Re: Installing to PERC4/Di

[John <johnpf@atnet.net.au>]

Cory J Kapser wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am trying to install Debian 3.0 Woody onto a Dell server with a raid
> controller (the PERC4/Di).  I am unable to load any modules for the raid
> controller so that I am able to see the hard disks. Has anyone had this
> problem, and know a solution?
>
> I got it working with Redhat, they use the scsi_mod, sd_mod and the
> megaraid modules.  However, there doesn't seem to be any scsi_mod or
> sd_mod modules with the 2.4.18-bf24 kernel.  When I try to build the
> scsi_mod and sd_mod modules with the 2.4.18 kernel, they won't load
> because 2.4.18 != 2.4.18-bf24.  Does anyone one know how to build these
> modules for 2.4.18-bf24, or install debian with 2.4.18?
>
>
> Cory
>
> Cory Kapser, Graduate Student
> School of Computer Science
> University of Waterloo
> email:  cjkapser@softbase.math.uwaterloo.ca
>
> Lab:    519-885-1211 ext. 2988
> Cell:   519-635-0795
>
>
>
>  
We tried to install onto one of these things a few times. Dont use it, 
send it back and get a real RAID controller. There are a lot of threads 
in kernel-dev about what a piece of shit this controller is. Search for 
PERC and Alan Cox to see what he thinks of it...

Note that peak throughput with the PERC4/Di under Linux is an awesome 
6Mb/sec...

John P Foster