[K12OSN] Woe is me: Onboard SCSI/RAID Controller
Debbie Schiel
debbie at redeemer.qld.edu.au
Sat Oct 23 08:43:31 UTC 2004
> Do I have to install another network card into the server to get my eth1?
>
That's what I did and 'eth1' is now up and my server is on the net.
:o)
>
> Robert Arkiletian wrote:
>
> > Debbie Schiel wrote:
> >
> >>>
> >>> Which version of k12ltsp did you try the dud disk with before 3.1.2?
> >>>
> >>
> >> I tried my original 4.1.0 and then the 4.1.1
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I just checked Mr. Gibbs site.
> > http://people.freebsd.org/~gibbs/linux/DUD/aic79xx/
> > He has DUD disks for the following distros
> >
> > rh Redhat
> > rhel Redhat Enterprise Linux
> > sl SUSE linux
> > sles SUSE linux enterprise server
> > ul United linux (i think)
> >
> > I don't see any for Fedora Core so I'm not surprised the DUD did not
> work.
> >
> >>> Did you use the dud disk with 3.1.2?
> >>>
> >>
> >> No I didn't need it with 3.1.2. RH installed the driver all
> automatically.
> >>
> >
> > I hate to tell you this but the driver that comes with RH9 is old. It
> may work but I am not using it. I read people had problems with it. I
> used Mr. Gibbs DUD disk for RH9 i686 with 3.1.2
> > I just did a search and I think even 4.0.1 (FC1) with kernel 2.4.22
> should have it too. Check this out
> >
> > http://kerneltrap.org/node/view/779
> >
> > search for aic79xx
> > So only 3.1.2 needs the DUD not because it won't work, but because
> the driver is old. Try this
> >
> > cat /proc/scsi/aic79xx/0
> >
> > to see what version you are using. If it's before 1.3.8 I think it's
> too old. This is my guess, not my experience. I am using 1.3.11
> >
> >> Yes - problems there - The hardware browser picks up only ONE
> network card but I know there are two...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hmm. try
> >
> > su -
> > # ifconfig -a
> >
> > or
> >
> > #lspci -vv
> >
> > to tell you about attached devices. I know they will work with
> Slackware. type
> > "man lspci" or "man ifconfig" if you want to know more about them.
> >
> >> Thanks Robert. I think it's fantastic that everyone has so much
> advice and expertize to offer and does so gladly.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > No problem. This is what FOSS is all about.
> >
> >
> > Robert Arkiletian
> >
> >
>
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