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[sindi keesan <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>]

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, David Moberg wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sindi keesan" <keesan AT sdf.lonestar.org>
>
> > But if I boot with the BL2 kernel then insmod scsi_mod sr_mod sg
> > and aic7xxx (with drive plugged in etc.) I don't get any message
> > about finding sda4, and if i try to mount it 'The kernel does not
> > recognize /dev/sda4 as a block device (maybe 'insmod driver'?).
>
> The BL2 kernel is not configured for SCSI. Even if you load the right
> modules, apparently the base kernel doesn't know how to handle the
> SCSI device files.

Just in case someone else looks up this thread later, it WAS possible to 
use the BL2 kernel plus
insmod scsi_mod
insmod sd_mod
insmod aic7xxx  (or whatever is needed for your scsi card, and I think it 
helps to have the device plugged in and turned on when you insmod this 
last module)

> > What would I need to change in the BL2 kernel .config to produce a
> > kernel that works with this scsi card?
>
> Add SCSI support (even if you build this as a module, you'll still
> need to build/use the new kernel with SCSI support compiled in) and
> also add support for the drives/SCSI boards you will be using.
>
> > Or what else would I need to do to use the BL2 kernel, besides
> > load the above four modules? Am I missing some driver?

sd_mod was missing, needed by the zip drive (the scsi card worked with 
just the scsi_mod and the module for that particular card)

> <---snip--->
> I don't think it is possible to make SCSI work on the BL2 kernel.
It was possible.

Thanks again, David

Sindi