[TriLUG] failed to exec /sbin/modprobe scsi_hostadapter

[David B. Rankin]

All,

I ended up donating the server in question to my NT group for use as a
BDC. Problem solved!

Tom 'spot' Callaway wrote:
> 
> Since I'm the one who lit that fire on LKML, let me try to explain it:
> 
> The short and long of it is, the error in $SUBJECT is harmless. It has
> NOTHING to do with the problem you're seeing.
> 
> On Tue, 2002-07-16 at 21:20, David B. Rankin wrote:
> > Well I loaded 7.2 and got the same results.  Interestingly enough, I
> > loaded Caldera 2.2 (an really old copy) and the server came up fine.  I
> > doesn't recognize the dual processors but other than that all is well.
> > I'm currently downloading ISOs of the latest Caldera to try as well.
> > I'd really like to get the Red Hat to work. Any insights?
> 
> The code that generates this bit of noise was introduced in the 2.4
> kernel, hence, Caldera 2.2 with a 2.2 kernel doesn't make it. Red Hat
> Linux always has this message appear due to how it handles its initrd
> creation and use.
> 
> > > > > I am getting the following error after successfully installing the
> > > > > software during the first boot:
> > > > >
> > > > > Kmod: failed to exec /sbin/modprobe -s -k scsi_hostadapter error -2
> > > > >
> > > > > I did a google search on the error and it seems there is a buzz of
> > > > > discussion about this error:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0205.1/0389.html
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anybody have any insight on how I can get past this error?
> 
> Since this isn't really an error, set it aside. Lets try to figure out
> what the actual error is. What SCSI controller card are you using? What
> are the last several lines of text that you see when the machine boots
> up? Does it halt with a message like "no init found" or "cannot mount
> /"?
> 
> The reason I proposed the removal of that printf code in the kernel was
> because it was confusing people into thinking that it was part of
> whatever bug they were hitting, when its really just noise.
> 
> ~spot
> ---
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