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- <li><em>date</em>: Wed May 25 12:55:48 2005</li>
- <li><em>from</em>: stalax at earthlink.net (James McFarland)</li>
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MP:
[root at pheonix ~]# uname -a
Linux pheonix.xxx.xxx 2.6.11-1.14_FC3smp #1 SMP Thu Apr 7 19:38:19 EDT 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
SP:
[root at pheonix ~]# uname -a
Linux pheonix.xxx.xxx 2.6.11-1.14_FC3 #1 Thu Apr 7 19:23:49 EDT 2005 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
Something else occurred to me. Might it be significant that under the Single Processor kernel it finds the tape drive on SCSI channel 2? According to the scsi card the raid is on 0 & the tape is on 1.
-James
Robert L. Harris wrote:
>give the output of "uname -a" under both kernels.
>
>Thus spake James McFarland (stalax at earthlink.net):
>
>>I do not know how to determine if the kernels are the same. They are the ones that were automatically created when I installed Fedora.
>>
>>"rmmod st; modprobe st" does not seem to accomplish much.
>>dmesg output:
>>st: Unloaded.
>>st: Version 20041025, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256
>>
>>No change in /proc/scsi/scsi or /dev
>>
>>-James
>>
>>
>>
>>Robert L. Harris wrote:
>>
>>>Sounds like a bug in the driver code. Are both kernels exactly the
>>>same?
>>>
>>>On the SMP kernel try "rmmod st; modprobe st" and check to see if
>>>there's any output (check dmesg also).
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Thus spake James McFarland (stalax at earthlink.net):
>>>
>>>>When I use "modprobe st "It shows up under lsmod. However, the device (/dev/st0) is not available. Do I need to create it manually? If so, can you point to someplace with the appropriate instructions?
>>>>
>>>>It also isn't present under /proc/scsi/scsi:
>>>>
>>>>SMP Kernel:
>>>>[root at pheonix ~]# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
>>>>Attached devices:
>>>>Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
>>>> Vendor: ADAPTEC Model: oldmail-RAID5 Rev: V1.0
>>>> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>SP Kernel:
>>>>[root at pheonix ~]# cat /proc/scsi/scsi
>>>>Attached devices:
>>>>Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00
>>>> Vendor: ADAPTEC Model: oldmail-RAID5 Rev: V1.0
>>>> Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>>>>Host: scsi0 Channel: 02 Id: 06 Lun: 00
>>>> Vendor: QUANTUM Model: DLT VS160 Rev: 2500
>>>> Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Robert L. Harris wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>What happens if you load the SMP kernel and "modprobe st" ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Thus spake James McFarland (stalax at earthlink.net):
>>>>>
>>>>>>I hope someone on this list can point me in the right direction.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am trying to turn an old dual P3 server into a basic fileserver. I added an adaptec 2200s Dual Chanel SCSI Raid Controller. To Chanel 0 I connected 3 drives for a RAID 5. To Chanel 1 I connected an external Tape drive. I then installed Fedora Core 3.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>When I use the SMP Kernel, the system cannot find the Tape Drive (lsmod shows st isn't loaded). When I use the single processor kernel, It finds the Tape drive just fine, but I get only one processor. In either case, it sees the RAID array just fine.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have updated the BIOS on both the motherboard & the SCSI card. Removing the RAID array or changing SCSI channels makes no difference.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It seems to me that there is a difference in the Kernel configuration somewhere. However, my kernel knowledge is limited at best & my initial attempts to locate a meaningful difference have been unsuccessful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am running the basic Kernels installed with Core 3 (2.6.11-1.14_FC3).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>If anyone can offer a suggestion as to where I should look in my system's configuration, or direct me towards an appropriate net resource I'd really appreciate it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-James
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