Dell 4300 + megaraid
Our Dell 4300, plus raid card, works okay with a 2.2.14 kernel, which has a version 107 megaraid.o module. This is many versions behind the version present in 2.4.3. More recent driver modules for the card hand on booting, thus this problem report.
The module source does not indicate a recent contact person for discussing the module, all of the updates since 1998 are unsigned.
Advise?
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Our Dell 4300, plus raid card, works okay with a 2.2.14 kernel, which has a version 107 megaraid.o module. This is many versions behind the version present in 2.4.3. More recent driver modules for the card hand on booting, thus this problem report.
Chances are you have downrev firmware on your PERC 2/SC card, and there should be some messages printed on the console when the megaraid driver tries to load, telling you to update your firmware, and hangs the system at that point (else data corruption could ensue).
In any case, please see http://domsch.com/linux for an easy link to recent firmware, and you should be set.
Thanks,
Matt
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Matt Domsch Sr. Software Engineer Dell Linux Systems Group Linux OS Development www.dell.com/linux