Promise TX4650 controller

[redlander]

Greetings,

I have a couple of SAS HDDs connected to a Promise TX4650 controller. Unfortunately, FC8 doesn't detect the controller during install. Promise provides the kernel driver for RHEL and SLES, but only as source so it needs compiling (and obviously, RHEL/SLES don't pick the controller up on install either). Is there any way I can get FC8 to recognize the controller on boot? Or even RHEL?

TIA

[fashionhat]

Hi,

I see that no one responded to redlander's post about F8 and the TX4650 Promise card

I am in the same situation with Fedora 10 - same controller card.

I'm not even sure at this point which is the best driver for this card.
My googling has led me here: http://www.colinmackenzie.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12:promise-satasas-driver-update-tx4650tx2650&catid=8:rotator&Itemid=7

Is the above the "official" driver?

When anaconda runs (Fedora 10 install), my lspci reports:

04:00.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. Device 3f20

the verbose description has no "Unknown device", as some have reported.

I suppose "sata_promise" is not the driver?

Do I need to (cross-)compile Colin MacKenzie's module/driver? Can I then modprobe it after boot, when anaconda has started running?

Incidentally, GPartEd is not showing any drives either.

TIA

andrew

[fashionhat]

To follow up: I got word from Colin McKenzie a while back where he seemed to think that maintenance of the TX4650 driver and compatibility with current and future kernels is a lost cause. Promise Technologies tech phone support were very emphatic and quick to disclaim any type of Linux support. They had a driver but it's a "hope it works for you" but "no guarantees" kind of thing

That said, "slipping" a HD controller card driver during fedora install (to control your main, installation hard drive (/dev/sda or /dev/hda)) , including compiling module from source, is quite possible (to respond to redliner 1.6 years later) -- I just did it with a different SAS controller card (from Highpoint Technologies -- I will post about that in a separate thread). Fedora installer sets up the kernel headers at the outset, and the /lib/modules/ directory, and gives you the tools to compile modules (that could be used DURING the installation). It worked for me for Fedora 11, at least.

Thanks
andrew