OK, thanks for the reply. I will try this and see what happens. Mitch
Bernard Li wrote: > Hi Mitch: > > The module need to be loaded on the client you run si_prepareclient inorder > for this to work - so I suggest you try modprobing it and re-running > si_prepareclient to "generate" the kernel/ramdisk and go from there. > > Regards, > > Bernard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Mitch Sako > Sent: Tue 15/08/2006 14:37 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Sisuite-users] SATA/SCSI /dev/sda question > > Hi, > > My kernel is monolithic so it has no modules. Is this the boel kernel that > needs the module in question? If so, I can build it and include it on the > ramdisk. I guess what I'm not clear on is which kernel needs the module and > where it's loaded in this boot sequence. > > I watch the boot messages and it seems /dev/sda is missing, even though it's > my UYOK being booted which should have the drivers built in. Perhaps I'm > missing something basic and fundamental here. > > Regards, > > Mitch > > Bernard Li wrote: > >>Hi Mitch: >> >>One trick I use with machines with differing network modules is to run >>modprobe on the missing module on the client prior to running >>si_prepareclient, this way, the ramdisk thus generated via UYOK will also >>include the module. This is not guranteed to work with storage adapters >>(since the kernel may refuse to load the driver because the hardware doesn't >>exist), but it's worth a shot. >> >>I suppose it is also possible to manually modify the ramdisk and add whatever >>modules you need, it's just a gzipped ext2 filesystem AFAIK - you can mount >>it via the loopback. >> >>Cheers, >> >>Bernard >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Mitch Sako >>Sent: Mon 14/08/2006 19:03 >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [Sisuite-users] SATA/SCSI /dev/sda question >> >>I'm doing boot cd installs to identical servers where some are SATA and >>others are SCSI. (3.7.x, bootcd, IBM e326 H/W, XFS filesystems, RH 3) The >>monolithic kernels and images are identical because the SATA drives >>instantiate as /dev/sda at the filesystem layer, the same as the SCSI drives. >> The only thing that differentiates the two running systems is the drivers >>talking to the physical HD. One uses LSI Logic MPT and the other uses libata >>or a variant. Is there a way to make a boot cd which doesn't care and can be >>used with either hardware configuration? I've tried the SATA CD in the SCSI >>system and it can't find /dev/sda. Is this possible or do I need separate >>images and separate CDs for each HD? >> >> >>------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Using Tomcat but need to do more? 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