Redhat 9.0 load HPT37x2 RAID modules a boot time problem

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Date: 08/21/05

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    Hi,
      I just successfully install the HIGHPOINT HPT37x2 RAID driver in
    Redhat 9.0 from the sources using the hpt3xx-opensource-v2.0.tgz file
    since compiled version were not available for kernel linux-2.4.20-43.9

    I have added the the hdx=noprobe (s) to grub.conf:
    kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.20-43.9.legacy hde=noprobe hdf=noprobe hdg=noprobe
    hdh=noprobe ro root=LABEL=/ hda=ide-scsi hdc=ide-scsi

    after having compiled the sources using this command:
    make KERNELDIR=/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-43.9.legacy RR1520=0

    I was able to successfully test and mount my RAID partitions:
    insmod ./hpt37x2.o

    Then I tried to configure linux to auto-load the module at boot time
    this way:
    install -d /lib/modules/2.4.20-43.9.legacy/kernel/drivers/scsi
    install -c hpt37x2.o
    /lib/modules/2.4.20-43.9.legacy/kernel/drivers/scsi

    edit /etc/modules.conf and add these lines:
    probeall block-major-8 htp37x2
    options -k hpt37x2

    I also tried:
    probeall block-major-8 scsi_mod sd_mod htp37x2

    And rebooted, the RAID hardrives were not detected and I was not able
    to mount them.

    So for the moment I have added this line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local to
    install the drivers at every boots:
    insmod /lib/modules/2.4.20-43.9.legacy/kernel/drivers/scsi/hpt37x2.o
    And it works fine

    My question is why trying to load the module via the /etc/modules.conf
    file doesn't work (I don't see any error messages). I didn't everything
    as said in the driver installation instructions. I don't use this
    RAID-0 array to boot my linux system, it contains my ms windows data.

    I also have another question I think my highpoint BIOS version is 2.31,
    and I saw that the new driver contained in HPT drivers were 2.34. I
    would like to know if it can cause any problems and lost of data if I
    use this old 2.31 BIOS version with the new linux driver.

    Thanks in advance

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