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RE: [Xen-users] 9650SE / 3w-9xxx problem, Xen 3.1.0

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Subject: RE: [Xen-users] 9650SE / 3w-9xxx problem, Xen 3.1.0
From: "James Miller" <jimm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:50:18 -0500
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:xen-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Björn Metzdorf
> Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 1:44 PM
> To: Kevin DeGraaf
> Cc: xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-users] 9650SE / 3w-9xxx problem, Xen 3.1.0
> 
> Hello Kevin,
> 
> > I was dropped to a BusyBox shell after the system again 
> failed to find 
> > the root filesystem.  (I don't understand why the module is being 
> > referred to as "3w_9xxx" when it's "3w-9xxx" everywhere else...)
> > 
> > Am I doing something wrong here?  Thanks.
> 
> Take the debian xen kernel and the binary xen-3.1.0-tgz.
> 
> Then follow this (remove -amd64 if you need to):
> 
> apt-get install linux-headers-2.6.18-4-amd64 build-essential 
> cd /usr/src ln -s linux-headers-2.6.18-4-amd64 linux wget 
> http://www.3ware.com/KB/attachments/90-3w-9xxx_for2.6.18kernel
> _v2.26.06.002-9.4.1.1-GUIDdcf1c4383d2f42439228afa9a5ff1a83.tgz
> tar xzf 90*
> cd driver
> make
> cp -f /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-amd64/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-amd64/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko-orig
> cp -f /usr/src/3ware/driver/3w-9xxx.ko
> /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-amd64/kernel/drivers/scsi/3w-9xxx.ko
> depmod -a
> echo 3w-9xxx >> /etc/modules
> modprobe 3w-9xxx
> update-initramfs -u -k all
> reboot
> 
> Regards,
> Bjoern
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Hehe, I recently ran into this EXACT issue and the above suggestion WILL fix
your issue.  The 3950SE is not 'officially' supported in the kernel until
2.6.20.  



--Jim



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