[How] change SCSI adapter, system on SCSI disk

From: Michal Szymanski (msz_at_bulge.astrouw.edu.pl)
Date: 10/27/03 

Date: 27 Oct 2003 09:03:03 GMT

Hi,

I have a RH 7.2 dual P-III machine with a SCSI disk. The SCSI controller
(Adaptec) is integrated in the MoBo. Now the motherboard failed, I have
to put a new one, which will have no SCSI integrated. I have a SCSI
controller card but it is a Tekram card, so it needs different driver.

Is there a way to make this change without having to reinstall the
system? I guess the Adaptec driver is configured into the "initrd" ram
disk used at boot time, so it will probably fail to work with another
controller.

I was thinking about using "linux rescue" option of the installation
CDROM, but I am not sure how to recreate the "initrd" with the new
driver configured, for the system installed on the disk. Would
"chroot /mnt/sysimage", editing /etc/modules.conf and "mkinitrd"
work in such a environment?

any help would be appreciated, regards, Michal. 

-- 
  Michal Szymanski (msz@astrouw.edu.pl)
  Warsaw University Observatory, Warszawa, POLAND

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