Hi, I installed a minimal system(kernel 2.4.16) on a promise 20265 RAID 0 array of 2 disks, from a 3rd disk where I installed RH7.2 with the 2.4.16 kernel. I booted the kernel from GRUB 0.90 but when the it is initializing I got at the end thatVFS cannot mount my ataraid/d0p2 as root filesystem because it cannot open it. I checked my dev dir, it's fine. My kernel works because I use it with RH7.2 Any idea ? Moreover, I did a bonnie++ on the raid 0 array and my single drive... I got awful results for the RAID 0 array(2 seagate 80GB udma 100) ... slower that my single drive(fudjitsu 4BG udma 33) Doh ! Is that normal ? Sylvain ----- Original Message ----- From: "List Account" <lists@xxxxxxxx> To: <ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 3:32 PM Subject: Re: Instaling RH7.2 in a win98 system > Thanks for the Link!!!!! > > WJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Warren Togami" <warren@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: <ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:53 AM > Subject: Re: Instaling RH7.2 in a win98 system > > > > On Tue, 2001-12-11 at 13:21, Luis Soeiro wrote: > > > Hello > > > > > > I am trying to install RH7.2 to a Abit-KG7-Raid MB with 2 80GB HDs in > Raid-0 > > > mode (using the HPT370 chipset). Unfortunately, I had no luck yet. > > > > > > Do you know what I can do to create a bootable floppy to start the > > > instalation? The Highpoint drivers don't work with RH7.2.I already have > a > > > partition in Raid array set aside for RH7.2, but I just can't figure out > > > what to do. > > > > > > Erhhh, I'm also very new to Linux. I used to play with Slackware a few > > > _ages_ ago, but you didn't have to worry very much about different > hardware. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Luis Fernando > > > > Sorry, it is currently impossible to install Red Hat Linux directly off > > of the CD, even with a driver floppy disk. Some people have managed to > > make a custom kernel floppy disk, but this is extremely difficult and I > > cannot recommend this for new users. > > > > The only method that I've managed to make it work is with an extra > > non-RAID hard drive. I installed RH 7.2 onto that disk, recompiled my > > kernel with the ATARAID and Promise (in your case HPT) driver in the > > kernel, then copied Linux onto the RAID array. GRUB should be able to > > boot it directly off the array, but I have been unsuccessful in this > > regard. I ended up using the patched LILO at > > http://ataraid.slimyhorror.com. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list ______________________________________________________________________________ ifrance.com, l'email gratuit le plus complet de l'Internet ! vos emails depuis un navigateur, en POP3, sur Minitel, sur le WAP... http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/email.emailif
