Hi I say "raid array" to mean the array you create inside Promise FastTrak BIOS. I use the term raid partition to point to /dev/ataraid/d?p? So, here is the clearer version of step 5: 5. Cntrl+F and enter into FastTrak BIOS. Create raid array of your taste. Reboot but this with CD#1 in the cdrom. Boot in the CD with command: "linux noprobe appendline" Murty On Thu, 20 Feb 2003, Alon Weinstein wrote: > Thanks for your guide. I would've tried it if I had a spare machine with a > Promise RAID on it :) > > > A question if I may: > > > > 4. Make partitions on individual ide disks using fdisk. Reboot. Boot again > > in CD#1 using "linux noprobe Appendline". Go into manual partitioning > > using DRUID. Make sure you see all the partitions you made on both disks > > and they are how you wanted. If not or if wrong, make changes in DRUID and > > reboot. > > > > 5. Create raid array of your taste. Boot in CD#1 using "linux noprobe > > Appendline" > > If I understood correctly, at this stage there is no ATA RAID driver > loaded - not the Promise one nor the native one. So how can I define a "raid > array of my taste" if there is no RAID module loaded? > > > Alon. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list >