[lug] Installing with LSI controller

[Gary Hodges]

D. Stimits wrote:
> Gary Hodges wrote:
> 
>>
>> I'm trying to install Etch on a machine with a LSI21320RB (53c1030) 
>> SCSI controller.  The Etch installer doesn't appear to support this.
>>
>> How do I make a driver floppy?  Best I can tell I need the mptscsih 
>> and mptbase drivers (modules?).  Can I just copy files to a floppy 
>> (note that I tried this without success) or is there a formal process?
> 
> 
> In the past for some drivers I've done a simple copy, but of course the 
> module itself must be compiled for the exact kernel version that you are 
> installing from. Building it against the kernel from the installer might 
> be the hard part. I've also seen bugs where it'll try to find md devices 
> for raid before it loads controller modules...in that case you have to 
> install with a different controller, build in the support, then migrate 
> over to the new controller.

It's running.  I was able to install with a current snapshot of the 
installer.