HOWTO: Knoppix HDA Install on 3Ware RAID 9550SX Controller

[wildpossum]

Hello All, my first time on this forum.

I have an quad Opteron 2 x Dual Core CPU's, on 4MB of Ram, and SATA II - 800GB on a 3Ware 9550SX RAID controller.
Problem is I cannot get Knoppix to install/boot from HDA becasue the OS doesn't have the new 9550SX driver, only the older 3w-xxxx driver which cannot bwe used here.

Can some kindly explain in a step by step approach how to install the OS with the 3w-9xxx modules. The 3ware CD has a source code module, but not the correct kernel that Knoppix uses. This machine is for motion research amoungst a couple of us, and we need assitance.

Inclosed is out lspci and oter /proc stuff that may assist.

root@2[knoppix]# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005e (rev a3)
0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0051 (rev a3)
0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0052 (rev a2)
0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005a (rev a2)
0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005b (rev a3)
0000:00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0053 (rev a2)
0000:00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0054 (rev a3)
0000:00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 0055 (rev a3)
0000:00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005c (rev a2)
0000:00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3)
0000:00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 005d (rev a3)
0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:19.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:19.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:19.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:19.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:01:04.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 02)
0000:01:04.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 02)
0000:01:06.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
0000:01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 10)
0000:08:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 12)
0000:08:0a.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X APIC (rev 01)
0000:08:0b.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 12)
0000:08:0b.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X APIC (rev 01)
0000:09:03.0 RAID bus controller: 3ware Inc: Unknown device 1003
0000:0a:09.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)
0000:0a:09.1 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 03)


Linux Knoppix 2.6.12 #2 SMP Tue Aug 9 23:20:52 CEST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux

root@2[knoppix]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
reiserfs 231024 1
md5 7680 1
ipv6 238016 12
sworks_agp 10912 0
nvidia_agp 9756 0
efficeon_agp 10144 0
amd64_agp 13640 0
ali_agp 9216 0
agpgart 31440 5 sworks_agp,nvidia_agp,efficeon_agp,amd64_agp,ali_a gp
autofs4 19076 1
af_packet 24328 0
ext3 123912 0
jbd 65572 1 ext3
e100 37248 0
mii 8320 1 e100
tg3 90116 0
i2c_nforce2 9600 0
bttv 146064 0
video_buf 20484 1 bttv
firmware_class 11392 1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit 12296 1 bttv
v4l2_common 8704 1 bttv
btcx_risc 7944 1 bttv
tveeprom 15512 1 bttv
i2c_core 20992 4 i2c_nforce2,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom
videodev 11264 1 bttv
parport_pc 38724 0
parport 33480 1 parport_pc
8250 42844 0
serial_core 21120 1 8250
usbhid 42464 0
pcmcia 23696 0
yenta_socket 22152 0
rsrc_nonstatic 14080 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 43268 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
video 18308 0
thermal 14984 0
processor 24520 1 thermal
fan 7300 0
container 7296 0
button 9104 0
battery 12420 0
ac 7556 0
rtc 13900 0
unionfs 177812 1
cloop 19232 2
sbp2 24584 0
ohci1394 33460 0
ieee1394 297432 2 sbp2,ohci1394
usb_storage 68544 0
ohci_hcd 21764 0
uhci_hcd 31632 0
usbcore 102492 5 usbhid,usb_storage,ohci_hcd,uhci_hcd

root@2[proc]# cat cpuinfo
processor : 0
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 33
model name : Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 270
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 2010.163
cache size : 1024 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm cmp_legacy
bogomips : 3981.31

processor : 1
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 33
model name : Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 270
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 2010.163
cache size : 1024 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm cmp_legacy
bogomips : 4014.08

processor : 2
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 33
model name : Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 270
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 2010.163
cache size : 1024 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm cmp_legacy
bogomips : 4014.08

processor : 3
vendor_id : AuthenticAMD
cpu family : 15
model : 33
model name : Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 270
stepping : 2
cpu MHz : 2010.163
cache size : 1024 KB
physical id : 0
siblings : 2
core id : 0
cpu cores : 2
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 1
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow pni lahf_lm cmp_legacy
bogomips : 4014.08


root@2[proc]# cat interrupts
CPU0 CPU1 CPU2 CPU3
0: 2546614 0 14 7946 IO-APIC-edge timer
1: 3844 0 0 5 IO-APIC-edge i8042
7: 1 1 1 1 IO-APIC-edge parport0
8: 0 0 0 1 IO-APIC-edge rtc
9: 0 0 0 0 IO-APIC-level acpi
12: 162607 0 0 4 IO-APIC-edge i8042
14: 938744 0 0 11 IO-APIC-edge ide0
15: 132414 0 0 21 IO-APIC-edge ide1
18: 3483 0 0 1 IO-APIC-level eth2
19: 0 0 0 1 IO-APIC-level bttv0
21: 0 0 0 0 IO-APIC-level ohci_hcd:usb1
22: 0 0 0 0 IO-APIC-level libata
23: 0 0 0 0 IO-APIC-level libata
NMI: 0 0 0 0
LOC: 2554371 2554429 2554439 2554358
ERR: 0
MIS: 0


Any and All assistance greatly appreciated.
The WildPossum Group

[wildpossum]

Sorry to misinform.
But we just found that our DVD version 4 of Knoppix does indeed have the required module but apparently it is not being loaded at boot time.

Can someone kindly suggest how to include the module 3w-9xxx.ko at boot time?
In a step by step approach.

Thanking you.
The WildPossum Team.