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On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Matthew Daubenspeck |
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<matt@××××××××××.org> wrote: |
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> I have a gentoo install (currently amd64/2007.0) with all of the current |
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> up to date packages. I have been trying to upgrade the kernel for quite |
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> a while now. The last kernel I can still seem to get running is |
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> 2.6.20-gentoo-r8. I've tried upgrading to every kernel as they have |
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> entered into portage, and none since 2.6.20-r8 seems to be able to find |
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> the Vmware "SCSI" disk. |
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> The most recent try was gentoo-sources-2.6.25-r6, which failed the same |
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> way. I've tried to download a 2008.0 current boot CD; that has the same |
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> problem. I've also tried SystemRescueCd, which does the same, but since |
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> it was based on gentoo, I wasn't too hopeful of it working. |
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> With 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 I am using the Fusion MPT device support and it |
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> works with no issues. I've tried using the drivers compiled in as well |
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> as modules, both with the same disappointing results. Any suggestions? |
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> The actual device detected with the older kernel is: |
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> scsi0 : ioc0: LSI53C1030, FwRev=00000000h, Ports=1, MaxQ=128, IRQ=17 |
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> According to the kernel help, this should be supported by the MPT |
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> ScsiHost driver for SPI, which is selected... |
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> Matthew Daubenspeck |
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> http://oddprocess.org |
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> |
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> Gentoo Linux x86_64 Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 165 |
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> 10:51:06 up 247 days, 1:38, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 |
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> -- |
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> gentoo-user@l.g.o mailing list |
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Did you also select the appropriate low-level SCSI drivers? |
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http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_Gentoo_on_VMware_in_Windows_NT/2K/XP#SCSI_Controller |
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