On Mon, Feb 02, 2004 at 04:00:59PM -0500, James Marcinek wrote: > You need to configure your devices in the /etc/raidtab. You can do a man > on raidtab. Off the top of my head, I'm not sure what else is required... /etc/raidtab is used for software raid. The OP is using hardware raid. I haven't played with an Adaptec ATA raid controller so I don't know what it needs, but poking through the /proc filesystem might tell the OP what the OS really sees (it might see it but s/he just just didn't realize it). .../Ed > > I am trying to configure a raid 5 array on a Redhat 9.0 operating system. > > I am using an adaptec ata raid 2400A controller with 4 200GB drives. The > > controller driver has been installed, the BIOS can see the raid drive but > > the OS cannot detect it. I am > > very new to linux and dont know what to do next. > > > > I have a couple of questions I need to be answered. > > > > 1) Should I format the drive, partition, and then mount it? > > > > 2) I tried using fdisk and cfdisk to partiion it but the drive was not > > identified. What do I do? > > > > The OS boots from a separate IDE drive which is working properly. -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list