On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 8:27 AM, Xavier <shiningxc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > If you want to be constructive, create a wiki page only about raid, if > there isn't already one. > > And you have to figure out which strange modifications are needed and > why, try finding the real problem, and report it on the bug tracker. I guess I will just explain what I am doing in detail. If anyone can please take some time and review my steps in accordance to what you know to be successful, please let me know. I am so badly trying to get this working on Arch. 1. Boot from the 2009.08 Netinst / Live CD 2. Login as root (no password) in the live environment 3. Add the required modules for RAID by running the following commands: - modprobe raid0 - modprobe raid1 - modprobe raid5 4. I run the 'cfdisk' utility to partition my two identical drives for RAID1 use: - cfdisk /dev/sda *sda1 = boot --- Primary --- Linux --- 2048 (MB) *sda2 = root --- Primary --- Linux --- 40960 (MB) *sda3 = raid --- Primary --- Linux raid --- 102400 (MB) *sdb1 = swap --- Primary --- Linux swap --- 2048 (MB) *sdb2 = /etc --- Primary --- Linux --- 40960 (MB) *sdb3 = raid --- Primary ---- Linux raid --- 102400 (MB) 5. I then run the command to build my RAID mirror for /dev/sda3 & /dev/sdb3 which will be used for /home. mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb3 6. On the Arch Wiki page I skip the entire section under "Setup LVM and Create the / (root) LVM Volume" since I don't want LVM, just RAID. 7. On the Arch Wiki page I skip the entire "OPTIONAL" section under "Create and Mount the Filesystems" since the installer wont let you skiip this section even if you already did it via command line ahead of time. It looks like this must be done via /arch/setup. 8. I run the following command in the command line of the Live CD: rm /etc/mdadm.conf mdadm –D –-scan >> /etc/mdadm.conf 9. Verify the step I did in # 8 above: cat /etc/mdadm.conf ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid1 num-devices=2 metadata=0.90 UUID=6beb1da7:823eed3e:42odcjij 10. Type /arch/setup to launch the main installer. 11. From the installer menu run the option 1 = Select Source = net 12. Setup Network 13. Choose Mirror 14. Set up the clock 15. Prepare Hard Drive(s) menu I skip the Manually partition hard drives section since I already did this in 'cfdisk' above and select option #3 for "Manually Configure block devices / filesystems & mountpoints. - /dev/sda1 = ext3 mounted on /boot - /dev/sda2 = ext3 mounted on / - /dev/sdb1 = swap - /dev/sdb2 = ext3 mount on /etc - /dev/md0 = ext3 mounted /home 16. Install packages - I install all base group packages and nothing more except 'openssh-server * sudo'. 17. Configure System: - I edit the rc.conf file to have my "hostname" and nothing else. I leave LVM=no as it is by default. - I edit the mkinitcpio.conf and add 'mdadm' on the "HOOKS" line before "filesystems" as noted in the Wiki. - Check /etc/resolv.conf - Check /etc/hosts file for correct info - Root-Password - change root password for new system - Select "Done / Return to Main Menu" 18. Do I skip "Install Bootloader" from Main Menu installer? The Wiki shows directions to do this manually however my / and /boot partitions are not on RAID, just my /home partition. Do I need to follow the method the Wiki suggests for Grub install manually -vs- automated install on /dev/sda? Please let me know what you think!
