Re: modules for hpsa and cciss

Ian Clifford wrote:

> Hi all
> I have a server that requires 1 of these modules. it was available in V1.4
> but does not seem to find either in V2,
> i have the downloaded components to make but dont know where to load and
> or make them in the build enviroment for V2.
> i have got a x86 build working that will produce an iso .
> can anyone help
> thanks Ian

The very first thing one should do is make sure without a doubt that the 
driver module is not already there. Hint: the hpsa module is already in the 
shipped kernel and if so figure out why it doesn't get loaded or if it fails 
on loading. Without doing this there is no reason to even look at building 
anything. 

Adding things to IPCop is not Linux 101 but the information on doing this is 
already documented on the IPCop website but you have to read it and 
understand it. Sometimes study existing build scripts to see how certain 
things were done.

 It also helps to know if the in kernel driver source is more up to date 
than the stuff you downloaded from heaven only knows where. This is part of 
doing your homework. Adding out of kernel drivers to IPCop to be part of the 
build is not a casual exercise, especially if you don't yet know your way 
around an installed IPCop system such as how to find what is already in the 
shipped kernel. IPCop uses a small handful of out of kernel drivers where 
they do not exist in the kernel tree or in the case of Intel nics, there may 
be a better version out of tree.  
 -- 
Dave Studeman
http://www.raqcop.com 



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