That means the RH7.3 driver supplied by Promise Technology never successfully loaded. First make sure its loaded. Use the correct one (SMP/Uniprocessor) for your system On Thu, 1 Aug 2002, Jens W. Skov wrote: > Even when I choose noprobe, I see the two singe hdd's, and once more I > get to the end of formatting the last partition and the system freezes > and the mirror is corrupt on reboot. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jens W. Skov > > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 10:37 AM > > To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: RE: RH7.3 and Promise 20265 > > > > > > I have tried noprobe and expert, but i will try again. > > I have recreated the mirror and now I am trying to let it > > sync the mirror first. I forgot to say that when it freezes > > and I get it up running again, the mirror is reported broken > > by the controller! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Murty Rompalli > > > Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 2:29 AM > > > To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: RE: RH7.3 and Promise 20265 > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > Try cleaning MBR, recreating in Promise BIOS (Cntrl-F at boot > > > time) and recreate partitions all over again. Remember to > > > always use /dev/sda (during Promise driver install) and > > > /dev/ataraid/d0 (during ataraid > > > install) but never individual disks directly. > > > > > > If you booted install CD with "linux noprobe" and first > > > loaded 7.3 driver supplied by Promise, you will not see hde > > and hdg. > > > > > > Murty > > > > > > On Wed, 31 Jul 2002, Jens W. Skov wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks. It work some of the way. > > > > When it get's to the point right after selecting packages > > > to install, > > > > it comes op with two errors stating that the kernel can't > > read from > > > > /tmp/hde and /tmp/hdg and after theese a box that says "The > > > partition > > > > table on /tpm/hde is inconsistent... And then a long > > > message stating > > > > that it might be a geometry error. When i used diskdruid to set up > > > > partitions (boot, / as ext3 and a swap). I could choose > > > between the to > > > > single harddrives and a Promise mirror. I chose the latter. > > > > > > > > Any sugestions? > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > [mailto:ataraid-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of > > Murty Rompalli > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 5:33 AM > > > > > To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > Subject: Re: RH7.3 and Promise 20265 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Follow my HOWTO except that you download Promise Driver > > for 7.3 ( > > > > > http://www.promise.com/support/file/T-FTS-02-RHD73.zip > > > > > ) instead of 7.2 driver. Basically, install Promise 7.3 > > > > > driver first and then convert to Linux ATA RAID. I will post > > > > > updated HOWTO soon. > > > > > > > > > > Murty > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Jens W. Skov wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to install RH7.3 on a Promise controller. > > > > > > I want to end up using native Linux RAID1, but I need a > > > way to get > > > > > > there. "The" ATA RAID HOW-TO doesn't work for me on > > > 7.3. Has anyone > > > > > > made an updated faq? > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Jens > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/at> araid-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/at> araid-list > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list >
