i2o - howto install?

[-=Brian Truter=-]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Warren Togami
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 5:08 PM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: i2o - howto install?
> 
> 
> I didn't have a chance to finish the driver disk and write 
> instructions at the i2o homepage.  Meanwhile this is how you 
> can install it yourself...
> 
> First verify that your card is one of the supported I2O cards 
> listed on the i2o homepage?
> 
> 1) Unpack the kernel RPM for your FC2 installer.  32bit is the "i586" 
> kernel, and 64bit is the "x86_64" kernel.  Use a command like:
> 
> rpm2cpio kernel-2.6.5-1.358.i586.rpm | cpio -idv
> 
> 2) Take the i2o_proc.ko module and put it on a web server somewhere.
> 
> 3) At the first screen of isolinux, use "expert askmethod" as 
> a boot option.  Do any network install where you manage to get online.
> 
> 4) When it asks if you want to load any driver disks, go into 
> ALT-F2 terminal and wget the module into /tmp.  Use insmod to 
> load that module and lsmod to verify that it was loaded.
> 
> 5) Go back into Anaconda and go through the next few screens. 
>  Disk Druid should now see the i2o disks.  Everything 
> *SHOULD* work now.  At least it did for us in testing.
> 
> 6) After installation you wont ever need the i2o_proc module 
> again, and it should *JUST WORK*.  If not report your results 
> here and I will try to help.
> 
> Warren Togami
> wtogami at redhat.com
> 
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Thank you Warren!

This procedure worked perfectly. A few warnings are displayed on screen, but
they seem to have been non-critical. The system rebooted perfectly. Thanks
for your help.

I installed the raidutils from http://i2o.shadowconnect.com but there seems
to be an issue with that.
I loaded the i2o_config module, then tested the raidutils with the command
"raidutil -L logical". Here is the info:

[root at fc2test root]# raidutil -L logical
Engine connect failed: COMPATIBILITY number
[root at fc2test root]# lsmod | grep i2o
i2o_config              9616  0
i2o_proc               40476  0
i2o_block              13600  7
i2o_core               39280  3 i2o_config,i2o_proc,i2o_block
[root at fc2test root]# l /dev/i2o/ctl
crw-------  1 root root 10, 166 Feb 23 15:02 /dev/i2o/ctl
[root at fc2test root]# rpm -q raidutils
raidutils-0.0.4-1