Hello, I tried to update my system from the mandriva-free-2007-thor-DVD.i586-x86_64 DVD. Installation failed because dmraid detected PDC metadata on my second HD (see http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=24096). The fact is I do *not* have any Promise controller, my box is built upon an asus A7V133-C board. # lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP] 00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 40) 00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 00:04.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 16) 00:04.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 16) 00:04.4 Bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40) 00:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Agere Systems FW323 (rev 04) 00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS) 00:0d.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev b2) Perharps hdb have been plugged in such a controler before I bought it... # dmraid -r -c -c /dev/hdb:pdc:pdc_bdhijbieh:stripe:ok:160086400:0 # dmraid -vv -n NOTICE: skipping removable device /dev/hdd NOTICE: skipping removable device /dev/hdc 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/hdb: hpt37x discovering NOTICE: /dev/hdb: hpt45x discovering NOTICE: /dev/hdb: isw discovering NOTICE: /dev/hdb: lsi discovering NOTICE: /dev/hdb: nvidia discovering NOTICE: /dev/hdb: pdc discovering NOTICE: /dev/hdb: pdc metadata discovered NOTICE: /dev/hdb: sil discovering NOTICE: /dev/hdb: via discovering INFO: RAID device discovered: /dev/hdb (pdc): 0x000 promise_id: "Promise Technology, Inc." 0x018 unknown_0: 0x20000 0x01c magic_0: 0xf11007 0x020 unknown_1: 0x20000 0x024 magic_1: 0x8381007 0x028 unknown_2: 0x0 0x200 raid.flags: 0x80 0x204 raid.unknown_0: 0x7 0x205 raid.disk_number: 0 0x206 raid.channel: 2 0x207 raid.device: 0 0x208 raid.magic_0: 0xf11007 0x20c raid.unknown_1: 0x20000 0x210 raid.unknown_2: 0xedeeeff0 0x214 raid.disk_secs: 160086465 0x218 raid.unknown_3: 0xffffffff 0x21c raid.unknown_4: 0x1 0x21e raid.status: 0xf 0x21f raid.type: 0x0 0x220 raid.total_disks: 1 0x221 raid.raid0_shift: 7 0x222 raid.raid0_disks: 1 0x223 raid.array_number: 0 0x224 raid.total_secs: 160086400 0x228 raid.cylinders: 9963 0x22a raid.heads: 254 0x22b raid.sectors: 63 0x22c raid.magic_1: 0x8381007 0x230 raid.unknown_5: 0x0 0x234 raid.disk[0].unknown_0: 0x7 0x236 raid.disk[0].channel: 2 0x237 raid.disk[0].device: 0 0x238 raid.disk[0].magic_0: 0xf11007 0x23c raid.disk[0].disk_number: 131072 0x7fc checksum: 0xa86031ac Ok My question is: Is it safe to erase RAID metadata (dmraid -E /dev/hdb)? Is there any risc to lose my partition table ? # fdisk -l /dev/hdb Disque /dev/hdb: 81.9 Go, 81964302336 octets 255 têtes, 63 secteurs/piste, 9964 cylindres Unités = cylindres de 16065 * 512 = 8225280 octets Périphérique Amorce Début Fin Blocs Id Système /dev/hdb1 1 2491 20008926 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hdb2 2492 9964 60026872+ f W95 Etendu (LBA) /dev/hdb5 2492 4958 19816146 b W95 FAT32 /dev/hdb6 4959 4990 257008+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hdb7 4991 5090 795217 82 Linux swap / Solaris /dev/hdb8 5090 7700 20972826 83 Linux /dev/hdb9 7701 9964 18185548+ 8e Linux LVM Thanks ~~ laurent _______________________________________________ Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list
