Topic: adaptec 2005 dpt raid problem

[Gavin Jones]

Hello All,

Just like to know if anybody has been able to load a server using the adaptec 2005 raid adaptor.

Currently tried both the latest adaptec RH drivers for 7.0 [2.2] kernel and the drivers from the cd that came with the product.  Neither of these drivers allows access to the drives to install. No /dev/sda or and /dev/sd.

Anybody had any luck.

PS : The root is on a mirror and the data will be on raid 5 already setup and working fine for any other OS.

[Tom Keiser]

I'm not sure of your level of expertise, but you might look at an old how-to I put up a year or more ago:  
http://www.e-smith.org/docs/howto/contrib/e-smith_adaptec_raid.htm

I don't know about the differences between the 2100 and the 2005, but the trick is to use e-smith 4.1.2 and the Adaptec drivers for Red Hat 7.0.

Hope this helps.


Gavin Jones wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> Just like to know if anybody has been able to load a server
> using the adaptec 2005 raid adaptor.
>
> Currently tried both the latest adaptec RH drivers for 7.0
> [2.2] kernel and the drivers from the cd that came with the
> product.  Neither of these drivers allows access to the
> drives to install. No /dev/sda or and /dev/sd.
>
> Anybody had any luck.
>
> PS : The root is on a mirror and the data will be on raid 5
> already setup and working fine for any other OS.

[Charlie Brady]

Gavin Jones wrote:

> Just like to know if anybody has been able to load a server
> using the adaptec 2005 raid adaptor.
>
> Currently tried both the latest adaptec RH drivers for 7.0
> [2.2] kernel and the drivers from the cd that came with the
> product.  Neither of these drivers allows access to the
> drives to install. No /dev/sda or and /dev/sd.

Have you tried using the driver disk in my contrib area:

ftp://ftp.e-smith.org/pub/contrib/CharlieBrady/driver.disk.4.adaptec.2400A

? Who knows, it might work for the 2005 as well (2400A is also from dpt).

Charlie