Re: Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP //// HPT raid card 1740

[devzero@web.de]

>Marc Rantanen wrote:
>> Can't get the new driver for HPT 1740 working in kernel gentoo-2.6.24-r8
>> 
>> module: rr174x (v.2.1)
>> 
>> /marc
>> ------------------------
>> rr174x: module license 'Proprietary' taints kernel.
>> rr174x:RocketRAID 174x controller driver v2.1.08.0303 (May 16 2008 
>> 15:58:03)
>> BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 64091fd0
>> printing eip: f8905688 *pde = 00000000
>> Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP
>> Modules linked in: rr174x(P) scsi_wait_scan
>
>There is nothing kernel developers can do about this, you will have to 
>contact Highpoint. Do you really need to use that binary driver?

http://www.highpoint-tech.com/USA/bios_rr1740.htm
-> http://www.highpoint-tech.com/BIOS_Driver/rr1740/Linux/rr174x-linux-src-v2.1-080304-1512.tar.gz

they call that "Open Source" ?

/tmp/rr174x-linux-src-v2.1/lib/linux/free-i686-regparm0 # ls -la
total 212
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root   248 Mar  4 08:12 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root   208 Mar  4 08:12 ..
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 54923 Mar  4 08:12 him_rr1740pm.o
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root  3220 Mar  4 08:12 jbod.o
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 97186 Mar  4 08:12 ldm_raid_compat.o
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root  1685 Mar  4 08:12 partition.o
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root  3418 Mar  4 08:12 raid0.o
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root  5583 Mar  4 08:12 raid1.o
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 39056 Mar  4 08:12 raid5.o

I don`t see Open Source.

Please ask for a true Open Source  driver or buy another controller.

Binary drivers doesnŽt fit to Linux kernel development model.

See http://www.aquezada.com/staff/julian/journal/?p=156 for example.


There seems to be support for that card in sata_mv driver  ( http://cateee.net/lkddb/web-lkddb/SATA_MV.html ), but i donŽt know if it`s worth a try.

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CC`ing linux-ide

regards
roland
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