[Cialug] Perc3 RAID

Jon Clemons cialug@cialug.org
Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:58:37 -0500


Upgrade your Perc3 to the absolute latest firmware and then it should quit
the panic on boot.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Bibbs" <tony@tonybibbs.com>
To: <cialug@cialug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Perc3 RAID


> 2.6.x-r10
>
> Can't remember the 'x'.
>
> --Tony
>
> Jon Clemons wrote:
>> What kernel version?
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Bibbs" <tony@tonybibbs.com>
>> To: <cialug@cialug.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005 2:47 PM
>> Subject: [Cialug] Perc3 RAID
>>
>>
>>> I have a Dell PowerEdge 2450 with a Perc 3 RAID controller in it.  After 
>>> getting Gentoo built on it, reboots produce a kernel panic.  Dave Weis 
>>> got me started in the right direction by suggesting the kernel can't 
>>> find the controller.  I went into menuconfig and included the LSI 
>>> megaraid, recompiled and rebooted but still got the same problem.
>>>
>>> Next, I went in and enabled the Adaptec AHAXXXX options in the kernel. 
>>> Again I recompiled and rebooted and this time the kernel recognizes both 
>>> of the SCSI channels (A and B) but still gave a kernel panic.
>>>
>>> Anybody else got Perc 3 card running under linux?  If so could you get 
>>> me the corresponding kernel options you brought in?
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> --Tony
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