HP Adaptec HostRAID SHIM Linux (aad81xx driver)

Dario Lesca d.lesca at solinos.it
Thu Feb 22 16:32:29 UTC 2007


Hi,
is this controller supported whit fc6 (or fc7)?

> http://download.adaptec.com/raid/aar/linux/aar81xx-openbuild-b11949.i386.tar.gz

There is a "KNOW ISSUE" (see the attach readme file) for which it does
not is supported on fc5 ....

Someone can tell me some suggest?

Many thanks!

> -------------------------------------
> Adaptec HostRAID SHIM Linux readme 
>          9/29/06
> -------------------------------------
> 
> 
> The following information is available in this file:
> 
>         1. Overview
>         2. Recompile Process Outline
>         3. Known Issues
> 
> 
> 1. Overview
> ------------
> 
>         The SHIM (Adaptec HostRAID re-compilable package ) code model allows the end user 
>         to recompile the code for Adaptec HostRAID without requiring access to Adaptec closed 
>         source RAID code. The proprietary code is supplied in a pre-compiled object module that 
>         can be linked to the recompiled source code to provide a fully functioning Linux device 
>         driver.
> 
>         This procedure can be used to recompile the SAS HostRAID driver (adp94xx) or 
>                   the SATA2 drivers (aar81xx/adp3132). The SAS driver, adp94xx, supports the ASC-48300,
>                   ASC-44300 and ASC-58300 SAS controllers. The SATA2 driver, aar81xx, supports the AAR-1420SA
>                   and AAR-1430SA controllers and adp3132 supports AAR-1220SA Controller.
> 
>         Adaptec has tested this recompile procedure ONLY on the following Linux kernel streams:
> 
>         RedHat RHEL 3
>         RedHat RHEL 4
>         SUSE SLES9
>         SUSE SLES10
>         Fedora Core 4
> 
>         Support for other Linux streams may be attempted by the user, but Adaptec does not provide 
>         any support for such applications.
> 
>         Linux device driver recompilation is something that should only be attempted by Linux experts.
>         This procedure is not intended to be a step-by-step guide for the novice user. The user may 
>         need to modify these procedure to fit their specific application.
> 
>         In the instructions that follow, the following terms are used:
>         - target system refers to the system on which the driver will be USED.
>         - compile system refers to the system on which the COMPILE will occur.
>         - target kernel refers to the kernel version which the recompile supports.
> 
>         Note that the recompile can be done on any suitable system. The compile system does not need to 
>         run the target kernel, nor does it need to have the target adapter (SAS or SATA2) installed.
> 
>         Obviously, the target system must have the required adapter (SAS or SATA2) and must support 
>         the target kernel.
> 
> 
> 2. Recompile Process Outline
> -----------------------------
>  ....
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> 
> 
> 3. Known issues
> ---------------
> 
>         Fedora Core 5 is not supported, because of the GPL License definition issue within the Fedora 
>         Core 5 kernel, driver compiled for Fedora Core 5 kernel will contain an undefined variable and 
>         thus is not able to initiate itself.
> 
> 
> =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>         (c) 2006 Adaptec, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 
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Dario Lesca <d.lesca at solinos.it>




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