WOOHOO...SUCCESS! You're feedback regarding the RAM disk image file were spot-on! Strangely, there was NO .img file for the 2.4.18-27.8.0 kernel after I installed it via RedHat Network. Since I had previously moved the properly compiled version of the hpt302.o module into the proper kernel path, I didn't even have to specify it using a --with statement when I ran the mkinitrd command (since the -v switch spilled the beans on everything, I got to see it included along with everything else. I just had to edit the lilo.conf file to include the new .img file, reboot, and viola'!
Thanks again for hanging with me on this, Michael...I owe you many beers! Stuart > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Fratoni [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: how difficult is compiling a driver? > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Tuesday 01 April 2003 02:29 pm, Douglas, Stuart wrote: > > OK...a bit closer, but still no go. Don't know if Justin called it > > regarding the missing modutils, but I added that package (and the > > modutils-devel for good measure). Coinciding with this was > my poking > > around and properly listing the > KERNELDIR=/usr/src/2.4.18-27.8.0 in the > > Makefile and it seemed to compile. I copied the .o files over to > > /lib/modules/2.4.18-27.8.0/kernel/drivers/scsi (the same basic path > > as the functioning driver for the 2.4.18-14 kernel except for the > > version). Rebooted and got a kernel panic error trying to > load the fs. > > Interestingly, the driver for the 2.4.18-14 kernel shows up > colored in > > green when I do an ls on it's directory, but the one I > compiled for the > > 2.4.18-27.8.0 kernel shows up black just like all the other files. > > Mean anything? > > It means the permissions are different on the 2 versions. The modules > should have permissions like: > - -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15992 Mar 14 07:56 wd7000.o > > > Toyed around with trying to load the compiled module > (insmod hpt302.o) > > but there is already a module by that name (Duh! You mean > the one that > > the system is running with?). > > I assume this is while running the old kernel, and the module that is > loaded is the module for that version? > > Not being able to see what's happening, I'm guessing here.. > > If the root filesystem is connected to this controller, you > probably have > to include the module in the initrd.img file so that it is available > before the filesystem is mounted. In other words, if the > module isn't in > the initrd.img, the kernel can't access the /lib/modules/.. > directory to > load it, since it can't mount the file system. > > Does the file /boot/initrd-2.4.18-27.8.0.img exist? If so, > does grub (or > lilo) have a pointer to it? Here is my stanza from /etc/grub.conf: > title Red Hat Linux (2.4.18-27.8.0) > root (hd1,0) > kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.18-27.8.0 ro root=LABEL=/ hdc=ide-scsi > initrd /initrd-2.4.18-27.8.0.img > > You mentioned an error or warning when installing the kernel package > previously, I believe? Can you provide more details? This would make > sense, if the above is correct. At the time you installed the > kernel, a > module that should have been included in the initrd didn't exist. > > You can try creating a new initrd.img: (from memory, man mkinitrd for > details) > mkinitrd -f -v -with=hpt302.o /boot/initrd-2.4.18-27.8.0.img > 2.4.18-27.8.0 > > I'm not sure on the 'with' parameter, or if it is really > needed in this > case. It may need the module name, or perhaps the full path. > The output > from running the command should give you a clue. > > > Is there maybe some module configuration > > change I need to make to help enforce which one to use? It > seems like > > that would just flow from having the file in the proper > > /lib/modules/... path, no? > > Is the module listed in /etc/modules.conf (with needed options)? > > > Think I'll shoot an e-mail to HighPoint and see if they can shed any > > light on this as well. > > > > Ever forward... > > Good luck. ;) > > > - -- > - -Michael > > pgp key: http://www.tuxfan.homeip.net:8080/gpgkey.txt > Red Hat Linux 7.{2,3}|8.0 in 8M of RAM: http://www.rule-project.org/ > - -- > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE+ik7cn/07WoAb/SsRAn4HAKCr7+m15V3LiDW7QcXRZjxSK3B2agCgmwWa > RihYluHAjwweJxe8FPksRrg= > =1sAG > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
