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Updated Fusion-io iomemory VSL Linux (version 3.2.16) driver for recent kernels.
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[BUG] directions do nmot mention systemd? #133

Open cdoublejj opened 2 months ago

cdoublejj commented 2 months ago

Bug description

directions do not mention systemd at all

popos uses sytemd instead of grub. do i need to join the discord?

bplein commented 2 months ago

Do you mean systemd-boot?

You would have to update your conf file with the kernel command line options just the same as with grub. I can’t tell you how to do that as I have only ever used GRUB in the past decade plus.

Since popOs! Seems to be built on Debian, I would install the utilities using the .deb (see the Downloads repo under this same org) and I like the DKMS install method and would start there first.

cdoublejj commented 2 months ago

i did follow dkms and was able ot build some .deb files. idk if i did it right. the iodrive does not show up as a disk in popos. it's been years since installed the driver successfully on lubntu 18.04 but. now i need to update from lubuntu to popos yada yada.

i'm not sure if it's the lack of the book arguments or failure to install correctly. does installing automatically do the dkms stuff when kernel updates come down from system 76 that the io driver auto installs?

am in too far over my head? https://forum.level1techs.com/t/xubuntu-20-04-lts-how-do-i-compile-and-install-this-ssd-driver/159683/34

bplein commented 2 months ago

These aren’t like normal drives. I have no idea what popOS is looking for but these aren’t NVMe or SATA. And you have to use the utilities to attach and detach them.

from a terminal, run fio-status -a and dmesg | grep fio and that will get us started.

snuf commented 2 months ago

@cdoublejj joining the discord always helps for interactivity.

I've not used systemd-boot before, but looking at the documentation that arch provides here it seems like it's matter of adding the options required as one would with grub to the specific configuration you use to boot. I've made a patch for the README that contains this information .

As @bplein pointed out the drive is not a "normal" drive, and providing the information he's asking for helps us to help you.

I looked at the post on level1techs, it seems there is some confusion. The PPA that is referred to has nothing to do with this project, it has also not been updated for at least a decade. There is also some confusion around what version to use. You seem to be on Pop_OS with kernel 6.9.3, which is not a 5.x kernel. We've switched to using the main branch as the leading branch for everything. This is reflected in the current README. Though the tools were not referred to in the README. I've added a link to vsl_downloads where the tools reside. Please install the tools, and post a fio-status -a and the dmesg | grep fio as @bplein requested.

cdoublejj commented 2 months ago

These aren’t like normal drives. I have no idea what popOS is looking for but these aren’t NVMe or SATA. And you have to use the utilities to attach and detach them.

from a terminal, run fio-status -a and dmesg | grep fio and that will get us started.

fio stat

can this attached image be seen?

bplein commented 1 month ago

You haven’t installed the utils per the note from @snuf above and dmesg requires root permissions. Have you used Linux much?

cdoublejj commented 1 month ago

I installed these four deb files made from the github make/compile

screen grb 2

BTW I did choose MAIN!!! I have been reading through the documentation here. i'm going to read through your patched readme and that link. i'm slow. i apologize. i will do my best to do home work and put in some effort here as time allows.

i ran as sudo and for reference wanted to show the deb files i got when going through the github directions for MAIN.

EDIT: maybe i'm liar, 3 deb files.

screen grb 3

HOLY COW is the sector size 4meg? is that right or maybe thats normal these days. i remember when a 512kb sector size was all the rage for the new spinning rust 2TB and 3TB hard drives.

snuf commented 1 week ago

@cdoublejj documentation has been updated to include systemd, does that resolve the initial documentation request? Also are you up and running?

cdoublejj commented 1 week ago

i am not up and running, it sounds like i need to let you all close this and join discord sometime. also there is a brand new version of popos 24.04LTS coming out with weyland and cosmic desktop and thay may haven even newer kernel? seeing as i have nto got this clean install going i may consider trying this driver when that 24.04 lts comes out offcially