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RE: [PLUG] SCSI module not loading
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Title: RE: [PLUG] SCSI module not loading
I think the only other option is the rebuild the kernal
with the driver in place vs being a module.
George
>-----Original Message-----
>From: eric@lucii.org [mailto:eric@lucii.org]
>Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 1:07 PM
>To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
>Subject: Re: [PLUG] SCSI module not loading
>
>
>Thanks - That's an idea.
>
>I'm researching to see if it's a IRQ conflict since I see in dmesg
>output that something is "sharing" IRQ 5. Somehow, I doubt it since
>the module loads fine if I do it manually - but I'm grasping at straws
>right now :-(
>
>Eric
>On Thu, Dec 11, 2003 at 12:48:50PM -0500, George Gallen wrote:
>> can you put it in the S99local file under /etc/rcx.d ?
>>
>> My 7.1 RH system has the same problem, I have to manually
>> insmod after booting. (using the same driver).
>>
>> George
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: eric@lucii.org [mailto:eric@lucii.org]
>> >Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 12:45 PM
>> >To: PLUG
>> >Subject: [PLUG] SCSI module not loading
>> >
>> >
>> >I cannot figure out the /etc/modules.conf file or why I
>even need to...
>> >
>> >Situation: I've got an Exabyte external SCSI backup drive
>that I want
>> >to connect to my RH9 workstation. On booting, I discover there are
>> >no valid SCSI tape devices. lsmod gives me these relevant entries:
>> >
>> >ide-scsi 12208 0
>> >scsi_mod 107544 2 [ide-scsi]
>> >
>> >I figured out that I can manually insert the correct module
>> >and viola! I
>> >can see the SCSI tape now:
>> >
>> >$ insmod aic7xxx
>> >Using /lib/modules/2.4.20-20.9/kernel/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.o
>> >$
>> >
>> >(it does this because I modified the modules.conf file to alias the
>> >aic7xxx module... otherwise, it does NOT load the aic7xxx
>> >module without
>> >the absolute path.)
>> >
>> >My problem is, every time I reboot, I have to manually tell
>it to use
>> >that module. How do I tell it (via modules.conf?) to load it
>> >automatically on boot?
>> >
>> >Here is the current modules.conf:
>> >
>> >alias eth0 tulip
>> >alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
>> >alias usb-controller1 usb-uhci
>> >alias sound-slot-0 i810_audio
>> >post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc
>> >-L >/dev/null 2>&1
>> >pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S
>> >>/dev/null 2>&1 |
>> >alias scsi_hostadapter
>> >/lib/modules/2.4.20-20.9/kernel/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.o
>> >alias usb-controller ehci-hcd
>> >
>> >Perhaps the "scsi_hostadapter" line causes me the problem?
>> >
>> >I tried it with:
>> >alias aic7xxx
>> >/lib/modules/2.4.20-20.9/kernel/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aic7xxx.o
>> >alias scsi_hostadapter aic7xxx
>> >
>> >and got the same results.
>> >The scsi_hostadapter line was there initially but I added the
>> >"alias aix7xxx..." line.
>> >
>> >Any thoughts are appreciated :-)
>> >
>> >Eric
>
>--
># Eric Lucas
># "Oh, I have slipped the surly bond of earth
># And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings...
># -- John Gillespie Magee Jr.
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