[opensuse] Using an extra driver at install-time
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Hello list, I'm trying to install OpenSuSE 10.2 on an oldish Dell PowerEdge 1300, fitted with a PERC 2/SC RAID controller. According to the documentation I found on the web, the PERC 2/SC requires the "megaraid_legacy" driver. That driver doesn't seem to be provided in OpenSuSE any longer (please correct me if I'm wrong). I already tried using the newer "megaraid" driver, but this one is meant for PERC 3/PERC 4 controllers and hangs during modprobe against a PERC 2. I'm familiar with the procedure of compiling a custom kernel / custom modules on a separate machine to generate the driver I need from sources, but could you please tell me what the easiest procedure is to then have the Yast installer use this extra module (and integrate it in the installed system/initrd -- the machine needs to eventually boot off the RAID array) ? Please also note that the Dell server doesn't have a floppy unit. It has USB ports, though, and a NIC of course. Any help would be appreciated. TIA Cheers. Bye. Ph. A. -- *Philippe Andersson* Unix System Administrator IBA Particle Therapy | Tel: +32-10-475.983 Fax: +32-10-487.707 eMail: pan@iba-group.com <http://www.iba-worldwide.com> The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are intended solely for the recipient (s) named above. This communication is intended to be and to remain confidential and may be protected by intellectual property rights. Any use of the information contained herein (including but not limited to, total or partial reproduction, communication or distribution of any form) by persons other than the designated recipient(s) is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free. Ion Beam Applications does not accept liability for any such errors. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Philippe Andersson