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Subject: Re: FW: hpt37x2 on Fedora core 1
From: Jeroen Lankheet <admin1 () lankheet ! com>
Date: 2003-11-27 10:12:18
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ataraid-list-admin@redhat.com
> [mailto:ataraid-list-admin@redhat.com] On Behalf Of A.Th.C.Hulst
> Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:19 PM
> To: ataraid-list@redhat.com
> Subject: hpt37x2 on Fedora core 1
>
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to install Fedora on a system that has a RAID 0 on a highpoint
> 370
> controller (onboard abit KR7-A). I have therefore downloaded the opensource
> drivers from www.highpoint-tech.com and compiled them on another fedora
> system (due to gcc 3 vs gcc 2 compatability). First, I tried to make a
> driver
> disk, but couldn't get that to work at all. I then tried to make a boot
> diskette, and that was, almost, a success. I think the driver does work (or
> least does something :), because of:
>
> # cat /proc/scsi/hpt37x2/0
> Device Driver for HPT37x2 ATA RAID Controller Version 1.31
>
> Physical device list
> Controller/Bus/ID Model Capacity Status Array
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 0 Channel 0 Master Maxtor 5T040H4 39083MB Normal no name
> 0 Channel 0 Slave Maxtor 5T040H4 39083MB Normal no name
>
> Logical device list
> No. Type Name Capacity Status
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 1 RAID 0 no name 78167MB Normal
>
> However, I couldn't access /dev/sda! I have included the command history
> below. Could someone tell me if I'm doing something wrong, or reproduce this
> behaviour?
>
> Thanks,
> Sander Hulst
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -------
> hpt370 BIOS: 1.0.3b
> Driverversion: 1.31
>
> Driver build:
> # make KERNELDIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.22-1.2115.nptl BOOT=1
>
> Created a boot disk:
> # dd if=/mnt/cdrom/images/bootdisk.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
>
> Mount initrd of the floppy:
> # mount /mnt/floppy
> # gzip -dc /mnt/floppy/initrd.img > /tmp/initrd.ext2
> # mkdir /mnt/initrd
> # mount -o loop /tmp/initrd.ext2 /mnt/initrd
>
> Juggle with modules:
> # cd /tmp
> # gzip -dc /mnt/initrd/modules/modules.cgz > modules.cpio
> # cpio -itv < modules.cpio > modules.listing
> # mkdir modules
> # cd modules
> # cpio -idumv < ../modules.cpio
>
> I removed all drivers but scsi_mod because I needed some space to insert the
> hpt37x2 driver
>
> # cp hpt37x2.o /tmp/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptlBOOT/i386
> # cd /tmp/modules
> # find 2.4.22-1.2115.nptlBOOT > ../modules.listing
> # cpio -o --format=crc < ../modules.listing | gzip -c > ../modules.cgz
> # cp ../modules.cgz /mnt/initrd/modules
>
> Added to /mnt/initrd/modules/module-info:
> hpt37x2
> scsi
> "HPT370/370A/372/372A/372N ATA RAID Controller"
>
> and to /mnt/initrd/modules/pcitable
> 0x1103 0x0004 "hpt37x2" "HighPoint|HPT370/372 ATA RAID Controller"
> 0x1103 0x0005 "hpt37x2" "HighPoint|HPT372A ATA RAID Controller"
>
> Actually the first one would be sufficient in my case.
>
> added to /mnt/initrd/modules/modules.dep
> hpt37x2: scsi_mod
>
> Wrap it up:
> # cd /tmp
> # umount /mnt/initrd
> # gzip -c initrd.ext2 > initrd.img
> # cp initrd.img /mnt/floppy
> # umount /mnt/floppy
>
> Done.........
>
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Hi Sander,
I had the same problem. People on the Fedora list and on the redhat-install-list
have pointed out that the Highpoint RAID is not such a good RAID to go for.
Because they adviced me to just go for the software RAID, i did so. But if you
want to do it anyway, there was a post from someone who managed to do it. I will
include the text, but doubt if it's of any help to you.
------------------
Hi,
I have an ABIT KR7A-RAID with HPT372 controller.
I succesfully tried to build and install the kernel module driver from
source: http://www.highpoint-tech.com/hpt3xx-opensource-v131.tgz
I installed as well the Raid Manager and I can see the 2 HDDs connected on
the controller as a RAID 1 disc.
Actually my system (RH9 and now FC1) is installed on a third disc (Primary
Master), but on the RAID disc I have several NTFS partitions that are
easily accessible. So, it works. But I cannot guarantee that there will
not be error while writing on the discs (I have not tried that yet).
HTH,
Marian
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Regards,
Jeroen Lankheet
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