RedHat 7.2 won't boot with DAC960 module?

[Benton Roberts <benton@panix.com>]

Hello, all.

I am trying to get RedHat 7.2 onto a newly-partitioned, repurposed 
VALinux 2200-series server with a Mylex hardware RAID controller.

The installation goes smoothly once I boot the installer with "linux 
apic", as recommended by others in this list. 
(<http://www.linuxmanagers.org/pipermail/linuxmanagers/2002-February/000296.
html>)

However, the first time the system boots it hangs while loading the 
DAC960 module (version 2.4.10 of 1 February 2001). It displays nothing 
after the copyright line for the DAC960 module. I tried booting with the 
"apic" option from LILO, but to no avail.

I understand I have to use the "v2.4.9 RedHat errata kernel" or 
something, or compile in the DAC960 support from source myself. I could 
probably handle this once the system is up, but how do  I get to that 
stage?

Could someone please post to this list:
1) An explanation as to why the Linux installer can access the RAID 
array just fine, but doesn't bother to install a version of the kernel 
that can do the same. Why can't I tell the installer to install the same 
kernel it's using at the time, and then compile my own later?
2) A step-by-step explanation of what needs to be done to get such a 
system up and running  from a clean, standalone state.

Many  thanks in advance,
- benton
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Benton Roberts
benton@panix.com
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