[gentoo-user] Vmware install

[gentoo-user] Vmware install

[Matthew Daubenspeck]

I have a gentoo install (currently amd64/2007.0) with all of the current
up to date packages. I have been trying to upgrade the kernel for quite
a while now. The last kernel I can still seem to get running is
2.6.20-gentoo-r8. I've tried upgrading to every kernel as they have
entered into portage, and none since 2.6.20-r8 seems to be able to find
the Vmware "SCSI" disk.

The most recent try was gentoo-sources-2.6.25-r6, which failed the same
way. I've tried to download a 2008.0 current boot CD; that has the same
problem. I've also tried SystemRescueCd, which does the same, but since
it was based on gentoo, I wasn't too hopeful of it working.

With 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 I am using the Fusion MPT device support and it
works with no issues. I've tried using the drivers compiled in as well
as modules, both with the same disappointing results. Any suggestions?

The actual device detected with the older kernel is:

scsi0 : ioc0: LSI53C1030, FwRev=00000000h, Ports=1, MaxQ=128, IRQ=17

According to the kernel help, this should be supported by the MPT
ScsiHost driver for SPI, which is selected...
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Re: [gentoo-user] Vmware install

[Andrey Falko]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Matthew Daubenspeck
<matt@oddprocess.org> wrote:
> I have a gentoo install (currently amd64/2007.0) with all of the current
> up to date packages. I have been trying to upgrade the kernel for quite
> a while now. The last kernel I can still seem to get running is
> 2.6.20-gentoo-r8. I've tried upgrading to every kernel as they have
> entered into portage, and none since 2.6.20-r8 seems to be able to find
> the Vmware "SCSI" disk.
>
> The most recent try was gentoo-sources-2.6.25-r6, which failed the same
> way. I've tried to download a 2008.0 current boot CD; that has the same
> problem. I've also tried SystemRescueCd, which does the same, but since
> it was based on gentoo, I wasn't too hopeful of it working.
>
> With 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 I am using the Fusion MPT device support and it
> works with no issues. I've tried using the drivers compiled in as well
> as modules, both with the same disappointing results. Any suggestions?
>
> The actual device detected with the older kernel is:
>
> scsi0 : ioc0: LSI53C1030, FwRev=00000000h, Ports=1, MaxQ=128, IRQ=17
>
> According to the kernel help, this should be supported by the MPT
> ScsiHost driver for SPI, which is selected...
> --
>  Matthew Daubenspeck
>  http://oddprocess.org
>
> Gentoo Linux x86_64 Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 165
> 10:51:06 up 247 days, 1:38, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
> --
> gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
>
>

Did you also select the appropriate low-level SCSI drivers?
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_Gentoo_on_VMware_in_Windows_NT/2K/XP#SCSI_Controller
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Re: [gentoo-user] Vmware install

[Andrey Falko]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:09 AM, Matthew Daubenspeck
<matt@oddprocess.org> wrote:
> I have a gentoo install (currently amd64/2007.0) with all of the current
> up to date packages. I have been trying to upgrade the kernel for quite
> a while now. The last kernel I can still seem to get running is
> 2.6.20-gentoo-r8. I've tried upgrading to every kernel as they have
> entered into portage, and none since 2.6.20-r8 seems to be able to find
> the Vmware "SCSI" disk.
>
> The most recent try was gentoo-sources-2.6.25-r6, which failed the same
> way. I've tried to download a 2008.0 current boot CD; that has the same
> problem. I've also tried SystemRescueCd, which does the same, but since
> it was based on gentoo, I wasn't too hopeful of it working.
>
> With 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 I am using the Fusion MPT device support and it
> works with no issues. I've tried using the drivers compiled in as well
> as modules, both with the same disappointing results. Any suggestions?
>
> The actual device detected with the older kernel is:
>
> scsi0 : ioc0: LSI53C1030, FwRev=00000000h, Ports=1, MaxQ=128, IRQ=17
>
> According to the kernel help, this should be supported by the MPT
> ScsiHost driver for SPI, which is selected...
> --
>  Matthew Daubenspeck
>  http://oddprocess.org
>
> Gentoo Linux x86_64 Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 165
> 10:51:06 up 247 days, 1:38, 4 users, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
> --
> gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
>
>

Did you also select the appropriate low-level SCSI drivers?
http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Install_Gentoo_on_VMware_in_Windows_NT/2K/XP#SCSI_Controller
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Re: [gentoo-user] Vmware install

[Paul Healy]

On Jul 16, 4:20 pm, Matthew Daubenspeck wrote:
> I have a gentoo install (currently amd64/2007.0) with all of the current
> up to date packages. I have been trying to upgrade the kernel for quite
> a while now.

Assuming a gentoo client - I ran into something that sounds similar a
couple of months ago.

I had to patch the kernel LSI scsi driver to get it working - I have
notes (for myself mainly) at:

http://lmiphay.blogspot.com/2008/03/virtual-runabout.html

Confirmed working with 2.6.24-gentoo-r8

Paul
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