Re: [Fwd: NWFS 2.2 question...]

From: Jeff V. Merkey (jmerkey@timpanogas.com)
Date: Wed Aug 23 2000 - 16:33:39 EST


Can Compaq help with this?

Jeff

"Jeff V. Merkey" wrote:
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> Subject: Re: NWFS 2.2 question...
> Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 13:22:57 -0600
> From: "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@timpanogas.com>
> Organization: TRG, Inc.
> To: "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@timpanogas.com>
> References: <85256944.0069CD51.00@loudom1.humana.com> <39A423B6.E6A276A1@timpanogas.com>
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> Post to linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org instead of the other address. It
> will bounce.
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> Jeff
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> "Jeff V. Merkey" wrote:
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> > Obviously, the symbolic handle names they advertise for the disk
> > controller are incorrect. Who out there owns the SMART2 Driver for
> > Linux? We need some help opening drives on it from userspace. The file
> > globals.c has an array of these names. Please advise.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > ascott@humana.com wrote:
> > >
> > > I've pulled down the NWFS opensource stuff. It compiled just fine. I'm
> > > trying to get this running on a RedHat 6.2 system with over 130GB of
> > > attached storage. We need something other than ext2 for this box (it'll be
> > > dealing with files larger than 2GB). The only problem I'm getting is it
> > > won't identify my disk drives. NWDISK sees md0 - md14 (to which have
> > > nothing attached). My stuff is all hanging off of a Compaq 3200 controller
> > > (/dev/ida/c0dX). I checked through the globals.h file and found a def for
> > > a Compaq SMART-2 controller, which the 3200 is compatible with, but it made
> > > no difference. I'm not a kernel programmer, so sloshing through the source
> > > code to find how it scans for drives and fixing it myself would take years.
> > > If you can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it a ton.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > andrew scott
> > > Senior Network Systems Analyst
> > > Humana Inc.
> > > Louisville, KY
> > > 502-580-2783
> > > 502-580-3373 fax
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