Re: mkinitrd/modprobe doesn't find sym53c8xx_2 (was Re: Built 2.6.8 kernel without ext3 bug and working qlogic driver)
On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 08:30 +0100, Uwe Schindler wrote: Seems to be something with the module name: * In 2.4.27 the module is called: sym53c8xx_2(.o) * In 2.6.x it is called: sym53c8xx(.ko) mkinitrd looks which scsi controllers are currently running and tries to put them into initrd.img. This does not work because: alpha:/# modprobe sym53c8xx_2 FATAL: Module sym53c8xx_2 not found. -- he got this name from 2.4.27 alpha:/# modprobe sym53c8xx -- he should test that alpha:/# So this is a update problem from 2.4. to 2.6, the same like with changing the qlogicisp to qla1280. You should put the same replacement line in mkinitrd that replaces scsi/module target names with driver names, just add: s/^sym53c8xx.*$/sym53c8xx/; t If you put both lines for sym and qla, you should have the newest supported drivers for your 2.6 kernel. Also write bug report for mkinitrd. Uwe At 22:18 19.01.2005, you wrote: Uwe Schindler wrote: Did you use the default kernel-config file (you can find it in boot/config-2.6.8-x after installing a 2.6.8 image)? If not, just You gave me the idea to try it first with a precompiled default kernel. I took the stock binary kernel-image-2.6.8-1-smp (kernel-image-2.6.8-1-smp_2.6.8-6_alpha.deb). As I was installing, the following error occured: Setting up kernel-image-2.6.8-1-smp (2.6.8-6) ... /usr/sbin/mkinitrd: add_modules_dep_2_5: modprobe failed FATAL: Module sym53c8xx_2 not found. So I checked: # find /lib/modules -name sym53c8xx* /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-smp/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx.o /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-smp/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2 /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-smp/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym53c8xx_2.o /lib/modules/2.6.8-rawhide-smp/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2 /lib/modules/2.6.8-rawhide-smp/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym53c8xx.ko /lib/modules/2.6.8-1-smp/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2 /lib/modules/2.6.8-1-smp/kernel/drivers/scsi/sym53c8xx_2/sym53c8xx.ko ...or is this the wrong place to look? Then I changed /etc/mkinitrd/mkinitrd.conf to: # MODULES=dep - old setting MODULES=most - new setting ...and commented out sym53c8xx_2 in /etc/mkinitrd/modules and retried with the same error. I reread your post and tried: * Before install: open /usr/sbin/mkinitrd in text editor and replace the module in the line containing qlogicisp by qla1280. So I changed Line 588 to: s/^isp1020$/qla1280/; t and retried with the same error as the result. I set up a almost identical machine with the sarge rc2 installer to a 2.4.27 kernel. When I want to install 2.6.8-1-smp-6, I see the same error. Since my boot drive is unchangeably on a ncr53c810 controller, I can't boot. What am I doing wrong? http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=284961 Also, same problem with 2.4.27. Submit against initrd-tools. -- greg, [EMAIL PROTECTED] The technology that is Stronger, better, faster: Linux signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part
Re: Built 2.6.8 kernel without ext3 bug and working qlogic driver
At 22:27 06.01.2005, Uwe Schindler wrote: Hello folks, today I compiled a working kernel-image from kernel-source-2.6.8 with a patch applied: ... * Get patch from ftp://alpha.thetaphi.de/kernel/ This machine is temporary not available... Look here at the weekend... - Uwe Schindler H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen http://www.thetaphi.de - http://www.schindlers-software.de eMails: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (private); [EMAIL PROTECTED] (company) Tel./Fax: +49 700 PCLATEIN (+49 700 72528346) Schindlers Software - Home of Schindlers PC-LATEIN 3.10 DIE Software zum Lateinlernen!
Re: Built 2.6.8 kernel without ext3 bug and working qlogic driver
Meanwhile you can fetch it from: ftp://ente.limmat.ch/pub/alpha/2.6.8-kernel-patch-qlogic/ - or - http://ente.limmat.ch/ftp/pub/alpha/2.6.8-kernel-patch-qlogic/ I've downloaded it yesterday. Regards, Adrian. Uwe Schindler wrote: At 22:27 06.01.2005, Uwe Schindler wrote: Hello folks, today I compiled a working kernel-image from kernel-source-2.6.8 with a patch applied: ... * Get patch from ftp://alpha.thetaphi.de/kernel/ This machine is temporary not available... Look here at the weekend... - Uwe Schindler H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen http://www.thetaphi.de - http://www.schindlers-software.de eMails: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (private); [EMAIL PROTECTED] (company) Tel./Fax: +49 700 PCLATEIN (+49 700 72528346) Schindlers Software - Home of Schindlers PC-LATEIN 3.10 DIE Software zum Lateinlernen!
Re: Built 2.6.8 kernel without ext3 bug and working qlogic driver
* Norbert Tretkowski wrote: I'll take a closer look at your patch next weekend. OK... using the qla1280 backport from 2.6.10 _and_ the printk line in fs/ext3/super.c seems to fix the problem. I'll add these two patches to kernel-source-2.6.8. Packages of the next kernel-image-2.6.8-alpha upload with those two patches applied: http://people.debian.org/~nobse/kernel/alpha/kernel-image-2.6.8-alpha/ (Still uploading...) Norbert
Re: Built 2.6.8 kernel without ext3 bug and working qlogic driver
What about the problems with initrd after switching to the new kernel without qlogicisp? Or does the new kernel contain both drivers? At 16:55 07.01.2005, Norbert Tretkowski wrote: * Norbert Tretkowski wrote: I'll take a closer look at your patch next weekend. OK... using the qla1280 backport from 2.6.10 _and_ the printk line in fs/ext3/super.c seems to fix the problem. I'll add these two patches to kernel-source-2.6.8. Packages of the next kernel-image-2.6.8-alpha upload with those two patches applied: http://people.debian.org/~nobse/kernel/alpha/kernel-image-2.6.8-alpha/ (Still uploading...) Norbert -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Uwe Schindler H.-H.-Meier-Allee 63, D-28213 Bremen http://www.thetaphi.de - http://www.schindlers-software.de eMails: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (private); [EMAIL PROTECTED] (company) Tel./Fax: +49 700 PCLATEIN (+49 700 72528346) Schindlers Software - Home of Schindlers PC-LATEIN 3.10 DIE Software zum Lateinlernen!
Re: Built 2.6.8 kernel without ext3 bug and working qlogic driver
* Uwe Schindler wrote: What about the problems with initrd after switching to the new kernel without qlogicisp? Or does the new kernel contain both drivers? It contains both drivers, but I think we'll change the driver from qlogicisp to qla1280 with the next initrd-tools upload. Norbert
Re: Built 2.6.8 kernel without ext3 bug and working qlogic driver
* Uwe Schindler wrote: [...] After building the kernel and restarting I had no problems and no warnings with error handling. Hmm, interesting... I already prepared kernel-images with that patch from Christoph Hellwig, but I got replies that it also doesn't work. I already gave the qla1280 driver from 2.6.10 a try, but it seemed broken too, at least on one of my machines. I'll take a closer look at your patch next weekend. Norbert
