Updating RAID driver when upgrading from kernel 2.6.9-5 to 2.6.9-11 on rh4 ES

[Rick Stevens]

On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 19:56 +0200, Maxim Vexler wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I used the driver supplied by the vendor [1] to add aditional drivers
> for the setup of redhat on  intel SE7230nh1 server board.
> 
> Now, we need to update to the updated kernel. Luckly the vendor does
> provide a driver to the RH4-ES-U1 kerenl but only in a img file
> format. i.e. sutible only for fresh install.
> 
> I would like to use the driver provided by this image, which I
> downloaded and mounted by:
> <<<
> mount -o loop /tmp/dud-rh40-u1-x86_64-megaide-v5.08u-generic-1.img /media/fd0/
> >>>
> on my working system.
> 
> Using rhn I have downloaded the new rpm kernel package and it's
> installed in the grub boot menu but when trying to boot the kernel I
> get kernel panic stating that no drives were found.

You need to get into that /media/fd0 directory and find the driver
itself.  It'll have ".ko" after the name, e.g. "driver.ko".  That will
have to be put into the

	/lib/modules/(updated-kernel-version)/kernel/drivers/scsi

directory, and you will then need to rebuild the initrd image for the
new kernel.  I can give you the commands, but I'll need a few things
from you:

	1. I need you to mount that image again and post the output of
	"find /media/fd0 -print" (run as the root user)

	2. I need the kernel version number of the new kernel you
	installed.  Or post the content of the /boot/grub/grub.conf
	file.

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