[gentoo-amd64] Promise Raid Card WebPam for EX8350

[gentoo-amd64] Promise Raid Card WebPam for EX8350

[P.V.Anthony]

Hi,

I have installed Gentoo and it is working great.

Now I am trying to install the Web Administration for the Promise Raid Card 
Model:EX8350. The card works and the drives are mounted. It is the web 
administartion software that I cannot seem to install. Need help on this.

Below is what I have tried, as well as the reply I got from the tech support at 
Promise. I am a newbie and I do not understand what to do. Please advice.

Here is what I did.
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# cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.12-gentoo-r10 (root@videoserver) (gcc version 3.4.4 (Gentoo
3.4.4-r1, ssp-3.4.4-1.0, pie-8.7.8)) #31 Thu Sep 29 06:51:13 SGT 2005

Installed Promise Raid Driver - Source from Promise website. Self compiled.

Installed Java for amd64 at /opt/java/jre1.5.0_04 (manually from java.com)

Typed the following command to check java.
# /opt/java/jre1.5.0_04/bin/java -version
java version "1.5.0_04"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_04-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.5.0_04-b05, mixed mode)

Tried to install WebPam as root
# ./WebPAM_Installer\(2.1.0.18\).bin
-bash: ./WebPAM_Installer(2.1.0.18).bin: /bin/sh: bad interpreter: Permission denied

# ls -l WebPAM_Installer\(2.1.0.18\).bin
-rwxrwxrwx  1 root root 39109632 Jul 14 15:53 WebPAM_Installer(2.1.0.18).bin

Then tried the following.
# sh WebPAM_Installer\(2.1.0.18\).bin -is:tempdir /VideoDisk01

             The directory /VideoDisk01/istemp29528279224208
             does not contain enough space to extract temporary files.
             Please specify a temporary directory using the -is:tempdir
             option. Use the -is:help option for more information.

But /VideoDisk01 has 800GB of space. Next I tried the following.
# sh WebPAM_Installer\(2.1.0.18\).bin -is:tempdir /VideoDisk01 -is:nospacecheck

             This application requires a Java Run Time Environment (JRE)
             to run. Searching for one on your computer was not successful.
             Please use the command line switch -is:javahome to specify
             a valid JRE.  For more help use the option -is:help.

Ok, now I tried the following.
# sh WebPAM_Installer\(2.1.0.18\).bin -is:tempdir /VideoDisk01 -is:nospacecheck
-is:javahome /opt/java/jre1.5.0_04

             This application requires a Java Run Time Environment (JRE)
             to run. Searching for one on your computer was not successful.
             Please use the command line switch -is:javahome to specify
             a valid JRE.  For more help use the option -is:help.
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Here is the reply I got from the tech support at Promise.


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Dear Customer,

Since the WebPAM is a 32-bit appliance, it needs specific 32-bit related library 
or application when you are installing it. Therefore, In Red Hat Enterprise 
Linux 4.0 for x86_64, you should include the package "Compatibility Arch 
Support" which provides the necessary 32-bit components for WebPAM. If this 
application package does not install then it will cause WebPAM getting problems 
in X-Window or other window managements' graphical modes. But in silent mode 
installation does not have such problem. Please verify if the "Compatibility 
Arch Support" has been installed, which needs 600MB almost.


Please follow the instructions to install "Compatibility Arch Support" package:



<<Install Method>>



Mouse click "Application"

  -> move to "System Settings"

  -> move to "Add/Remove Applications"

-> opening the package management window

-> scroll to the bottom of the window

-> select the package "Compatibility Arch Support" if you do not install it before.



Regards,
Promise Support Team

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Please do advice and help.

P.V.Anthony




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[gentoo-amd64] Re: Promise Raid Card WebPam for EX8350

[Duncan]

P.V.Anthony posted <434F4078.4080500@singnet.com.sg>, excerpted below,  on
Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:22:00 +0800:

> Since the WebPAM is a 32-bit appliance, it needs specific 32-bit related
> library or application when you are installing it. Therefore, In Red Hat
> Enterprise Linux 4.0 for x86_64, you should include the package
> "Compatibility Arch Support"

This would indicate you need 32-bit specific libraries and 32-bit
execution support in your kernel.

1)  Ensure that you have 32-bit support turned on in your kernel (under
Executable file formats / Emulations, ensure that the IE32 Emulation
option is compiled in, or alternatively, compiled as a module and the
module loaded via modprobe).

2)  Ensure the various app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-* packages have been
merged.  You won't need all of them, but merging them all is likely easier
that figuring out which ones you need and which you don't.  (These are
32-bit binary compatibility libs, so no compiling required -- merges
should go pretty fast.)

3)  Ensure that you aren't running a no-multilib subprofile, and that gcc,
glibc, and the like, have been compiled with 32-bit support.  (You should
have /usr/lib32/libc.so and
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/<version>/32/libstdc++.so, among others)

For many 32-bit apps, that should do it.  It's possible you'll still need
certain 32-bit libs that aren't included in the above compatibility stuff.
You can run ldd <binary.file> to find out what libraries it'll try to load
and see if any are missing.

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Re: Promise Raid Card WebPam for EX8350

[P.V.Anthony]

Duncan wrote:
> P.V.Anthony posted <434F4078.4080500@singnet.com.sg>, excerpted below,  on
> Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:22:00 +0800:
> 
>> Since the WebPAM is a 32-bit appliance, it needs specific 32-bit related
>> library or application when you are installing it. Therefore, In Red Hat
>> Enterprise Linux 4.0 for x86_64, you should include the package
>> "Compatibility Arch Support"
> 
> This would indicate you need 32-bit specific libraries and 32-bit
> execution support in your kernel.
> 
> 1)  Ensure that you have 32-bit support turned on in your kernel (under
> Executable file formats / Emulations, ensure that the IE32 Emulation
> option is compiled in, or alternatively, compiled as a module and the
> module loaded via modprobe).
> 
> 2)  Ensure the various app-emulation/emul-linux-x86-* packages have been
> merged.  You won't need all of them, but merging them all is likely easier
> that figuring out which ones you need and which you don't.  (These are
> 32-bit binary compatibility libs, so no compiling required -- merges
> should go pretty fast.)
> 
> 3)  Ensure that you aren't running a no-multilib subprofile, and that gcc,
> glibc, and the like, have been compiled with 32-bit support.  (You should
> have /usr/lib32/libc.so and
> /usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/<version>/32/libstdc++.so, among others)
> 
> For many 32-bit apps, that should do it.  It's possible you'll still need
> certain 32-bit libs that aren't included in the above compatibility stuff.
> You can run ldd <binary.file> to find out what libraries it'll try to load
> and see if any are missing.
> 

Thank you very much for your advice. I have got it to install and running.

It uses jetty and I am having problems on jetty now but I will try to solve it.

Thank you again.

P.V.Anthony
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