On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 12:17:33PM +0800, James Andrewartha wrote: > >> I'm investigating using Debian-alpha to replace tru64 unix on our > >> DS-20 & Alpha 1200 servers (old iron for sure). During installation of > >> Debian 3.1r0a for alpha when I arrive at disk partitioning I don't see > >> options for LVM or RAID type partitions. The documentation states they > >> should be available and a search for "RAID" in the debian-alpha list > >> results in no hits. What's up? Is Debian for alpha able to do RAID or > >> not?
> > IIRC, you have to create RAID (F0) or LVM partitions by hand before these > > menu options show up. I once had set up my PWS 433 with a RAID 1 with the > > Debian installer of Sarge, so it's possible ;-) > I recall having a problem with BSD disklabels not having support for the > required partition types. Since you're moving from Tru64, your disks are > almost certainly using BSD disklabels, so you'll need to drop to a command > prompt and relabel them with PC labels. Which will also render those disks unbootable from SRM. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]