From: Sascha Wessels (swessels_at_novell.com)
Date: Mon Nov 14 2005 - 18:15:48 CET
From: Sascha Wessels <swessels@novell.com> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 18:15:48 +0100 Message-Id: <200511141815.48396.swessels@novell.com> Subject: Re: [suse-sles-e] Ancient Help
Hi,
On Monday 14 November 2005 17:58, Brad Shelton wrote:
[...]
> Thanks for your effort.
>
> The scenario you describe (However, I think afterwards the driver module
> won't work anymore if you update to the latest kernel. ) is exactly what
> I'm attempting to solve. Once I install that driver, or should I say use
> that driver disk, everything is fine... UNTIL I update the kernel.
>
> I'm looking for a way to allow the kernel RAID driver to be
> automatically merged into the new modules directory by the SuSE kernel
> update via YOU so I don't have to take the server out of service, every
> time I update the kernel, to reinstall the driver.
Actually there is a way:
1. move the driver to /lib/modules/2.6.5-override-*
2. Update to the latest kernel
3. reboot & hope the system boots
If it does not, your driver can only be used with a certain kernel version.
regards,
-- Sascha Andree Wessels, Technical Support Engineer Novell EMEA Services Center, Novell, Inc. Software for the Open Enterprise / http://www.novell.com/open --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: suse-sles-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands, e-mail: suse-sles-e-help@suse.com
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