We've used the pci=nommconf boot parameter on some of our systems. That is supposed to use an older device enumeration method. Don't know if that will help with your situation or not.
We used it because some network cards weren't being discovered (even in lspci). -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Broekman, Maarten Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 2:06 PM To: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (Tikanga) discussion mailing-list Subject: RE: [rhelv5-list] device ordering on DL360G4 using RHEL5. Yes. This happens with NIC cards as well. It has to do with depth-first vs breadth-first device ordering. I can never remember which was the old way and which is the new way but this was one of the big changes between the 2.4 kernels (AS 2.1, AS3) and the 2.6 kernels (RHEL4+). I know that I had requested a boot parameter that would allow us to switch back to the old-style but that never happened to my knowledge. Anyone know if it's possible to change the ordering algorithm in the 2.6 kernels so that devices are ordered the same way as they would be on a RHEL3 system? Maarten ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Corey Kovacs Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 3:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [rhelv5-list] device ordering on DL360G4 using RHEL5. I have run into a strange issue on an DL360G4 which deals with the ordering of scsi controllers. The problem is that any add-on cards cause the embedded "6i" controller to be listed as a secondary device. So if I have a HP6402 installed, the 6i shows up as /dev/cciss/c1xxxx or if I have a 6404 (two additional channels), then the embedded 6i gets /dev/cciss/c2xxxx. The system runs just fine since it's running on LVM and labels, but this, by far, not desired. I've read in the past about how certain bios revs don't scan the bus correctly and the kernel sometimes compensates. Has anyone else seen this? Corey _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list _______________________________________________ rhelv5-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhelv5-list
