If dmraid isn't seeing one of your drives then you should talk to Heinz and send him your metadata off of that drive so he can try to figure out what the problem is and maybe patch it. Smiles! Thats what I had to do. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ignace.bienville" <ignace.bienville@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "ataraid-list" <ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re:Ataraid-list Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5 > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 15:53:48 +0100 > > > > Send submissions to > > ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > ataraid-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > ataraid-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxx > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > specific > > than "Re: Contents of Ataraid-list digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Improved mkinitrd2 patch for FC4 (James Olson) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 08:26:44 -0500 > > From: "James Olson" <big_spender12@xxxxxxxxx> > > Subject: Improved mkinitrd2 patch for FC4 > > To: ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Message-ID: <20060124132644.C2CCB86B12@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > > Here is my improved (but still not perfect) patch to the > /sbin/mkinitrd > > script so that you can use mkinitrd2 to create an initial > ramdisk to boot > > Fedora Core 4 using dmraid. I found out > > that if you don't have any drives that are using lvm it > didn't set up > > the device mapper properly so added the root_lvm=1 line. > > > > # diff -Naur mkinitrd mkinitrd2 > > --- mkinitrd 2005-05-17 15:03:33.000000000 -0700 > > +++ mkinitrd2 2006-01-16 02:18:46.000000000 -0800 > > @@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ > > dmout=$(/sbin/dmsetup ls 2>/dev/null) > > if [ "$dmout" != "No devices found" -a "$dmout" != > "" ]; then > > findmodule -dm-mod > > + root_lvm=1 > > fi > > fi > > fi > > @@ -587,6 +588,7 @@ > > > > inst /sbin/nash "$MNTIMAGE/bin/nash" > > inst /sbin/insmod.static "$MNTIMAGE/bin/insmod" > > +inst /sbin/dmraid.static "$MNTIMAGE/bin/dmraid" > > ln -s /sbin/nash $MNTIMAGE/sbin/modprobe > > > > if [ -n "$USE_UDEV" ]; then > > @@ -734,6 +736,8 @@ > > else > > echo "echo Making device-mapper control node" >> $RCFILE > > echo "mkdmnod" >> $RCFILE > > + echo "echo Activating dmraid" >> $RCFILE > > + echo "dmraid -ay --ignorelocking" >> $RCFILE > > echo "echo Scanning logical volumes" >> $RCFILE > > echo "lvm vgscan --ignorelockingfailure" >> $RCFILE > > echo "echo Activating logical volumes" >> $RCFILE > > > > > > -- _______________________________________________ > > > > Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. > -Lycos Yellow Pages > > > > > http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > > > > End of Ataraid-list Digest, Vol 23, Issue 5 > > ******************************************* > > > Thanks a lot for all theses scripts, but what can I do when > "deseperate", i've made an install of FC4, on a SATA Raid > Array (Bios Mode) and dmraid saw only /dev/mapper/xxxxxxxxx (i > don't remember the exact name), to boot on the complete Raid > Array (I love mirroring for my precious files)? > > Best Regards > > Accédez au courrier électronique de La Poste : www.laposte.net ; > 3615 LAPOSTENET (0,34 ?/mn) ; tél : 08 92 68 13 50 (0,34?/mn) > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list > -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list
