[Bug 58189] Kernel doesn't support HPT RocketRAID 1520

[Ante Karamatić]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: linux-image-2.6.15-23-386

Installation of Dapper (Edgy not tested yet) on HPT RocketRAID 1520
fails. While detecting hardware, system modeprobes hpt34x and hpt366.
This results in kernel crash. Other than reboot, there isn't much user
can do (terminal on second console is functional, but one can't modprobe
or undo crash).

RocketRAID 1520 isn't supported by this two modules (which are for PATA devices), but it is by:
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/BIOS%20+%20Driver/rr1520/Linux/hpt37x2-opensource-v2.1-0717.tgz
driver.

If compiled and modprobed during installation, device works, but only
untill old hpt modules are modprobed. After that installer crashes again
and destroys RAID pool on RocketRAID. Removing old hpt drivers and
depmoding during installation is a workaround for this device. Also,
before rebooting to new system, removing of those drivers (old hpt) is
needed on installed system and re-creation of initrd too.

This makes upgrading to new kernel difficult.

** Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Untriaged
         Status: Unconfirmed

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Kernel doesn't support HPT RocketRAID 1520
https://launchpad.net/bugs/58189