Fedora Core 5 :: i2o_block error with DPT (pm1564u3)
Michael S. Chaffin
mchaffin at microsatsystems.com
Thu Jun 15 20:23:34 UTC 2006
I recently built a new machine using Fedora Core 5, with a DPT (now
adaptec) PM1564U3 Smart RAID controller card. I checked around
( http://i2o.shadowconnect.com/ ) and the card is supported, I even saw
this (http://i2o.shadowconnect.com/faq.php#i2o_scsi); it does not
apply.
Better still both the installer and rescue CD boot, find the controller
card (complain about IRQ 9 where the RAID card is) and continue on
loading 'i2o_block'.
When my installed copy of FC5 tries to boot, initrd always dies at
'i2o_block' ... I have edited my initrd so the computer boots, yet I
still can not get FC5 to recognize the card.
Kernel version : 2.6.16-1.2133_FC5smp ; fails with same error on
2.6.15-1.2054_FC5
** SNIP **
# tail -f /var/log/messages &; modprobe i2o_block
Jun 15 13:24:38 atlas kernel: I2O Block Device OSM v1.325
Jun 15 13:24:38 atlas kernel: block-osm: registered device at major 80
# ; this term is now hung good and /dev/i2o does not exist
** SNIP **
Yet here is the output from the RescueCD,
** SNIP **
# dmesg
...
I2O subsystem v1.325
i2o: max drivers = 8
i2o: Checking for PCI I2O controllers...
ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:09.1[A] -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17
iop0: controller found (0000:00:09.1)
iop0: PCI I2O controller at E8000000 size=1048576
iop0: Installed at IRQ 17
i2o: iop0: Activating I2O controller...
i2o: iop0: This may take a few minutes if there are many devices
iop0: HRT has 0 entries of 16 bytes each.
i2o: iop0: Controller added
I2O Block Device OSM v1.325
block-osm: registered device at major 80
i2o/hda: i2o/hda1
block-osm: device added (TID: 20e): i2o/hda
...
# fdisk -l /dev/hda /dev/i2o/hda
Disk /dev/i2o/hda: 91.8 GB, 91860500480 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 11168 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/i2o/hda1 * 1 11168 89706928+ 8e Linux LVM
Disk /dev/hda: 20.0 GB, 20020396032 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2434 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 1155 9277506 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 1156 1808 5245222+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 1809 2115 2465977+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 2116 2434 2562367+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 2116 2421 2457913+ 82 Linux swap /
Solaris
** SNIP **
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