DKMS (megaraid_sas) and Redhat ES 4

[Patrick Steiner]

Hi,

i know but, it dont gets into the initrd file, so its not loaded on 
system start.
This is why it dont finds the lvm.

How can i rebuild the initrd( initrd-2.6.9-67.0.1.ELsmp.img) file? And 
edit init file?

regards

Patrick

James_Giannoules at Dell.com wrote:
> 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 Dell does have a newer version of the megaraid_sas driver (v3.16)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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