Tut, tut. STF. There is now a later kmod driver (5.2.5) which I've made available.

Thanks for the help but...

I'm considering using this AOC-SAS2LP-MV8 cards and the rest of the hardware for a other OS if i can install ClearOS on a new system. It's a Supermicro A1SAM-2750F. I already opened a other thread cause i have issues with the NIC'S.

Hi Tim,

I know that kmod packages *should* work across kernels but Marcel can't install my package and I can. If you do an "rpm -qR" it does not show any package dependencies, just a list similar to Marcel's failed dependency list which seems to point to the kernel hence trying to either upgrade the kernel or compile at his kernel level.

On your system you do have multiple kernel/kernel-devel versions and it stays that way once you heve kernel-devel installed, but you will find that the older kernel-devel packages are not in the repos and so are uninstallable. This means the first time you want kernel-devel you must reboot to the latest kernel to have them match *unless* there is a new kernel in updates-testing. In that case you will only find the kernel-devel package for the kernel which is in updates-testing. This is what I mean by "less than ideal".

kernel-headers (and possibly firmware) upgrade each time a new kernel is installed so the earlier packages get removed and again are uninstallable. It also suffers the updates-testing issue.

I still need to remember if it is the headers or devel package I need but I never seem to retain the info in my memory. You've mentioned it often enough. I think there is a lot of overlap between them (but I need to test this statement). If I can just use devel that is great because, as you see, old versions do not get deleted on a kernel update.

Hi Nick no that's the point of kmod RPMs, they are ABI compatible (or should be!) so in theory you can compile against any 2.6.32-x version and install it on a system running a similarly ABI compatible running kernel

It's more sane to keep your running kernel and kernel-devel in step

I know there is a timing issue with the early arrival of kernel-devel into the repo's but TBH I leave auto-upgrades off and manage it that way via yum (i.e. keep the matching kernel-devel version for my running kernel)

On my system here I have matching multiple kernel/kernel-devel versions...?

[root@leonardo ~]# rpm -qa | grep kernel | sort

dracut-kernel-004-336.el6_5.2.noarch

kernel-2.6.32-431.17.1.v6.x86_64

kernel-2.6.32-431.20.3.v6.x86_64

kernel-2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.x86_64

kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.17.1.v6.x86_64

kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.20.3.v6.x86_64

kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.x86_64

kernel-firmware-2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.noarch

kernel-headers-2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.x86_64

kernel-ml-3.13.2-1.clearos.x86_64

I think the issue may be a bit deeper and there is a continuing repo issue. I think, Marcel, you are running ClearOS Pro? Its kernel updates run behind ClearOS Community, but as soon as a new kernel-devel comes along it gets pushed into the repo's. At that point you can no longer get the header/devel packages relating to your running kernel which I think is [strike]pants[/strike] less than ideal for a high availability system. It also happens on the Community edition but with a smaller time lag. In the Community edition you can generakky get round it by installing the new kernel from clearos-test when this happens. Then you have to reboot (did anyone mention linux as a high-availability system?). This is why I block automatic kernel updates and control them manually.

Tim's suggestion will probably work for the compilation but then the installation may fail again.

You only need kernel-devel to compile kmod RPMs, kernel-headers are rarely required and do not have to be the latest version.

In your case you have version kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.x86_64, so specify that on the rpmbuild line. The reason you have an error is because you are specifying 'uname -r' which is actually a different version (i.e the kernel you are running is slightly older)

It's no problem you can either reboot... or specify it directly

rpmbuild --rebuild --define "kversion 2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.x86_64" --define 'dist .mydist' --define 'packager myname' mvsas-kmod-0.8.16-1.el6.elrepo.src.rpm

what is going on...

I have the latest kernel:

Package kernel-2.6.32-358.23.2.v6.x86_64 already installed and latest version

I have the kernel-headers installed:

Package kernel-headers-2.6.32-358.23.2.v6.x86_64 already installed and latest version

and the latest kernel-devel:

Package kernel-devel-2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.x86_64 already installed and latest version

I don't get it.., why can you install it and I'm not...

Edit: and this system is installed this evening.

I've no idea what causes those errors:

[root@server x86_64]# rpm -ivh kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64.rpm

Preparing...                ########################################### [100%]

   1:kmod-mvsas             ########################################### [100%]

Working. This may take some time ...

Done.

You could try updating to the latest kernel and, perhaps, installing kernel-headers and/or kernel-devel and see what happens.

When installing your rpm I have this error:

[root@voyager tmp]# rpm -ivh kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64.rpm 

error: Failed dependencies:

	kernel(sas_alloc_slow_task) = 0x081280cb is needed by kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64

	kernel(sas_domain_attach_transport) = 0xb287d015 is needed by kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64

	kernel(sas_drain_work) = 0x9b608720 is needed by kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64

	kernel(sas_free_task) = 0x0f87c3e0 is needed by kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64

	kernel(sas_get_local_phy) = 0xa25d23d5 is needed by kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64

	kernel(sas_phy_reset) = 0xc012e9a8 is needed by kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64

	kernel(sas_register_ha) = 0x37247c1a is needed by kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64

	kernel(sas_ssp_task_response) = 0x827df083 is needed by kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64

	kernel(sas_unregister_ha) = 0x219825f8 is needed by kmod-mvsas-0.8.16-1.clearos6.njh.x86_64

This is caused by not having the latest kernel devel / headers? If so how do i install this? Is it available in the ClearOS repos?

I was assuming this caused the error:

warning: InstallSourcePackage at: psm.c:244: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID baadae52: NOKEY

but this is causing the error:

make: *** /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-358.23.2.v6.x86_64: No such file or directory.  Stop.

I'm not sure what you mean by wrong key. It looks like you don't have the kernel-headers (or perhaps kernel-devel) installed. Because of the way kernel update work with the repos (badly), you'll need to update your kernel to the latest (including rebooting) before you can install the latest headers. Alternatively I quickly built it after I posted yesterday and it is now here here if you want it.

I checked with "modinfo mvsas" and the driver is loaded. I have the same output as you. However ClearOS doesn't see the card.

Edit: I'm not sure which driver to use

I tried to build from source but i have a issue with the key:

[marcel@voyager tmp]$ rpmbuild --rebuild --define "kversion `uname -r`" --define 'packager Marcel van Leeuwen' mvsas-kmod-0.8.16-1.el6.elrepo.src.rpm 

Installing mvsas-kmod-0.8.16-1.el6.elrepo.src.rpm

warning: InstallSourcePackage at: psm.c:244: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID baadae52: NOKEY

warning: user phil does not exist - using root

warning: group phil does not exist - using root

warning: user phil does not exist - using root

warning: group phil does not exist - using root

warning: user phil does not exist - using root

warning: group phil does not exist - using root

warning: user phil does not exist - using root

warning: group phil does not exist - using root

Executing(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.TJNmTF

+ umask 022

+ cd /home/marcel/rpmbuild/BUILD

+ LANG=C

+ export LANG

+ unset DISPLAY

+ cd /home/marcel/rpmbuild/BUILD

+ rm -rf mvsas-0.8.16

+ /usr/bin/bzip2 -dc /home/marcel/rpmbuild/SOURCES/mvsas-0.8.16.tar.bz2

+ /bin/tar -xf -

+ STATUS=0

+ '[' 0 -ne 0 ']'

+ cd mvsas-0.8.16

+ /bin/chmod -Rf a+rX,u+w,g-w,o-w .

+ echo 'override mvsas * weak-updates/mvsas'

+ exit 0

Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.IuYYSt

+ umask 022

+ cd /home/marcel/rpmbuild/BUILD

+ cd mvsas-0.8.16

+ LANG=C

+ export LANG

+ unset DISPLAY

+ KSRC=/usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-358.23.2.v6.x86_64

+ /usr/bin/make -C /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-358.23.2.v6.x86_64 -j8 modules M=/home/marcel/rpmbuild/BUILD/mvsas-0.8.16

make: *** /usr/src/kernels/2.6.32-358.23.2.v6.x86_64: No such file or directory.  Stop.

error: Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.IuYYSt (%build)





RPM build errors:

    InstallSourcePackage at: psm.c:244: Header V4 DSA/SHA1 Signature, key ID baadae52: NOKEY

    user phil does not exist - using root

    group phil does not exist - using root

    user phil does not exist - using root

    group phil does not exist - using root

    user phil does not exist - using root

    group phil does not exist - using root

    user phil does not exist - using root

    group phil does not exist - using root

    Bad exit status from /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.IuYYSt (%build)

Is it possible to override the key?

mvsas-kmod or any of the other Elrepo mirrors. Note that when compiling kmod NIC drivers I use a command like:

rpmbuild --rebuild --define "kversion `uname -r`" --define 'packager Nick Howitt' igb-kmod-5.2.5-1.el6.elrepo.src.rpm

It would not compile without defining the "kversion". This driver could be the same.

HTH,
Nick

[edit]
FWIW the module mvsas.ko is included in the kernel:

[root@server ~]# modinfo mvsas

filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/scsi/mvsas/mvsas.ko

license:        GPL

version:        0.8.2

description:    Marvell 88SE6440 SAS/SATA controller driver

author:         Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>

srcversion:     F63DF838ABC694D6903E4A6

alias:          pci:v00009005d00000450sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias:          pci:v000017D3d00001320sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias:          pci:v000017D3d00001300sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias:          pci:v000011ABd00009180sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias:          pci:v000011ABd00009480sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias:          pci:v000011ABd00006485sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias:          pci:v000011ABd00006440sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias:          pci:v000011ABd00006440sv*sd00006480bc*sc*i*

alias:          pci:v000011ABd00006340sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

alias:          pci:v000011ABd00006320sv*sd*bc*sc*i*

depends:        libsas,scsi_transport_sas

vermagic:       2.6.32-431.23.3.v6.x86_64 SMP mod_unload modversions

Any reason for needing the kmod one? Is it compatible with more devices?
[/edit]

Did some googling at it seems that i need the kmod-mvsas drivers for these cards...

The card uses a Marvell 9480 host controller.

Oeps double post...

I can report that Ubuntu Server and Unraid support these cards.

Thanks for the suggestions guys!

download the drivers from supermicro and install them, they are in rpm format? i forget which RH version COS 6.5 is based on.. RH6 ???

or look for kmod_mv9 drivers in the clearos repos... try the Tim Burgess repo.

Did you read the readme.txt in the tgz file? That is all I can suggest as it is the only clue I have.

Also did some googling but didn't find the thread you found. Thanks. One little problem I'm not sure how to install this...

A bit of googling gave this thread and a link to here. You could try the rhel6 one.