Re: URGENT: System reboots when copy to shared storage RHAS3 U2

[Jussi Silvennoinen <jussi_taroon silvennoinen net>]

On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Carlos Lopez wrote:

> Thanks for the info. But I tried megaraid2 module and
> system continues rebooting when copy from local disk
> to shared storage .... Any ideas???
>  
> > > What options can i pass to module ???
> > > 
> > > > > dmesg:
> > > > > 
> > > > > megaraid: v1.18k (Release Date: Thu Aug 28
> > > > 10:05:11
> > > > > EDT 2003)
> > > > > megaraid: found 0x101e:0x1960:idx 0:bus 4:slot
> > > > 0:func
> > > > > 0
> > > > > scsi0 : Found a MegaRAID controller at
> > 0xf883c000,
> > > > > IRQ: 5
> > > > > scsi0 : Enabling 64 bit support
> > > > > megaraid: [H01.08:G01.02] detected 2 logical
> > > > drives
> > > > > megaraid: Firmware H.01.07/8/9 on 1M/2M
> > > > controllers
> > > > > megaraid: do not support 64 bit addressing.
> > ...
> > > > >  Please is very urgent: how can i solve this
> > > > problem??
> > > > > Can I put some buffer access disk options on
> > > > megaraid
> > > > > module???
> > > > 
> > > > a shot in the dark:
> > > > You are using an old megaraid version, now there
> > > > already exists 
> > > > megaraid2 in the redhat provided kernel
> > packages.
> > > > You can try this one, I am using it with no
> > problems
> > > > and have not heard 
> > > > of any so far.
> > > > In short:
> > > > edit /etc/modules.conf
> > > > and change megaraid to megaraid2
> > > > Then rebuild the initial ramdisk, so  that
> > megaraid2
> > > > gets loaded on reboot.
> > > > This was discussed here before so can find it in
> > the
> > > > archives.
> > 
> > # modinfo megaraid2
> > filename:   
> >
> /lib/modules/2.4.21-20.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/scsi/megaraid2.o
> > description: "LSI Logic MegaRAID driver"
> > author:      "LSI Logic Corporation"
> > license:     "GPL"
> > parm:        max_cmd_per_lun int, description
> > "Maximum number of commands 
> > which can be issued to a single LUN
> > (default=DEF_CMD_PER_LUN=63)"
> > parm:        max_sectors_per_io short, description
> > "Maximum number of 
> > sectors per I/O request
> > (default=MAX_SECTORS_PER_IO=128)"
> > parm:        max_mbox_busy_wait short, description
> > "Maximum wait for 
> > mailbox in microseconds if busy
> > (default=MBOX_BUSY_WAIT=10)"

And you made sure that you're actually using the megaraid2-module instead 
of the old one?

-- 

  Jussi