RE: adaptec 2120S software under RedHat 8.0 and FC2

Mark Haverkamp
2005-03-16T21:53:05Z

On Wed, 2005-03-16 at 08:02 -0500, Salyzyn, Mark wrote:
> The applications require the Adaptec Branch of the driver in order to
> function (mainly because the kernel.org branch drops the
> /proc/scsi/aacraid entry). I have submitted a patch to Mark Haverkamp
> for consideration where we add the information back to the /sys
> filesystem, and the /proc filesystem (with CONFIG_PROC_FS defined) that
> will help re-enable the applications.

The proc info code was removed almost two years ago. I assume that it
was removed because of the move away from using /proc and towards
using /sys. Christoph, is that the reason for its removal?

Mark.

>
> There is also a Public GPL daemon, aeventd, that provides event services
> that you may consider.
>
> I will provide the sources for both under separate cover.
>
> Sincerely -- Mark Salyzyn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org
> [mailto:linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Ross Macintyre
> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:20 AM
> To: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: adaptec 2120S software under RedHat 8.0 and FC2
>
> Could someone possibly help?
>
> I have upgraded a machine from RedHat 8.0 to FC2 and the
> adaptec-browser1 and adaptec-smbe software that I installed is not
> working
> properly. It looks ok at first glance but if I pull a disk out I only
> get
> informed of the 'informational' type messages.
> (Also the browser interface to the RAID doesn't notice that the disk has
> been pulled)
>
> These are the RPMs that I installed from adaptec:
> adaptec-browser-1.2b-2
> adaptec-smbe-1.01.005-0
>
> and I am running this kernel: 2.6.8-1.521smp
>
> Note the mail part works ok and I do get informational messages when I
> use
> the browser interface and I tell it to rescan, (the array is rebuilt
> ok),
> but after the disk is pulled, from the browser interface it still shows
> the disk as being there, and it is only when I tell it to rescan that it
> starts sending out the informational messages and rebuilds.
> The messages are logged to /var/log/messages but it seems that anotifyd
> is
> not picking them up.
>
> Maybe I just need to upgrade the firmware and put on the latest RPMs?
> I think I am at firmware revision 7244.
>
> I have attached the anotify.conf file.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ross
>
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Mark Haverkamp <markh@osdl.org>