> BIENVILLE Ignace said: > >> 2. Re: Anaconda and Fedora Core 4 (Mark Wormgoor) > > > >> Message: 2 > >> Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:20:13 +0200 (CEST) > >> From: "Mark Wormgoor" <mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: Re: Anaconda and Fedora Core 4 > >> To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> Message-ID: > >> <43666.167.202.196.71.1121926813.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-15 > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> >> Does somebody know, how to force anaconda to take the > >> /dev/mapper/via_** > >> >> array as install disk? > >> >> Or how to make a single disk become an array on a VIA chipset after > >> an > >> >> install off dmraid after an installation (transform /dev/sda > >> >> in /dev/mapper/via_**). > >> >> Thanks a lot and best regards > >> > > >> > Anaconda in Fedora Core 4 doesn't do this; it's a planned feature > >> which > >> > I'm working on for FC5. > >> > >> The easiest way (for now) is to install it on a standalone disk and then > >> copy that installation to the dmraid box. You will need two small > >> changes > >> to rc.sysinit and mkinitrd to get it to boot. > >> > >> I have just upgraded my dmraid FC3 box to FC4 (using smart) and FC4 > >> works > >> just as good as FC3 with its root on a dmraid disk. > >> > >> Kind regards, > >> > >> Mark > >> -- > >> *************************************************************** > >> * |\ /| | /| / Mark Wormgoor * > >> * | \ / | | / | / mailto:mark@xxxxxxxxxxxx * > >> * | \/ |ark |/ |/ormgoor http://www.wormgoor.com/mark/ * > >> *************************************************************** > > Dear Mark, > > > > I just want to know how do you make it work, what did you put in your > > rc.sysinit and mkinitrd. As i see you won't answered my direct mail, so > > i'll aske you by the ataraid list!! > > Is it too secret to tell it to us, who's wait impatientely for a working > > linux box on a raid array with our cheapest SATA disk? > > > > so i tell you best regards, and i'll wait for your answer!! > > Ignace > > I've attached the patch files to mkinitrd and rc.sysinit. > You also need a patched lilo to install lilo > (http://tienstra4.flatnet.tudelft.nl/~gerte/gen2dmraid/lilo-22.6-dmraid.patch). > > Some people have gotten grub to install on dmraid, but I haven't. > > Kind regards, > > Mark Thanks a lot, The newbiest question now, how do i patch the files??, where are they and what they must contain?? if you can answer now, i'll test it this afternoon (it's 12:50 now) Kind regards now, Ignace -- BIENVILLE Ignace <ignace.bienville@xxxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list
