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Re: Hardware questions - SuSE 7.0/Kernel 2.2.16



Schlomo Schapiro wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> best is to add a lines like
> 
> alias scsi_hostadapter aha152x
> alias   sr0             aha152x
> alias scanner           aha152x
> 
> to yout /etc/conf.modules and then run depmod -a. Just replace the aha152x
> with the module for your SCSI card and add whatever devices you
> need. Works like a charm and will auto-load the module on first need. If
> the module needs options, you also will have to add an options line (look
> at your conf.modules for examples).

For the benefit of anyone else stuck with this sort of problem, I did this:

alias scsi_hostadapter  sym53c8xx	# For the Symbios Logic adapter
alias sr0		sym53c8xx
alias block-major-11	sym53c8xx	# <--- Must do!

and then comment out the default alias for block-major-11 as sr_mod. I picked that up from looking at the boot log,
where I found a block-major-11 failure. A quick examination of /dev, showed that both scd0 and sr0 are associated with
block-major-11, so I guess either of them would have been OK.

depmod -a does the trick and all works.

One more thing: In /dev there is a cdrom link to the cdrom (presumably used for installation), in my case, hdb.
It is worth creating a link, something like, cdrwm->sr0 (for me). That way, in kde, you can set up an extra
device (independent) icon which points to it, for quick mounting/dismounting. It's also worth adding a line to fstab
analogous to the cdrom line, something like

/dev/cdrwm	/mnt/cdrwm	iso9660		rw,noauto,user,exexc	0	0


> 
> Another way on SuSE is to edit the variable INITRD_MODULES in
> /etc/rc.config by adding the needed modules there and running SuSEconfig
> and lilo. But this is only neccessary if you need the module in order to
> boot the computer (e.g. your / disk is on the SCSI card) ...
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Schlomo Schapiro
> 
>  ---
> email: schlomo@schapiro.org
> WWW:   http://www.schapiro.org
> 
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Daniel Feiglin wrote:
> 
> > 1. I just installed a Yamaha 24/8/8 SCSI CD2RW witha Symbios Logic 8100S "dumb" SCSI(3) card (no BIOS). SuSE 7.0
> > recognises everthing after I say, insmod sym53c8xx. I also have /mnt/cdrwm pointing to /dev/scd0 in fstab, so everthing
> > is just fine.
> >
> > What I cannot figure out, is how to get the system to load the relevant module at boot time. (I've tried fiddling with
> > an append line in lilo, but to no avail. Anyway, I don't have the faintest idea what address it wants; IRQ=10,ID=7 as
> > expected.) The SuSE configuration file shows sym53c8xx as a loadable module, but SuSEconfig didn't seem to do anything
> > with it. (The boot log shows 0 SCSI hosts recognised.)
> >
> > A pointer to a man or readme would be fine.
> >
> > 2. Has anyone managed to install an OnStream IDE 30Gb tape drive on a 2.2.16 kernel? (It is certified by OnStream with a
> > downloadable patch for 2.2.14 & 15.)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Dan Feiglin
> 
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