You have to build a new initrd image. Eg: mkinitrd /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img uname -r Check out the qlogic thread that was posted recently... https://www.redhat.com/archives/rhn-users/2005-May/msg00179.html Cheers, Raj On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 Michael Weber wrote : >Greetings! > >I am running a RedHat ES 3.0 server. I have a tape drive that was >connected to an Adaptec card, but the card went south so I plugged the >cable into the on-board SCSI adapter which is an LSI chip. > >Since the on-board adapter was not enabled at installation time (bad >motherboard), the >drivers were not installed. Since I have enabled the LSI (replaced the >MB yesterday), >I cannot get the kernel to load the drivers automatically. > >I downloaded the newest set from both IBM (it's an x345 box) and LSI. >The drivers come with an RPM that I installed, but that simply loaded >the drivers into the /tmp/mptlinix~~~ directory. > >So, I looked for a compatible set of drivers (it loaded 43 different >versions) but didn't find one for the kernel I am using >(2.4.21-27.0.4.ELsmp) > >Failing that, I copied what looked to be the closest version, >2.4.21-15.ELsmp, into the >/lib/modules/2.4.21-27.0.4.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/message/fusion >directory, after making a copy of course, and insmod-ded the mpt >drivers. > >The drivers loaded, but complained about being the wrong kernel >version >and so loaded them as tainted. Since that failed, I went back to the >drivers that were in the /lib/modules tree to start with, and manually >loaded >them. That worked, but they are gone after a reboot. So, for now I >run >a script at boot up to modprobe both the mptscsih and st modules. > >I guess I'm not sure how to get modules to load automatically. I have >the >following in my /etc/modules.conf: > >alias eth0 e1000 >alias eth1 e1000 >alias scsi_hostadapter qla2300 >alias usb-controller usb-ohci >alias scsi_hostadapter1 mptscsih > > >In the past I was only able to get the correct drivers from a clean >installation. I hope I don't have to do that here. > >Thanx for your help! > >-Michael > > >E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This communication and any associated >file(s) may contain privileged, confidential or proprietary >information or be protected from disclosure under law ("Confidential >Information"). Any use or disclosure of this Confidential Information, >or taking any action in reliance thereon, by any individual/entity >other than the intended recipient(s) is strictly prohibited. This >Confidential Information is intended solely for the use of the >individual(s) addressed. If you are not an intended recipient, you >have received this Confidential Information in error and have an >obligation to promptly inform the sender and permanently destroy, >in its entirety, this Confidential Information (and all copies >thereof). E-mail is handled in the strictest of confidence by >Allied National, however, unless sent encrypted, it is not a secure >communication method and may have been intercepted, edited or >altered during transmission and therefore is not guaranteed. > > >_______________________________________________ >rhn-users mailing list >rhn-users@redhat.com >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/rhn-users <A target="_blank" HREF="http://clients.rediff.com/signature/track_sig.asp"><IMG SRC="http://ads.rediff.com/RealMedia/ads/adstream_nx.cgi/www.rediffmail.com/inbox.htm@Bottom" BORDER=0 VSPACE=0 HSPACE=0></a>