I have a supermicro system with this Adaptec HostRAID (not my idea). I'm trying to install FC3 or FC4, but they do not have drivers. I have downloaded the drivers, but I don't know exactly how to go through the install process.
I understand that I'll have to load the drivers (aar81xx...) w/ insmod durint the anaconda build and then do a mkinitrd for the install, but do not know the exact procedure. I've googled for it, but not found anything particularly helpful.
is there a doc that details the procedure?
Thanks Bob
Bob Kryger writes:
I have a supermicro system with this Adaptec HostRAID (not my idea). I'm trying to install FC3 or FC4, but they do not have drivers. I have downloaded the drivers, but I don't know exactly how to go through the install process.
Last time I checked, Adaptec offers binary-only drivers for some ancient versions of Red Hat Linux only.
Turn off Hostraid, use them as ordinary, garden-variety SCSI adapters, and use Linux softraid instead.
not know the exact procedure. I've googled for it, but not found anything particularly helpful.
Go yell at Adaptec to release Hostraid as free software.
supermicro does have binary only drivers for FC3 and FC4 on their FTP server. Reportedly written by Adaptec. I looked in the BIOS to turn off the HostRAID, but there is no such option.
Yelling at Adaptec does not help my issue, although it would be cathartic. I expect that I'll be more careful about the systems we by in the future. No more of this brand/device.
So anybody have a howto on the procedure? I think I've got it now, and will be working on it today, but corroboration would be nice. either way I'll put a page together myself, once I figure it out.
Thanks Bob
Sam Varshavchik wrote:
Bob Kryger writes:
I have a supermicro system with this Adaptec HostRAID (not my idea). I'm trying to install FC3 or FC4, but they do not have drivers. I have downloaded the drivers, but I don't know exactly how to go through the install process.
Last time I checked, Adaptec offers binary-only drivers for some ancient versions of Red Hat Linux only.
Turn off Hostraid, use them as ordinary, garden-variety SCSI adapters, and use Linux softraid instead.
not know the exact procedure. I've googled for it, but not found anything particularly helpful.
Go yell at Adaptec to release Hostraid as free software.
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Sam Varshavchik