I checked the source for the -42.0.2 kernel and there is indeed code for 
the MV88SX6041 in there.  

Make sure you have the latest version of hwdata installed as it has the 
translation table between pci id and driver.

-Connie Sieh

On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Connie Sieh wrote:

> On Tue, 5 Sep 2006, Winnie Lacesso wrote:
> 
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > Dual Opteron with Supermicro H8DAR-T mobo including Adaptec Marvell
> > Hercules 2 SATA hardware RAID controller (MV88SX6041 4-port
> > SATA II PCI-X Controller); 2 disks. We have no other 64-bit machine.
> > 
> > SciLx can't see anything on that SATA disk controller without the
> > aar81xx.rhel4qu1.x86_64.img driver from supermicro.
> > But that locks the box into SL4.1 & kernel 2.6.9-11.
> > 
> > It's said that sata_mv driver, which should support MV88SX6041, is in
> > later SL kernels - yes, it's in 2.6.9-42  -
> > but yum update this box's kernel to 2.6.9-42 & try to boot -
> > no joy, no drives seen.
> > Is there a way to have this box use a later kernel, by some simple
> > yum upgrade/update, that frees us from the aar81xx.rhel4qu1 driver?
> > (rhel4qu1 is the latest version there is)
> > 
> > (total novice at initrd / kernel compile stuff; pointers to
> > very straightfoward howto are welcome)
> > 
> > Is there truth to the rumor that the sata_mv driver does not
> > support MV88SX6041, or does not support it well?
> > 
> > There is some howto w.r.t this wretched SATA ctrlr for FC3/4 which
> > is helpful but complicated (to me). 
> > It's said FC5 works out-of-the-box with this wretched SATA Ctrlr.
> > 
> > 
> > The 40Rolling x86_64 is 2.6.9-42 but there are no ISOs yet.
> 
> There were isos for -42 last week.  I pulled them when I updated the tree 
> to have -42.0.2 until I am done testing them.
> 
> > (Plus, we'd be a bit nervous of using Rolling.)
> > All the rest are at best 2.6.9-34 but no sata_mv there.
> 
> There is a -4.0.2 in the security errata area.  You should be able to 
> upgrade to it with  
> 
>   yum update kernel\*
> 
> 
> I assume you have done this already as you said you tried the -42 kernel.
> 
> If you have either -42 or -42.0.2 installed what does a 
> 
> lspci 
> 
> show?
> 
> Have you asked SuperMicro when they will have a driver for the SATA in 
> question for newer RHEL kernels.  Maybe a src.rpm so that you could make a 
> new one as needed.
> 
> -Connie Sieh
> 
> > 
> > Grateful for help.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > PS Global applause to Troy Dawson, Connie Sieh, & all the rest of
> > the SL crew. SL is an awesomely pleasant OS to use & support.
> > You deserve some sort of global recognition!!
> > 
>