Actually it is fairly easy -- use the "config" from the stock kernel to start with, then make your modifications to that. The key is to keep the modules set up correctly. I have done this with both SuSE and RH. Although I have fewer problems with SuSE. I now have 4 120 gig drives on a couple of servers in striped mirror, running ReiserFS and they are screamers.. (one is SuSE and the other RH). I used the same technique with Promise IDE RAID as well. cheers Kat On Wed, 2002-09-04 at 06:49, Mike Marackaew wrote: > Dear sirs and madams, > > I have motherboard ABIT SA6 with HPT370 ATARAID onboard controller > running RedHat Linux 7.3. When installing RedHat i've successfully used > Highpoint binary (not opensource) drivers to get to work > 2x IDE harddrives configured as RAID0 (stripped). After that > i need now to compile and install custom kernel 2.4.19, but > as far as i know its not trivial task to setup native linux > ataraid. > > I am using the following hints and tips found at this maillist: > > 1. http://www.murty.net/ataraid/ - Linux ATA RAID HOWTO > © 2002 Murty Rompalli; > > 2. https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/ataraid-list/2002-April/000709.html - > short guide from Adam Greenhalgh; > > 3. and more detailed nice manual from M.J. Prinsen - > https://listman.redhat.com/pipermail/ataraid-list/2002-January/000548.html > > So i have: > > [mm@elf mm]$ uname -a > Linux elf.XXXXX.ru 2.4.18-3 #2 Wed Jun 19 17:29:26 EDT 2002 i686 unknown > [mm@elf mm]$ df > Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/sda5 497829 129928 342199 28% / > /dev/sda1 202220 11763 180017 7% /boot > /dev/sda8 1011928 16428 944096 2% /opt > none 257192 0 257192 0% /dev/shm > /dev/sda7 1011928 16436 944088 2% /tmp > /dev/sda6 1011928 785688 174836 82% /usr > /dev/sda9 34020840 2659944 29632708 9% /var > [root@elf root]# lilo -V > LILO version 21.4-4 > [root@elf root]# cd /usr/src/linux > [root@elf linux]# cat .config | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=y > [root@elf linux]# cat .config | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=m > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM_SIZE=4096 > [root@elf linux]# cat .config | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INITRD=m > [root@elf linux]# cat .config | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID=m > # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_PDC is not set > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_HPT=m > [root@elf linux]# cat .config | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_HPT > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_ATARAID_HPT=m > [root@elf linux]# cat .config | grep CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=m > [root@elf linux]# cat .config | grep CONFIG_SCSI > CONFIG_SCSI=m > [root@elf linux]# cat .config | grep CONFIG_EXT3_FS > CONFIG_EXT3_FS=m > > After that: > > make dep clean modules modules_install bzImage > > cp -f arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19 > > cp -f System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.19 > > /usr/sbin/rdev /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19 /dev/ataraid/d0p5 > > /sbin/mkinitrd -f --preload scsi_mod --preload sd_mod --preload ext3 \ > --preload ataraid --with hptraid --fstab=/etc/fstab.NEW \ > /boot/initrd-2.4.19.img 2.4.19 > > The new /etc/fstab file contains new / and swap entries (i think only > them are critical to boot up): > > [root@elf linux]# cat /etc/fstab.NEW > /dev/ataraid/d0p5 / ext3 defaults 1 1 > LABEL=/boot /boot ext3 defaults 1 2 > none /dev/pts devpts gid=5,mode=620 0 0 > LABEL=/opt /opt ext3 defaults 1 2 > none /proc proc defaults 0 0 > none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0 > LABEL=/tmp /tmp ext3 defaults 1 2 > LABEL=/usr /usr ext3 defaults 1 2 > LABEL=/var /var ext3 defaults 1 2 > /dev/ataraid/d0p2 swap swap defaults 0 0 > [root@elf linux]# > > And now the new /etc/lilo.conf: > > [root@elf linux]# cat /etc/lilo.conf > prompt > boot=/dev/sda5 > timeout=30 > default=rh-linux > map=/boot/map > install=/boot/boot.b > message=/boot/message > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-3 > label=rh-linux > initrd=/boot/initrd-2.4.18-3.img > read-only > root=/dev/sda5 > > image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.19 > label=linux > initrd=/initrd-2.4.19.img > read-only > root=/dev/ataraid/d0p5 > > [root@elf linux]# > > I guess that if i have /dev/sda5 as root fs so i must to change it to > /dev/ataraid/d0p5. Am i right? > > Ok, than reboot and hangup at "Now booting the kernel....": capslock > and scrolllock leds are flashing and nothing more happens. > > Whats wrong? > > Thanks in any advance. > > -- > ^D, Mike / mm(at)penza.net.ru > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list
