> --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 23:14:37 +0200 (CEST) > Subject: upgrade 7.1->7.3 raid 1 not found > From: "mth" <mth_redhat@xxxxxxx> > To: <anaconda-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > > I installed 7.1 with software raid 1 some time ago (15 months?). Set up > software raid 1 using normal 7.1 gui (disk druid?). Did some testing. > Everything has worked great. > I just tried to upgrade the system to redhat 7.3. Unfortunately, the raid > partition is not seen by the installation software. If I tell it to do a > systemupgrade it says that there are no linux partitions to upgrade. > > I tried text install, gui install, and hard disk install. No joy. Hard > disk install doesn't make it as far because the installation system can't > find the iso images ... presumably because the md driver isn't running. > Thought 1: problem is caused by partition type being "FD" and not "82" or > "83" > > Thought 2: I need a driver disk with the md driver to be able to access > the "linux" partitions inside the "raid/md" partitions. (But it seems > that this shouldn't be necessary since md support is built into the > kernel.) > > Any suggestions/ideas? > Well, you asked. I DON'T suggest doing an upgrade at all. Backup the files you need and do a full install waxing the disk in the process. Especially when migrating for RH7.1 - you are just asking for a flaky irritating system if you do this. In particular I found that the pam configuration files for things like rsh and telnet (probably most people aren't stupid enough to use these. But, hey my machines are on a private network) Just my Experience. -- ____________________________________________________________________ | Ron Reeder | rreeder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx| | Denver Technical Support | Phone: (303) 389-4408 | "http://ldap.slb.com/query.cgi?filter=(cn=Ron%20Reeder%20%29"
