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Creating linux driver diskette

Jon Schneider_1 — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 16:13:11 GMT

Ok...I am trying to install RH9 on a DL380G4. I have to use RH9 for the app that it will be running. I have tried to no avail to find the Smart Array 6i driver disk for 9. I read a post by Nick that one should be created after compiling the driver. How do I create this disk from compiled source on a RH9 box?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Creating linux driver diskette

NiCK_76 — Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:47:06 GMT

Hi Jon Schneider ,

What kind of driver files? Is it *.o? There are 3 images in the redhat cd1. RHEL3(I have not RH9) as following:
drvblock.img - Supplemental Block Device Drivers
drvnet.img - Supplemental Network Drivers
pcmciadd.img - PCMCIA Driver Diskette

You can write one of image to 3.5' disk. Then , you can add your drivers to it. refer to attachment.

Re: Creating linux driver diskette

Vitaly Karasik_1 — Sun, 10 Apr 2005 01:10:23 GMT

AFAI, HP provides only binary drivers; so you should use RHEL 3 or 4 for DL380G4.

Re: Creating linux driver diskette

Eric van Dijken — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:47:50 GMT

I am sure you could replace the RH9 kernel, with the one from RHEL3.

Re: Creating linux driver diskette

Jon Schneider_1 — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 12:58:03 GMT

Where would I obtain the RHEL kernel? Also, how do I apply this to the RH9 install media? I have a copy of the latest RHEL media, but am unsure of how I would make RH9 media with that kernel.

Re: Creating linux driver diskette

Stuart Browne — Mon, 11 Apr 2005 20:57:50 GMT

About the only way you'll be able to do what you're after is with alot of pain.

HP does provide source for their drivers (.src.rpm packages), and you'll need to do multiple-compiles yourself in order to create drivers for RH9 installation.

In reality, it'd be easier to stick an IDE disk in the machine, and install to that, do all of your patches (kernel updates etc.), then try to compile the RAID drivers.

If you really want to create install-media-drivers, then...

Install RH9 on any machine there. Make sure to install all kernel srouce, and compiling options. See if you can also find the kernel-BOOT rpm's (I think they exist for RH9, but not 100% sure).

If you do get the -BOOT kernel images, boot on that (lots of things won't work), and rebuild the 'cciss.src.rpm' (rpmbuild --rebuild ...).

This will build you an RPM with install-media drivers.

Reboot on the normal kernel, making sure you keep a copy of your nice RPM's, and do this again. This will give you dist-media drivers.

You now need to figure out how to put them onto a separate floppy in the correct structure.

Once all of this is done, update to the latest kernel, and do it again.

You should have 3 sets of RPM's, for different stages of the machine building process.

NOTE: These are the *EASY* instructions. It only gets more difficult!

You'd have more luck getting your product to work on a supported platform in my opinion (RHES3 or RHES4).