Force 3w-9xxx to be loaded?

[Steffen Grunewald]

On Tue, Nov 09, 2004 at 05:52:37PM +0100, Sven Wilhelm wrote:
> Hi Steffen,
> 
> > got a 1U server with a nice 3ware 9500-4LP in it, so I have to install
> > the OS to a RAID unit that is maintained by the hw controller.
> > Unfortunately, fai2.6.3/fai-kernels1.8(2.6.8) does not load 3w-9xxx
> > automatically ( it tries to load 3w-xxxx ) - how can I force 3w-9xxx to
> > be loaded before proceeding?
> have the same controller in a 2U box.
Good, so I'm not alone.

  Be carefull if you want your root to stay
> on this controller 
Yes, as there's no space left for an additional system disk.

  and you have not compiled the driver fix into the kernel.
What are you talking about? FAI install kernel and/or final installed
kernel?

> The mkinitrd script has also a bug and does not include it in the initrd.
> You have to manually list it also there.
Is that probably something that should go into the next FAI update?

Worried,
 Steffen

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