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["Mukker, Atul" <Atulm@xxxxxxxx>]

Ken,

I will mail you the latest release candidate for the 2.6 kernel. Please test
that w/ your setup and let me know the results.

Thanks
-Atul Mukker
LSI Logic

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Schneider [mailto:suselist@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 7:32 AM
> To: suse-linux-e@xxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [SLE] Help compiling 2.6 module
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2004-05-21 at 05:56, Sid Boyce wrote:
> > Ken Schneider wrote:
> > 
> > >I have the sources but not the knowledge for compiling a 
> module for the
> > >2.6 kernel. I have tried compiling the module but end up with the
> > >following error when trying to insmod:
> > >
> > >insmod: error inserting 'megaide.ko': -1 Invalid module format
> > >
> > >Any help would be appreciated. Source available off-list.
> > >
> > >Ken
> > >
> > >
> > If there is a lib.o file (a proprietary module) included in 
> the source, 
> > then it's probably for 2.4 and most likely incompatible 
> with 2.6. Best 
> > to ask LSI to provide a 2.6 compatible version.
> 
> Precisely what I did. Under 9.0 I asked LSI tech support for 
> assistance
> and they supplied me with sources. With the help of Anders I 
> was able to
> compile a module and use the controller. Now with the 
> migration from 2.4
> to 2.6 the layout of and function of the sources are much 
> different (no
> make dep required). I contacted LSI tech support again and was sent
> newer sources ( I specifically stated I needed sources for SuSE 9.1
> running kernel 2.6.X).
> 
> Not being a programmer and since I received much support 
> regarding this
> last February I thought I would try here first. The people on 
> this list
> are some of the best in the world. 
> 
> Also the specific hardware is:
> 
> Compaq Proliant ML330G3 and -cannot- use the megaraid drivers. The
> megaraid controller is made by LSI but the one in this 
> (onboard) server
> is different.
> 
>  Check out 
> > http://www.linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html, it also 
> suggests an 
> > alternative driver that's in 2.6.x the kernel source.
> 
> Will do.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ken Schneider
> unix user since 1989
> linux user since 1994
> SuSE user since 1998 (5.2)
> 
> 
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