[ale] How to put HPT372 module into the kernel at boot properly?

[Dow Hurst]

I switched from Gentoo back to SuSE 8.0 and solved the problem with a 
Support Database howto they had published on the method to incorporate 
the module into the initrd image used in the boot process.  I couldn't 
do it with a presetup RAID but once I deleted the RAID in the BIOS 
utility, I was good to go.  The process worked fine.  I haven't tried 
making the second drive a mirror yet.  Will try that soon.

I am not familiar enough yet with the GRUB vs LILO process, especially 
when you throw initrd into the fray.  I've read some but not worked on 
the process myself.  It may be as simple as adapting Gentoo to use initrd.
Dow


Dow Hurst wrote:

> I'd like to finish my Gentoo install but have run into a problem.  I 
> need to have the kernel understand my HPT372 builtin to the 
> motherboard controller for the two disks I have on the two disk 
> controllers that the HPT372 runs.  Currently when I boot with the 
> initial installation CD, I have /dev/hde and /dev/hdg available.  
> /dev/hda is the DVD drive.  The Abit MB has IDE 1 and 2 as normal 
> controllers and IDE 3 and 4 as the Raid controllers under the HPT372 
> chips control.
>
> I've downloade the HPT372 source and compiled it successfully, but 
> need to know how to make it part of the kernel or available to the 
> kernel immediately on boot.  I know the Reiserfs module is inserted 
> via initrd under SuSE.  What do I do with Gentoo?  Grub acted strange 
> by treating my /dev/hde and /dev/hdg as not existing and would 
> recognize somehow a /dev/hda.  Bizarre with that.
>
> Anyway, what would be the best way to approach this?  I only have the 
> two matched disks in the machine.  I could put an additional drive, an 
> old 2Gb, on the IDE1 controller as /dev/hda.  Switch the DVD drive to 
> /dev/hdb and just load the HPT372 as a module after initial boot.
>
> Any advice?
> Dow
>
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