Hi
How do I install SuSE 9.1 if I only have a Raid 2120S controller working on
this maschine?

The standard SuSE System does not recognize this controller for
installation.

As I read in the newsgroups SuSE forgot to implement this controller into
their installations Scripts but it should work as it is in the supported
list of aacraid of SuSE.

I even found an probably working rpm Module which should be installable
called:

aacraid_drv_linux_1.1.5-2371.rpm

But this all works if you have an allready running system of SuSE 9.1.

So this question is one of the sort of chicken or egg which do you need
first ?

Any help welcome
regards
Maximilian

On 2005-03-07, max <maximilian.gablinger@swisscom.com> wrote:
> Hi
> How do I install SuSE 9.1 if I only have a Raid 2120S controller working on
> this maschine?
>
> The standard SuSE System does not recognize this controller for
> installation.
>
> As I read in the newsgroups SuSE forgot to implement this controller into
> their installations Scripts but it should work as it is in the supported
> list of aacraid of SuSE.
>
> I even found an probably working rpm Module which should be installable
> called:
>
> aacraid_drv_linux_1.1.5-2371.rpm
>
> But this all works if you have an allready running system of SuSE 9.1.
>
> So this question is one of the sort of chicken or egg which do you need
> first ?

Not really. You can select "Manual installation" which allows you to add
additional kernel modules. Select "aacraid" there and all should be
fine. At this stage I think you can also switch to another virtual
console and load the required drivers. Anyway, adding aacraid worked
for me using 9.2.

I'd have to warn against aacraid (I had a 2420s card) using the 2.6.x
kernels though. My problem was horrible performance (1-2 MB/sec), and
from browsing the net I think I can say I should have been happy it ran
without crashes. I've removed the controller and SATA drives and added a
conventioal PATA connected to the motherboard and now the machine is
nice and fast again (using a tapedrive for backup) :-( Be warned!

Cheers --- Jan

In comp.os.linux.setup Jan Wielemaker <jan@ct.xs4all.nl>:
> On 2005-03-07, max <maximilian.gablinger@swisscom.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>> How do I install SuSE 9.1 if I only have a Raid 2120S controller working on
>> this maschine?
>>
>> The standard SuSE System does not recognize this controller for
>> installation.
>>
>> As I read in the newsgroups SuSE forgot to implement this controller into
>> their installations Scripts but it should work as it is in the supported
>> list of aacraid of SuSE.

Works fine with the enterprise versions, intentional? I'd try if
another distro, Debian (sarge) or whatever works better. Or and
ask the suse support, you got some support with buying the
distro, even if 9.2 is available.

> Not really. You can select "Manual installation" which allows you to add
> additional kernel modules. Select "aacraid" there and all should be
> fine. At this stage I think you can also switch to another virtual
> console and load the required drivers. Anyway, adding aacraid worked
> for me using 9.2.

> I'd have to warn against aacraid (I had a 2420s card) using the 2.6.x

Sure? Never heard of this card, but have pretty good experience
with adaptec aacraid cards 2010S and alike, 'aacli' is a nice
tool to configure, after figuring out from the 'help' command how
to use it.

> kernels though. My problem was horrible performance (1-2 MB/sec), and
> from browsing the net I think I can say I should have been happy it ran
> without crashes.

There must be some problem, depending on the attached disks,
adaptec controller usually fly.

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"Jan Wielemaker" <jan@ct.xs4all.nl> wrote in message
news:slrnd2p059.aj5.jan@ct.xs4all.nl...
> On 2005-03-07, max <maximilian.gablinger@swisscom.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>> How do I install SuSE 9.1 if I only have a Raid 2120S controller working
>> on
>> this maschine?
>>
>> The standard SuSE System does not recognize this controller for
>> installation.
>>
>> As I read in the newsgroups SuSE forgot to implement this controller into
>> their installations Scripts but it should work as it is in the supported
>> list of aacraid of SuSE.
>>
>> I even found an probably working rpm Module which should be installable
>> called:
>>
>> aacraid_drv_linux_1.1.5-2371.rpm
>>
>> But this all works if you have an allready running system of SuSE 9.1.
>>
>> So this question is one of the sort of chicken or egg which do you need
>> first ?
>
> Not really. You can select "Manual installation" which allows you to add
> additional kernel modules. Select "aacraid" there and all should be
> fine. At this stage I think you can also switch to another virtual
> console and load the required drivers. Anyway, adding aacraid worked
> for me using 9.2.
>
> I'd have to warn against aacraid (I had a 2420s card) using the 2.6.x
> kernels though. My problem was horrible performance (1-2 MB/sec), and
> from browsing the net I think I can say I should have been happy it ran
> without crashes. I've removed the controller and SATA drives and added a
> conventioal PATA connected to the motherboard and now the machine is
> nice and fast again (using a tapedrive for backup) :-( Be warned!

Agreed. I'd also jump to SuSE 9.2 given any opportunity.