DKMS (megaraid_sas) and Redhat ES 4

[James_Giannoules at Dell.com]

Patrick,

dkms is telling you that the megaraid_sas driver already available (that
is, included in the 2.6.9-67.0.1ELsmp kernel) is newer than the version
you are trying to install. You don't need to locate 3.13, it's already
there.

Dell does have a newer version of the megaraid_sas driver (v3.16)
available on support.dell.com. While you are updating the driver, you
may also want to confirm you are on the latest firmware level on your
PERC5i.

For both of these downloads, start your drivers search by selecting the
system you are using. Once there you can filter the downloads by 'SAS
RAID Controller'.


-Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: dkms-devel-bounces at dell.com [mailto:dkms-devel-bounces at dell.com]
On Behalf Of Patrick Steiner
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 2:39 AM
To: Rose, Charles
Cc: dkms-devel-Lists
Subject: Re: DKMS (megaraid_sas) and Redhat ES 4

Hi,

many thanks for your help. But i have another problem now.

Dmks install outputs the following error:

dkms install -m megaraid_sas -v v00.00.03.09 -k 2.6.9-67.0.1.ELsmp
Running module version sanity check.

Error! Module version 00.00.03.09 for megaraid_sas.ko is not newer than
what is already found in kernel 2.6.9-67.0.1.ELsmp (00.00.03.13).
You may override by specifying --force.

Should i try it with force? Or is there version 00.00.03.13 available
anywhere?

I have got the following controller:

# lspci | grep RAID
02:0e.0 RAID bus controller: Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID controller
5i

regards,
patrick

Charles_Rose at Dell.com wrote:
> Patrick,
>
> You will have to compile the megaraid_sas module for the 
> 2.6.9-67.ELsmp kernel.
>
> Ensure that you have the 2.6.9-67.ELsmp-devel rpm package and gcc 
> installed before you do this.
>
> 1. Boot the machine with the kernel that works.
> 2. get the version of the megaraid_sas driver that you have installed 
> on your box:
>    # dkms status -m megaraid_sas
> 3. build the megaraid_sas driver module for the new kernel that you 
> want to boot.
>    # dkms build -m megaraid_sas -v <version> -k 2.6.9-67-ELsmp 4. if 
> the step above completed successfully, install the driver for the new 
> kernel
>    # dkms install -m megaraid_sas -v <version> -k 2.6.9-67-ELsmp
>
> What is your boot storage controller?
>
> Thanks,
> Charles
> Linux Engineering
> http://linux.dell.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dkms-devel-bounces at dell.com 
>> [mailto:dkms-devel-bounces at dell.com]
> On Behalf Of Patrick Steiner
>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 1:50 PM
>> To: dkms-devel-Lists
>> Subject: DKMS (megaraid_sas) and Redhat ES 4
>>
>> hi,
>> i have updated some of our dell poweredge 2950 and poweredge 1950 to 
>> 2.6.9-67.ELsmp. After this i got a kernel panic after boot (no lvm
>> found) switching back to 2.6.9-55.0.12.ELsmp helps. So i looked at 
>> the to kernel packages an found, that the megaraid_sas kernel module 
>> dont get loaded with the new kernel. this should be done by the dkms
or?
> any
>> ideas who i can fix this? i use redhat enterprise 4 on this servers.
>>
>> regards,
>>  patrick
>>
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