Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:40:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:40:22 -0400 Received: from adsl-63-195-162-81.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net ([63.195.162.81]:12294 "EHLO master.linux-ide.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 12 Apr 2001 18:40:13 -0400 Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 15:34:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Andre Hedrick To: Stephen Woodbridge cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Help with Fasttrack/100 Raid on Linux In-Reply-To: <3AD62556.7A35DF69@mediaone.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Stephen, Sorry but that is a closed source driver and you have to goto Promise, LOL. Last time I talked to them they sent me an email virus that choked a drive. Scan your mail first and then count your fingers if you have to shake hands with somebody their.... Andre Hedrick Linux ATA Development On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Stephen Woodbridge wrote: > Andre, > > I have searched everywhere for some help getting my Promise > FrastTrack/100 Raid controller working. I finally found the ft.o driver > on the Promise website and have gotten it installed correctly (I think), > but I can NOT get fdisk to recognize the drive. Any help would be > greatly appreciated. > > Best regards, > -Stephen Woodbridge > > Here is what I have done so far: > > RedHat 6.2 > Linux 2.2.18 > (No other scsi devices in system) > > I added to /etc/conf.modules > alias block-major-8 ft > and copied the ft.o to /lib/modules/2.2.18/scsi > and did the depmod -a > and rebooted > > (after boot) ... > [root@linus /root]# lsmod > Module Size Used by > lockd 44688 0 (autoclean) (unused) > sunrpc 58820 0 (autoclean) [lockd] > 3c509 5996 1 (autoclean) > tulip 31888 1 (autoclean) > es1371 25920 0 > soundcore 2596 4 [es1371] > > [root@linus /root]# fdisk /dev/sda # tried repeatedly > > Unable to open /dev/sda > > [root@linus /root]# lsmod > Module Size Used by > ft 71048 0 (autoclean) (unused) > scsi_mod 38372 1 (autoclean) [ft] > lockd 44688 0 (autoclean) (unused) > sunrpc 58820 0 (autoclean) [lockd] > 3c509 5996 1 (autoclean) > tulip 31888 1 (autoclean) > es1371 25920 0 > soundcore 2596 4 [es1371] > [root@linus /root]# > > When fdisk tried to access /dev/sda the module was loaded and the > following banner shows up on the console: > > TastTrack Driver v1.10 build 3 (06.OCT.2000) > scsi0 : FASTTRACK > scsi : 1 host > Vendor: Promise Model: 1x2 Mirror/RAID1 Rev 1.10 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Vendor: Promise Model: 1x2 Mirror/RAID1 Rev 1.10 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Vendor: Promise Model: 1x2 Mirror/RAID1 Rev 1.10 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Vendor: Promise Model: 1x2 Mirror/RAID1 Rev 1.10 > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/