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Hier die Problemlösung für den HPT372N unter SuSE Linux 7.3 mit dem SuSE Kernel 2.4.18 (sollte aber auch auf jeden anderen Kernel adaptierbar sein) und dem OpenSource Treiber von HighPoint. Stammt direkt vom Support von HighPoint Technologies.

Der "Witz" an der Geschichte ist, sofern man sich an das ReadMe des HPT Treiber hält, das noch zwei Zeilen aus dem Kernel-Source entfernt werden müssen. Das ist im ReadMe alllerdings nicht dokumentiert.

Hier der Text der Mail:

You must update the kernel to remove HPT366 IDE support from kernel first.

Building a new kernel from kernel source.

To build a new kernel, you must have installed kernel source and related
packages.

These packages are:

make
binutils
glibc-devel
ncurses
ncurses-devel
gcc
kernel-source

You can use 'YaST2' to install these packages. After running 'YaST2'
(e.g. By choose it from KDE Menu->SuSE->Administration->Configuration->YaST2, or just type YaST2 in xterm terminal), choose Software->Install/Remove software. Then find the package by clicking Search button, enter the keyword (e.g. kernel-source) and click Search button to get the search result. Mark the package you want to install with 'x'. At last click OK button to install the package. For
details on how to use YaST2, please click Help button to get online help.

After all required packages are installed, follow these steps to build a
new kernel:

1) Remove the following 2 lines from /usr/src/linux-2.4.18.SuSE/drivers/ide/ide-pci.c:

{DEVID_HPT34X, "HPT34X", PCI_HPT34X, NULL, ...
{DEVID_HPT366, "HPT366", PCI_HPT366, ATA66_HPT366, ...

2) Type in the following commands to configure the kernel:

# cd /usr/src/linux-2.4.18.SuSE
# cp /boot/vmlinuz.config .config
# cp /boot/vmlinuz.version.h include/linux/version.h
# cp /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h include/linux/autoconf.h
# make oldconfig
# make dep
# make bzImage

If the kernel is built successfully, you can copy the new kernel file
/usr/src/linux-2.4.18.SuSE/arch/i386/boot/bzImage to /boot directory.

# cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot

Now modify you lilo configuration file to add new kernel entry.
Add the following lines to the file /etc/lilo.conf:

image=/boot/bzImage
label=linux.new
read-only
root=/dev/hda5 ? change to your root file system confuration

To tell lilo to boot the new kernel by default, you may also modify
'default=' line to 'default=linux.new'.

Note

1. Your root file system may be not on /dev/hda5. Check the correct
location and modify the line 'root=/dev/hda5' to match your system
configuration. You can use the 'mount' command to see on which device you
root file system is mounted.

2. Your system may also need an initial RAM disk image to boot up,
especially when you use a SCSI drive to boot. Check existing sections in
your lilo.conf file and copy the 'initrd=' line to the new section you added.

3. For more information on how to build and install a new kernel from
kernel source, please refer to Linux kernel documents. The Kernel-HOWTO
document gives a detailed guide to kernel configuration, compilation,
upgrades and troubleshooting.

After you finish the modification, save the file and exit the editor, then
use the command 'lilo' to install the kernel.

Regards,
HighPoint Technologies Inc.