General Red Hat Linux discussion list <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Margaret, > > There should be a readme file included with the driver. /*Off the bat, > I suggest you untar it, cd to the folder and run make and make > install. If i know Adaptec, there should be an info message once the > make install is done. At that point you can try loading the new > modules using modprobe and after that running kudzu to see if it picks > up on the hardware. If it doesnt, I think you can change modules.conf > and associate the scsi host adapater with the new module name, that > should load the bugger on boot.. */ > > Please note that tinkering with that kind of stuff may hose the system > to the point where it would require rescuing, [happened to me last > Friday] so I would'nt do any of the above remotely and of course not > on a production system. > > Regards, > Greg > > > On 1/14/06, Margaret_Doll <Margaret_Doll@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I have just upgraded a server from an old Dell to a Dell Optiplex GX > > 620 which has a SATA drive. I have added an adaptec 29160 scsi pci > > card to the system. I am running RHEL Update 6 so that the system > > could see the drives. > > > > Adaptec has not written a driver for RHEL Update 6. I looked on their > > pages; I called Adaptec for confirmation. > > > > I have downloaded the aic7Yxx-2.0.15-6.3.11-linux-2.4.tgz which is the > > source for the driver. How do I build the driver and add it to the > > system. > > > > I understand that I can add the driver module to /etc/modules.conf once > > it is built; I don't have to rebuild the kernel. > > > > I did see the following mail on the redhat mailing list that indicates > > that my attempts may be futile. > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > ***************** > > To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list redh > > at com> > > Subject: RE: Need drivers for sata hard drive > > Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:50:07 -0400 > > > > As far I know you CAN NOT mix SATA and SCSI disks. Must be > > IDE and SATA or SCSI only. > > > > I tried it to see what happens and it totally messes up drive > > tables. > > > > SATA uses SCSI emulation system. SATA drive shows up as /dev > > /sda1 (for example). > > > > Don't know if the problem is unique to RHEL 3 or all Linux. > > > > Marcelino > > ****************** > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > You could take the tarball and turn it into an rpm. That would make it easier to recover. Someone may have already done it if your lucky. -- James Marcinek -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
