Re: TX2000 and ATARAID - HOW? Please, help.

["Dave Stubbs" <dstubbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The "X" value needs to be the same partition number as previously in SCSI emulation mode.  For example, if your previous drive was /dev/sda2 then it should now be /dev/ataraid/d0p2, etc etc.

 

I would strongly recommend using GRUB instead of LILO.  You can boot GRUB from a floppy and try different configurations until you get one that works, and then put it into the menu.lst file in the grub directory on the HDD.  I'm surprised anyone still uses LILO, considering how powerful GRUB is.

 

Dave...

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Max Lytvyn

To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 1:00 PM

Subject: TX2000 and ATARAID - HOW? Please, help.

I have a machine with TX2000 (promise soft raid), two disks in raid 1 mirror boot drive and Linux 7.3 installed (not custom ? right from the disk)

Everything works fine with FastTrack scsi emulation module, but I cannot upgrade kernel or anything like that.

I tried to compile kernel 2.4.19 as described here: http://www.murty.net/ataraid/nativeraid.html

 

Everything went fine, as described, although it did not change lilo.conf file ? I updated it manually.

But the new kernel does not boot (unable to mount root partition) ? it sees drives as individual drives, and /dev/ataraid/d0pX does not mount (BTW, how I determine X?).

Also, during the boot process I did not notice any mentions of ATARAID at all?

 

Please, anyone tell me how to upgrade to ataraid on 2.4.19 step-by-step.

Also, I have limited physical access to machine.

 

Thanks in advance

Max