Topic: How to add new PCI scsi card

[Lloyd Keen]

Does anybody know the procedure to add a new scsi card and tape drive to an existing e-smith installation? Can I just shutdown and add the card and drive then reboot or do I have to perform an upgrade after adding the devices? BTW it's a Symbios 53c8xxx card with a Sony 2/4GB scsi tape drive.

[Beno]

i would also like to know how to do this.

[tranbert]

Done that last week, asked here, no reply You're lucky today !

Important : this is "my way" to do it, i'm not a guru, so please dont blame me ! If a guru knows a better way, just tell us )


add to /etc/modules.conf  a line with the advansys driver :

alias scsi_hostadapter1 advansys

Then run mkinitrd with proper agrument (numbers for your kernel version)

Then edit lilo.conf to add the new initrd.img :

image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.16-22
        label=esmith
        initrd=/boot/initrd.img  <---- add this line
        read-only
        root=/dev/hda6

then run lilo to write the new mbr, shutdown, install the card & the tape, restart, then go to /var/log/dmesg to see if all is fine.

Must fine a line like :

scsi1 : AdvanSys SCSI 3.2M: PCI Ultra 16 CDB: IO D800/F, IRQ 10
scsi : 2 hosts.
  Vendor: HP        Model: C1537A            Rev: L907
  Type:   Sequential-Access                  ANSI SCSI revision: 02