Thierry Vignaud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I had simular problems with a new server with Mylex Acceleraid > > 170. Installed OK, but refuset to boot. The soulution to this was > > to use the original devfsd and initscripts that was shipped with > > MDK 9.0 and not apply the update during the installation for this > > two compontents. The update seems to introduce the error on this > > configuration. > > please, could you boot with devfs=nomount, install the new devfsd, > mount devfs somewhere, run devfsd on its mountpoint and tell me what's > wrong with the mylex links ? > and what are the correct devices in /dev ? > > i could fixed cciss & ida devices since i got remote access to boxes > with these controllers, but not for mylex. > > if some people want to help fixing mylex support, i can send them a > patched devfsd after having been feeded by the above informations.
i got access to a remote mylex box (root being /dev/rd/c0d0p2) : [root@webnew root]# cat /proc/cmdline BOOT_IMAGE=linux-smp ro root=3002 devfs=mount [root@webnew root]# ls -o /dev.devfsdd crw------- 1 root 8, 0 Dec 31 1969 .devfsd on that machine, both mdk9.0 and cooker devfsd work fine. vincent, some users report that devfsd from updates do not work on mylex controllers whereas cooker and original mdk9.0 do. i did a diff between the specs: --- devfsd.spec 2002-12-04 18:39:45.000000000 +0100 +++ SPECS/devfsd.spec 2002-10-16 17:18:28.000000000 +0200 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Name: devfsd Exclusiveos: Linux Version: 1.3.25 -Release: 19.2mdk +Release: 22mdk License: GPL URL: http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/docs/devfs.html Group: System/Kernel and hardware @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch0: devfsd-1.3.25-cdrom.patch.bz2 # Compacq smart array support Patch2: devfsd-1.3.25-ida.patch.bz2 +# Compacq smart array support Patch3: devfsd-1.3.25-cciss.patch.bz2 # Mylex support Patch4: devfsd-1.3.25-rd.patch.bz2 @@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ # Compatibility names %patch0 -p1 -b .cdrom %patch2 -p1 -b .ida -%patch3 -p1 -b .rd +%patch3 -p1 -b .cciss +%patch4 -p1 -b .rd %patch6 -p1 -b .idescsi %patch7 -p1 -b .scd %patch8 -p1 -b .usb_serial you forgot the mylex patch ! could you redo an update ?
