Hi, I have server with Intel Board SE7221BK1-E It has ICH6R on board according to Intel specs Is RAID10 mode for the ICH6R supported? Bios configuration: ATA/IDE Configuration: enabled RAID Technology: enabled ACHI Mode: enabled There are four drives on the SATA channels And RAID 10 was selected on the bios setup for the RAID subsystem. I tried Fedora Core 5 Test 2 which hopefully had installer support for dmraid No luck with : linux dmraid achi module loads at boot time but when the installer starts and gets to the partition setup all four drives are seen as /dev/sda thru /dev/sdd instead of a single raid array. Looked around using command line console but couldn't really see how and where dmraid works on the installer. I have managed to boot the system using an existing Fedora Core 4 installation on the remaining ATA channel. I tried the dmraid that Fedora Core 4 comes with and no luck dmraid -ay produces result : No Software RAID disks I have upgraded dmraid rpm dmraid-1.0.0.rc9-1 rpm device-mapper-1.01.02-1.0 lspci lists the following: 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03) 00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corporation 82801FR/FRW (ICH6R/ICH6RW) SATA Controller (rev 03) Fedora Core initially boots with the ata_piix modules and drives are seen fine as /dev/sda thru to /dev/sdd dmraid -ay -vvvvv -ddddd does WARN: locking /var/lock/dmraid/.lock NOTICE: /dev/hda: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: via discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: via discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: via discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: via discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: via discovering No Software RAID disks WARN: unlocking /var/lock/dmraid/.lock Thought that should be using ahci module rmmod ata_piix libata sd_mod scsi_mod dmesg shows Synchronizing SCSI cache for disk sda: Synchronizing SCSI cache for disk sdb: Synchronizing SCSI cache for disk sdc: Synchronizing SCSI cache for disk sdd: ACPI: PCI interrupt for device 0000:00:1f.2 disabled modprobe ahci loads fine dmesg shows SCSI subsystem initialized libata version 1.12 loaded. ahci version 1.01 ACPI: PCI Interrupt 0000:00:1f.2[B] -> Link [LNKD] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:00:1f.2 to 64 ahci(0000:00:1f.2) AHCI 0001.0000 32 slots 4 ports 1.5 Gbps 0xf impl RAID mode ahci(0000:00:1f.2) flags: 64bit ncq pm led slum part ata1: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xF8822D00 ctl 0x0 bmdma 0x0 irq 11 ata2: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xF8822D80 ctl 0x0 bmdma 0x0 irq 11 ata3: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xF8822E00 ctl 0x0 bmdma 0x0 irq 11 ata4: SATA max UDMA/133 cmd 0xF8822E80 ctl 0x0 bmdma 0x0 irq 11 ata1: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113) ata1: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:7d01 84:4023 85:3469 86:3c01 87:4023 88:407f ata1: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 312581808 sectors: lba48 ata1: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133 scsi0 : ahci ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113) ata2: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:7d01 84:4023 85:3469 86:3c01 87:4023 88:407f ata2: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 312581808 sectors: lba48 ata2: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133 scsi1 : ahci ata3: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113) ata3: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:7d01 84:4023 85:3469 86:3c01 87:4023 88:407f ata3: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 312581808 sectors: lba48 ata3: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133 scsi2 : ahci ata4: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113) ata4: dev 0 cfg 49:2f00 82:346b 83:7d01 84:4023 85:3469 86:3c01 87:4023 88:407f ata4: dev 0 ATA, max UDMA/133, 312581808 sectors: lba48 ata4: dev 0 configured for UDMA/133 scsi3 : ahci Vendor: ATA Model: ST3160812AS Rev: 2AAA Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 Vendor: ATA Model: ST3160812AS Rev: 2AAA Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 Vendor: ATA Model: ST3160812AS Rev: 2AAA Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 Vendor: ATA Model: ST3160812AS Rev: 2AAA Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 05 SCSI device sda: 312581808 512-byte hdwr sectors (160042 MB) SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back SCSI device sda: 312581808 512-byte hdwr sectors (160042 MB) SCSI device sda: drive cache: write back sda: Attached scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 SCSI device sdb: 312581808 512-byte hdwr sectors (160042 MB) SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write back SCSI device sdb: 312581808 512-byte hdwr sectors (160042 MB) SCSI device sdb: drive cache: write back sdb: Attached scsi disk sdb at scsi1, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 SCSI device sdc: 312581808 512-byte hdwr sectors (160042 MB) SCSI device sdc: drive cache: write back SCSI device sdc: 312581808 512-byte hdwr sectors (160042 MB) SCSI device sdc: drive cache: write back sdc: Attached scsi disk sdc at scsi2, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 SCSI device sdd: 312581808 512-byte hdwr sectors (160042 MB) SCSI device sdd: drive cache: write back SCSI device sdd: 312581808 512-byte hdwr sectors (160042 MB) SCSI device sdd: drive cache: write back sdd: Attached scsi disk sdd at scsi3, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 dmraid -ay -vvvvv -ddddd does same WARN: locking /var/lock/dmraid/.lock NOTICE: /dev/hda: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/hda: via discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/sda: via discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdb: via discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdc: via discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/sdd: via discovering No Software RAID disks WARN: unlocking /var/lock/dmraid/.lock The Intel supplied driver works as expected but only works with RH9 which is rather old now. Would really like to get Fedora Core 4 going rather. Any help would be appreciated as to what it is I am doing wrong. Would dmraid be recommended for a production server or is it still very developmental? Patrick Dalais Depari Online Tel: +27 (31) 3086040 Fax: +27 (31) 3086041 _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list
