LSI 1068 in Debian Etch (megasr.ko)

Hola a tothom,

Ja soc aquí amb un altre tema interesant a comentar sobre linux, i aquest cop es tracta de com treballar amb la controladora SAS (Serial Ata SCSI) LSI 1068 a GNU/Linux i més concretament a Debian Etch. Aquesta controladora, ja té actualment drivers per a gnu/linux, però només per a dos distribucions, en aquest cas de pagament, que són Red Hat i SLES però no per a Debian etch. Abans de començar amb els passos, vull agrair-li tota la ajuda que m’ha donat a l’Adam Cecile que es qui a “purtat” tota la interficie dels drivers de redhat a debian.

Per compilar i instalar aquest driver a debian etch seguirem els passos següents:

Instalem tots els paquetes necessaris per la compilació:

#> aptitude install linux-image-2.6.18-6-486 (la versió 486 o 686
dependrà del vostre ordinador) linux-header-2.6.18-6-486
module-assistant build-essential devscripts

Descarreguem el codi font del mòdul

#> dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/non-free/
/m/megasr/megasr_09.21.0914.2007-1.dsc

Accedim al directori del codi font

```
#> cd megasr-09.21.0914.2007
```

Generem el paquet, l’instalem i el compilem

```
#>debuild -sa
```
```
#> dpkg -i ../megasr-source*.deb
```

#> m-a build megasr -l 2.6.18-4-486 (el 486 també
depen del vostre kernel)

Instalem el mòdul resultant

```
#> dpkg -i /usr/src/megasr-modules-*
```

Arribats aquest punt, ja hauriem de ser capaços de ‘montar'(mount) cualsevol disk de la controladora. Per fer-ho, primer haurem de carregar el modul:

```
#> depmod
```
```
#> modprobe megasr
```

Ara a /dev ja tindrem els dispositius. Si no heu d’arrancar des del disc de la controladora, serà tan sencill com agefir al modul a /etc/modules per a que us carregui al iniciar. Si al contrari, el que voleu fer es carregar des del disk, haureu de generar un nou initrd amb la següent comanda:

#> echo "megasr" > /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf

#> mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686 2.6.18-6-686

Arribats aquest punt ja hem conseguit tot el que ens haviem proposat.

Howto LSI 1068 in Debian Etch (megasr)

First we have to install the packages needed for compilation

#> aptitude install linux-image-2.6.18-6-486
linux-header-2.6.18-6-486 module-assistant build-essential devscripts

We download the source code

#> dget -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/non-free/
m/megasr/megasr_09.21.0914.2007-1.dsc

We go to the source directory

```
#> cd megasr-09.21.0914.2007
```

We make the package, we install it and we compile the module

```
#>debuild -sa
```
```
#> dpkg -i ../megasr-source*.deb
```
```
#> m-a build megasr -l 2.6.18-4-486
```

We install the compiled module

```
#> dpkg -i /usr/src/megasr-modules-*
```

Now we should be able to access to the attached disks. To do it we have to load the module:

```
#> depmod
```
```
#> modprobe megasr
```

Now in /dev we should see the disks. If you don’t want to boot from this drivers, you only will have to add ‘megasr’ in /etc/modules. If you want to boot from the disks make the following steps:

#> echo "megasr" > /etc/initramfs-tools/initramfs.conf

#> mkinitramfs -o /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-6-686 2.6.18-6-686

So now we have finished!!! I want to thanks a lot to Adam Cecile who has help me a lot to be able to do this! THANKS

~ per akas84 a Juliol 27, 2008.

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Etiquetes: debian etch, LSI1068, megasr

13 Respostes to “LSI 1068 in Debian Etch (megasr.ko)”

Hello!
this way doesn’t work with 2.6.26 kernel and most likely other versions higher than 2.6.18 😦
are there any patches for newest kernels?

Thanx!

Max said this on Abril 25, 2009 a 3:34 pm | Respon
Hi,

I’m the guy who made the package available on debian mentors.
I worked on it today and found a new version that seems to build and load fine with lenny’s 2.6.26 kernel.
However, I don’t have such (crap) hardware anymore, so I won’t be able to tell you if it really works!
Here is the new package: http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/non-free/m/megasr/
It has been tested with etch 2.6.18-6 x86 and x64, lenny 2.6.26-2 x86 and x64 and even sid 2.6.30-1-amd64 and it always build and load fine.

I’d be happy to hear some feedbacks from you if you manage to get it running.

Regards, Adam.

eL_vErDe said this on Juny 25, 2009 a 5:47 pm | Respon
The ‘debian/rules’ file contains a bash-ism at line 11, preventing the compilation on Ubuntu Server 9.10.

s/==/=/ makes it work.

Sergiu said this on Agost 11, 2009 a 3:14 pm | Respon
Hello, source from link http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/non-free/m/megasr/ missing debian/rules, please help…

Timofey said this on febrer 12, 2010 a 11:07 am | Respon
# For lenny (¿ sid ?)

# I’m root
cd ~

apt-get install module-assistant build-essential devscripts dpkg-dev dpatch fakeroot

m-a prepare

echo “deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free # Debian sources” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian_sources.list

echo “deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian/ unstable non-free #Mentors sources for Non-Free” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mentors_nonfree_sources.list

apt-get update

apt-get source megasr

cd megasr-13.07.0318.2009 (today == 2010 04 14)

debuild -sa

and …

¡TACHANNNN!

I have a new deb package with a nice megasr module 🙂

Good lock!

lcabrera said this on Abril 14, 2010 a 10:45 am | Respon
Sorry ….

# Second part:

# I’m root

cd ~

dpkg -i megasr-source_13.07.0318.2009-1_all.deb (today == 2004 04 14)

m-a build megasr

… (30seg….)

dpkg -i megasr-modules-2.6.26-686_13.07.0318.2009-1+2.6.26-21lenny4_i386.deb

That’s all!

lcabrera said this on Abril 14, 2010 a 11:57 am | Respon
- dpkg-deb: building package `megasr-source’ in `../megasr-source_13.07.0318.2009-1_all.deb’.
  dpkg-genchanges >../megasr_13.07.0318.2009-1_amd64.changes
  dpkg-genchanges: including full source code in upload
  dpkg-buildpackage: full upload (original source is included)
  Now signing changes and any dsc files…
  signfile megasr_13.07.0318.2009-1.dsc Adam Cécile (Le_Vert)
  gpg: keyring `/root/.gnupg/secring.gpg’ created
  gpg: skipped “Adam Cécile (Le_Vert) “: secret key not available
  gpg: [stdin]: clearsign failed: secret key not available
  debsign: gpg error occurred! Aborting….
  debuild: fatal error at line 1240:
  running debsign failed
  
  What can you do with it?
  
  demonek said this on Abril 30, 2010 a 3:57 pm | Respon
It’s true, the debsign fails, but you can continue and get the driver working.
Now I’m trying this driver in Ubuntu Server AMD64 10.04 and it compiles and detects the disks, but after creating the image the server is not booting. Will keep trying.

Sacha said this on Octubre 5, 2010 a 2:11 pm | Respon
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
aptitude install linux-image-2.6.26-2-686 linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686
apt-get install module-assistant build-essential devscripts dpkg-dev dpatch fakeroot
m-a prepare -l2.6.26-2-686
echo “deb-src http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free # Debian sources” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian_sources.list
echo “deb-src http://mentors.debian.net/debian/ unstable non-free #Mentors sources for Non-Free” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mentors_nonfree_sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get source megasr
cd megasr-13.07.0318.2009
gpg –gen-key <- Create key (Write down your passphrase)
gpg –list-secret-keys
debuild -sa -kYOUR_KEY_HERE
cd ..
dpkg -i megasr-source_13.07.0318.2009-1_all.deb
m-a build megasr -l2.6.26-2-686
dpkg -i /usr/src/megasr-modules-2.6.26-686_13.07.0318.2009-1+2.6.26-21lenny4_i386.deb

PauPeris said this on Octubre 14, 2010 a 7:23 am | Respon
This method stiil works on debian squeeze.
I started LSI1068 on debian squeeze, linux-image 2.6.32.5-686-bigmem.

Need to change one command to

dget -u -x http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/megasr/megasr_14.00.1203.2010-1.dsc

Mal said this on febrer 4, 2012 a 9:21 am | Respon
Hello all,

have some one testesd it with a 3.0 kernel under ubuntu oneiric? I do it and get this errors:

find library/ -name ‘Module.symvers’ | xargs rm -f
find library/ -name ‘*.ko’ | xargs rm -f
find library/ -name ‘*.o’ | xargs rm -f
find library/ -name ‘*.c’ | xargs rm -f
/usr/bin/make -f debian/rules kdist_clean kdist_config binary-modules
make[1]: Betrete Verzeichnis ‘/usr/src/modules/megasr’
find library/ -name ‘Module.symvers’ | xargs rm -f
find library/ -name ‘*.ko’ | xargs rm -f
find library/ -name ‘*.o’ | xargs rm -f
find library/ -name ‘*.c’ | xargs rm -f
for templ in ; do \
cp $templ `echo $templ | sed -e ‘s/_KVERS_/3.0.0-15-generic/g’` ; \
done
for templ in `ls debian/*.modules.in` ; do \
test -e ${templ%.modules.in}.backup || cp ${templ%.modules.in} ${templ%.modules.in}.backup 2>/dev/null || true; \
sed -e ‘s/##KVERS##/3.0.0-15-generic/g ;s/#KVERS#/3.0.0-15-generic/g ; s/_KVERS_/3.0.0-15-generic/g ; s/##KDREV##/3.0.0-15.26/g ; s/#KDREV#/3.0.0-15.26/g ; s/_KDREV_/3.0.0-15.26/g ‘ ${templ%.modul$
done
dh_testroot
dh_clean -k
dh_clean: dh_clean -k is deprecated; use dh_prep instead
dh_installdirs lib/modules/3.0.0-15-generic/kernel/drivers/scsi/megaraid
/usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-15-generic SUBDIRS=/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/ modules
make[2]: Betrete Verzeichnis ‘/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-15-generic’
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/oss/lin/lin_oss.o
CC [M] /usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.o
/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.c:41:8: Warnung: »int« ist Standardtyp in Deklaration von »DECLARE_MUTEX« [-Wimplicit-int]
/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.c:41:1: Warnung: Parameternamen (ohne Typen) in Funktionsdeklaration [standardmäßig aktiviert]
/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.c: In Funktion »lsraid_mgmt_fasync«:
/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.c:369:9: Fehler: »lsraid_async_queue_mutex« nicht deklariert (erste Benutzung in dieser Funktion)
/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.c:369:9: Anmerkung: jeder nicht deklarierte Bezeichner wird nur einmal für jede Funktion, in der er vorkommt, gemeldet
/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.c: In Funktion »lsraid_load_ioctl_module«:
/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.c:491:2: Fehler: Implizite Deklaration der Funktion »init_MUTEX« [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.c: Auf höchster Ebene:
/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.c:41:8: Warnung: »DECLARE_MUTEX« als »static« deklariert, aber nirgendwo definiert [-Wunused-function]
cc1: Einige Warnungen werden als Fehler behandelt

make[3]: *** [/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64/../../open_source/osl/lin/osl_char.o] Fehler 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/usr/src/modules/megasr/library/sles11-64] Fehler 2
make[2]: Verlasse Verzeichnis ‘/usr/src/linux-headers-3.0.0-15-generic’
make[1]: *** [binary-modules] Fehler 2
make[1]: Verlasse Verzeichnis ‘/usr/src/modules/megasr’
make: *** [kdist_build] Fehler 2

Does anyone know why?

rufus999 said this on febrer 10, 2012 a 10:17 am | Respon
Does anyone know where http://mentors.debian.net/debian/pool/main/m/megasr went ? It returns 404.

Thanks

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