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Subject:    Re: [cobalt-developers] Automatically loading SCSI driver on  Qube2?
From:       "Byron C. Servies" <bservies () pacang ! com>
Date:       2000-06-10 4:56:12
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Hi,

Thanks, Jakob, but this kernel includes patches I submitted to support the 2930U. 
My problem isn't with the driver (it works fine, once it's loaded), it in getting
it to load during boot time so that partitions on a scsi disk will mount without
manual intervention.

Byron

On 6/9/00 at 10:36 PM, jstrebel@springtidenet.com (Jakob Strebel) wrote:

> Byron,
> I am also using the 2930U. Initially I had the same symptoms, the kernel 
> did not recognize the SCSI card
> 
> after the upgrade to the experimental Kernel, my Qube2 is working with my 
> tape drive. (Thanks to Tim Hockin from Cobalt)
> 
> 
> ftp://ftp.cobaltnet.com/pub/experimental
> 
> the files are:
>          kernel-2.0.34C53_SK-3.mips.rpm
>          kernel-headers-2.0.34C53_SK-3.mips.rpm
>          kernel-source-2.0.34C53_SK-3.mips.rpm
> 
> Hope this helps
> jakob
> 
> At 11:31 07.06.00 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I now feel like a complete idiot: I have a modified aic7xxx driver
> >that works with an Adaptec 2930U SCSI card, but I can't get it to
> >load at boot time.  I have tried a couple of things with
> >/etc/conf.modules and currently have the lines:
> >
> >         alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
> >         install scsi_hostadapter modprobe scsi_hostadapter
> >
> >but when I boot the system I get a message like:
> >
> >         scsi: 0 hosts
> >
> >and the driver doesn't load.  After the qube2 boots I can run modprobe and it
> >loads just fine.
> >
> >Anybody know what I am doing wrong?
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Byron
> >
> >
> >
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