[rhn-users] aacraid driver

[vlad at yours.com]

Has anybody ACTUALLY succeeded to install 64bit RHEL3U5-x86_64 (or any
other RHEL3-x86_64) on this IBM x366?

If yes, how?

Thanks.

Vlad

-----Original Message-----

From: "Doerbeck, Christoph" <Christoph Doerbeck FMR COM>
To: "Red Hat Network Users List" <rhn-users redhat com>
Subject: RE: [rhn-users] aacraid driver

Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:50:58 -0400

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Title: Message

You need update 5 as a minimum, and then after the OS is installed ...
you need to upgrade the raid driver with the one from IBM latest
ServeRaid CD.  Otherwise you box will be extremely unstable :-)

  -----Original Message-----
  From: Charles Brown [mailto:Charles Brown Ticketmaster com]
  Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:49 PM
  To: rhn-users redhat com
  Subject: [rhn-users] aacraid driver

  I have been attempting to install an IBM x366 with Redhat AS3 Update
  4 (x86_64)  with little to no luck.  The Broadcom card is not
  recognized, nor the is Adapatec SAS raid card (BIOS v5.0.0)/IBM
  ServerRAID 8i controller.  I was finally able to get it to install by
  using the install images of Update 4.1 (which recognizes both the
  RAID controller and network card) over pxe/http, and rebuilding the
  installer hdlist files to point to a AS3 update 4 distro.  The
  logical step to take would be to use the working AS4 update 1
  installation.  However, Oracle has not certified AS 4 and will only
  provide support for AS3 at this time.  AS3 update 5 also does not
  recognize the broadcom or Adapatec raid controller.

  Using the AS4.1 boot/install, partitioning the disks with the gui
  utility and installing packages, the machine boots and the aacraid
  driver fails.  The host panics because it cannot find a root
  partition:

  Loading sd_mod.o module
   attempt to access beyond end of device
   01:00: rw=0, want=7235939, limit 8192
   01:00: rw=0, want 7235939, limit 8192
  Loading aacraid.o module
  RedHat/Adaptec aacraid driver (1.1.5[2386])
  /lib/aacraid.o: init_module: No such device
  Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
  including invalid IO and IRQ parameters
  Error: /bin/insmod exited abnormally
  Loading jdb.o module
  Loading ext3.o module
  VFS: cannot open root device "VolGrp00/LogVol00" or 00:00
  Please append a correct "root= " boot option
  Kernel panic

  Booting from the AS 4.1 rescue CD I am able to chroot to the
  /mnt/sysimage and play with the distro.  I ran the up2date utility
  and downloaded the most recent kernel and package upgrades with the
  same results.  The IBM support CD contains "updated" aacraid and
  broadcom drivers.  The broadcom bcm5700  drivers install correctly,
  but the aacraid drivers fail with the above results.

  Has anyone had a similar experience

  Charles Brown
  Systems Administrator
  Ticketmaster / Client Systems
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