Kernel 2.6.37 hangs on boot from rocketraid 2310 array

Hi,
I know some people here are using RocketRaid cards and I was hoping somebody could help me with this. Since upgrading to 2.6.37 it seems that the kernel isn't able to load the rr2310 module anymore. When trying to boot from the array, I see a multi-monitor amount of garbled text for a split second before the kernel tries to boot normally and then hangs when trying to detect hdds. I really can't say more than this because none of this will be logged (since obviously the array can't be loaded) and I haven't been able to pause screen output at the exact moment yet. Everything works fine with 2.6.36.
I'm updating the kernel manually so I can recompile the rr2310 module everytime before invoking mkinitcpio For that I'm using this PKGBUILD and re-running makepkg everytime I've updated the kernel + headers. This has worked for me for more than a year now and I'm clueless as to what might be the issue now. Any ideas?

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Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 kernel: [ 0.000000] DMI: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. X58A-UD5/X58A-UD5, BIOS FD 02/01/2011
Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 kernel: [ 0.000000] e820 update range: 0000000000000000 - 0000000000010000 (usable) ==> (reserved)
Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 kernel: [ 0.000000] e820 remove range: 00000000000a0000 - 0000000000100000 (usable)
Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 kernel: [ 0.000000] No AGP bridge found
Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 kernel: [ 0.000000] last_pfn = 0x630000 max_arch_pfn = 0x400000000
And this is the end of daemon.log
Jul 26 16:27:49 O313 init: Switching to runlevel: 6
Jul 26 16:27:50 O313 dhcpcd: received SIGTERM, stopping
Jul 26 16:27:50 O313 dhcpcd: eth0: removing interface
Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 2.352592] udevd[87]: starting version 171
Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 4.531007] udevd[370]: starting version 171
Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 dhcpcd: version 5.2.2 starting
Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 dhcpcd: eth0: waiting for carrier
Jul 26 16:28:35 O313 udevd[369]: error: runtime directory '/run/udev' not writable, for now falling back to '/dev/.udev'
Jul 26 16:28:39 O313 init: Entering runlevel: 3
Please let me know if any further information would be useful in tracking down this problem. Also ignore any timings in my initial post they were incorrect.
Last edited by TheStatsMan (2011-07-26 07:40:48)

Macbook Pro hangs when trying to boot from disc

I'm attempting to reinstall OS 10.6, and normally it works just fine. However, I got this computer, it reads the Leopard disc just fine, I restart, hold down C and it just hangs out on the apple logo for hours on end and won't boot to disc.
Any ideas?

alainmeyer1 wrote:
Spinning gear? Never in my mac years have I seen a spinning gear when booting from the disc.
You should see what is variously described as a spinner, a spinning gear, or spinning clock appear below the Apple logo during startup any time you start up your Mac, whether from a DVD or HD. The spinner looks like a radial set of lines rotating in a clockwise direction, & indicates the kernel is loading, as described in Intel-based Mac: Startup sequence and error codes, symbols.
Booting from the original snow leopard cd; I don't believe I possess the original restore disc anymore.
In your first post & in your current profile info you indicate this is an MacBook Pro 17" Core i7 model; in your second post here the "Core i7" part is missing. This makes it hard to guess which 17" MBP model you are talking about. Note that each model has a minimum OS build version requirement & cannot start up from a lower version than that. Use the chart in Mac OS X versions (builds) included with Intel-based Macs to identify which version this is for your MBP & make sure your Snow Leopard DVD runs that version or later.
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