or type in the appropriate command at the boot prompt. > 2) Does this sound viable? Sounds crazy! > 3) Are there any gotchas with this? Sure will be a gotcha for the next admin to take your place. In hindsight, you should have asked these questions before you bought the parts. :( Options: - You could use the 2.6 Kernel set in your Linux distro, or a different distro, no sense having a 2.4 kernel sitting around doing nothing since you booted from a 2.6 kernel on your floppy. - Return the RAID controller and purchase one that works with the kernel and distro you desire. -- Scott - : send the line "unsubscribe linux-admin" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
