[SLE] Help with SCSI module loading.
I'm having trouble understanding the correct use of modules with my 6.2 system. I have an IDE-based system which works fine with the default kernel; it boots off the internal IDE drive, mounts the ATAPI CDROM, etc. Life is good. What I'm trying to do is to add two external SCSI CD-changers connected to an Adaptec 7940 controller. These changers are installed as IDs 3 and 4, and respond to LUN 1-7 to access the different disks. My situation thus far is that I can load the aic7xxx module manually with the modprobe command. I put entries in fstab for /dev/scd0-13, referencing names /cd1/1, /cd1/2,.../cd2/1... I created corresponding directories for the mount points. I can then mount the cds manually, and access the data on each with no problem. What I *can't* do is figure out how to load the module automatically. If I put an entry in conf.modules, and reboot, it doesn't get loaded. I get the "scsi : 0 hosts" and "scsi : detected total" messages. I'm not sure what the proper alias is, but nothing seems to work. Conf.modules had an entry "alias scsi_hostadapter no" in it; neither remarking it out nor changing the "no" to "aic7xxx" made any difference. When I load the module manually, the warn log references a scsi0 device that the CDs are attached to; I don't know where that name came from, but using it as an alias in conf.modules doesn't get the job done, either. Using an append=aic7xxx LILO parameter doesn't work, and that doesn't seem to be the correct approach, anyway. Likewise, changing the kernel to the Adaptec one shouldn't be correct, and isn't as the system fails to boot (logically, since there's no boot device attached to the Adaptec). I've now officially run out of talent. I suspect that there is some additional work required to cause a module to be auto-loaded at startup, other than creating the conf.modules entry. Or, I have the format incorrect. I don't think this is a problem with the Adaptec BIOS not loading and needing to be forced, since it has no problem being detected with a manual load. Thoughts?? KeS -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
On Fri, 31 Dec 1999, Kevin Stevens wrote:
I'm having trouble understanding the correct use of modules with my 6.2 system.
I have an IDE-based system which works fine with the default kernel; it boots off the internal IDE drive, mounts the ATAPI CDROM, etc. Life is good.
What I'm trying to do is to add two external SCSI CD-changers connected to an Adaptec 7940 controller. These changers are installed as IDs 3 and 4, and respond to LUN 1-7 to access the different disks.
My situation thus far is that I can load the aic7xxx module manually with the modprobe command. I put entries in fstab for /dev/scd0-13, referencing names /cd1/1, /cd1/2,.../cd2/1... I created corresponding directories for the mount points. I can then mount the cds manually, and access the data on each with no problem.
What I *can't* do is figure out how to load the module automatically. If I put an entry in conf.modules, and reboot, it doesn't get loaded. I get the "scsi : 0 hosts" and "scsi : detected total" messages. I'm not sure what the proper alias is, but nothing seems to work. Conf.modules had an entry "alias scsi_hostadapter no" in it; neither remarking it out nor changing the "no" to "aic7xxx" made any difference. When I load the module manually, the warn log references a scsi0 device that the CDs are attached to; I don't know where that name came from, but using it as an alias in conf.modules doesn't get the job done, either.
Using an append=aic7xxx LILO parameter doesn't work, and that doesn't seem to be the correct approach, anyway. Likewise, changing the kernel to the Adaptec one shouldn't be correct, and isn't as the system fails to boot (logically, since there's no boot device attached to the Adaptec).
I've now officially run out of talent. I suspect that there is some additional work required to cause a module to be auto-loaded at startup, other than creating the conf.modules entry. Or, I have the format incorrect. I don't think this is a problem with the Adaptec BIOS not loading and needing to be forced, since it has no problem being detected with a manual load. Thoughts??
KeS
The scsi module can be loaded from: /etc/rc.d/boot.local add the following line to this file: /sbin/modprobe aic7xxx Greg -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/ -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/
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