Re: How to build a RedHat driver disk (fusion mpt)]]

["Josef Möllers" <josef.moellers@fujitsu-siemens.com>]

> Nir Livni wrote:
> 
> So far so good...
> That's almost identical to what I've done.
> I took the original driver disk (2.4.9-e.3smp), and replaced the
> modname.o with a compiled modname.o of my kernel.
> RedHat identifies the modules in the driver disk, but when I ask to
> load the driver (using linux dd noprobe when installing) -
> 
> I always get "failed to insert modname.o module".

You should be able to get some more information by switching to an
alternate console.

> I suspect I do not compile the module as I should.
> 
> The kernel rpm is kernel-smp-2.4.9-e.5.i686.rpm.
> 
> I installed this rpm on a temporary smp PC, with an IDE controller.
> I uploaded the sources and tried to follow the build instructions,
> with no special configuration.

As Martin wrote, you do need to use the exact configuration of the
kernel.
If you have the kernel source installed on y system, check the
/usr/src/linux/configs directory. There should be a file ...BOOT...
which you should use as the .config file for your installation kernel.

> The replaced the *.o files in the disk with my new built modules. But
> still - no good.

> > I've asked my colleague who does all the drivers ...
> >
> > > Wilck Martin wrote:
> > >
> > > >>Nir Livni wrote:
> > >  >>I would like to know how can I build a driver disk for
> > this kernel,
> > >
> > > create a driectory structure that looks like this
> > >
> > > 2.4.9-e.5
> > >         modname.o
> > >         ...
> > > 2.4.9-e.5BOOT
> > >         modname.o
> > >         ...
> > > 2.4.9-e.5smp
> > >         modname.o
> > >         ...
> > > ...
> > >
> > > Of course, the respective .o files must have been compiled
> > against a
> > > properly configured kernel. "modname" stands for the name of your
> > > driver.
> > >
> > > At the top of that structure, create a compressed cpio archive
> like
> > > this:
> > >
> > > find . -depth | cpio -H crc 2>/dev/null | gzip -qc - >modules.cgz
> > >
> > > copy the file "modules.cgz" to a DOS- or ext2-formatted floppy.
> > > Besides "modules.cgz", the floppy must contain
> > >
> > > 1. a file "modinfo" in the following format:
> > >
> > > modname
> > >         scsi
> > >         "description of driver"
> > >
> > > Caution: TABs at the beginning line 2 and 3!
> > >
> > > 2. a file "modules.dep" in the following format:
> > > modname:        scsi_mod
> > >
> > > (scsi_mod is usually the only prerequisite needed)
> > >
> > > 3. a file "pcitable" in the following format:
> > > 0xdead  0xbeef  "modname"       "description of device"
> > > ...
> > >
> > > Caution: TAB as field separator!
> > > This list must contain the PCI vendor and device IDs of
> > your device
> > > in the 1st and 2nd field. The easiest way to obtain these is from
> an
> > > existing driver disk for a different kernel. Alternatively, you
> can
> > > read
> > > the driver source to find them out.
> > >
> > > 4. a file called "rhdd-6.1" with a free-format description
> > > of the floppy
> > >
> > > 5. an empty file called "up"
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > > Martin
> > >
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> > Josef Möllers (Pinguinpfleger bei FSC)
> >       If failure had no penalty success would not be a prize
> >                                               -- T.  Pratchett
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