David Lang wrote:
>
> One thing is that Redhat patches their kernels so the stock kernels
> willnot work with the tools that redhat ships.
>
> another problem appears to be the fact that your new kernel is attempting
> to load the modules created for the old kernel.
>
Yes. You need to run mkinitrd in order to create a ram disk with the new
2.2.16
modules that you just made. There's a man page for mkinitrd that should
help...
Paul
---- > I can't tell you the redhat way of doing a kernel upgrade (things like > this are one of the resons I don't use redhat) but if you are useing the > stock kernel you will need to first apply the raid-0.9x patches (I don't > have the location handy, it is in the recent archive if they are available > somewhere) and for the modules issue, when you compile a new kernel you > will need to do a 'make modules' and 'make modules_install' unless you > configure the kernel include everything you need for your server and not > use modules. > > David Lang > > On Tue, 29 Aug 2000, Kevin Jones wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 15:09:01 -0600 > > From: Kevin Jones <kevin.jones@shaw.ca> > > To: "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, > > "'linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org'" <linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org>, > > "'linux-raid@vger.kernel.org'" <linux-raid@vger.kernel.org> > > Subject: Raid 1/upgrade to 2.2.16 > > > > Installed Redhat 6.2. Set up 6 md's as Raid 1 during installation going > > across two 9 gig scsi drives. Installation went perfectly. Decided to > > upgrade to 2.2.16. Went through the regular steps to installing a kernel. > > Included the Raid 1 support, SCSI support, and initrd support in xconfig. > > Made the 2.2.16 kernel as "newlinux" in lilo. Copied initrd-2.2.14-5.0.img > > to init-2.2.16.0.img for the ramdisk. Relinked System.map to the System.map > > made by the make dep. Relinked Linux in /usr/src to the new kernel area. > > > > Now, all that being said, when I boot up the newlinux in lilo, I get this: > > > > <cut> > > Loading ncr53c8xx module > > /lib/ncr53c8xx.o: kernel-module version mismatch > > /lib/ncr53c8xx.o was compiled for kernel version 2.2.14-5.0 > > while this kernel version is 2.2.16. > > > > Loading raid1 module > > /lib/raid1.o: kernel-module version mismatch > > /lib/raid1.o was compiled for kernel version 2.2.14-5.0 > > while this kernel version is 2.2.16. > > > > Opps! Unable to load md0 > > KERNEL PANIC: Unable to load root filesystem at 09:00 > > <end cut> > > > > I have tried a few things to "attempt" and patch the raid and scsi drivers, > > but nothing seems to work. Have a missed a step somewhere or are there new > > drivers/patches I should be looking for? I have tried installing > > raidtools-19990824-0.90, but to no avail. > > > > The Software-Raid-HOWTO does explain somethings, however it is based upon > > making the raid from scratch once you are logged into the system on regular > > sdaX or hdaX partitions. Do I have to set raid up in this manner in order to > > get this working? > > > > Sorry for posting this to 3 different mailing lists, but this seems to > > relate to all three. > > > > \\|// > > (o^o) > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-oOOo-(_)-oOOo-+-+-+-+-+--+-+ > > Kevin C Jones > > System Administrator - NOC (Engineering) > > Shaw Cablesystems G.P. kevin.jones@shaw.ca > > Voice:(403)303-4812 Fax:(403)750-4504 > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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