Yup, The array was configured and in fact I had sucessfully installed redhat 7 and 6.2 on the machine. They recognised the compaq utils partition and avoided it appropriately.
I think the problem is that the debian root disk doesn't have entries in /dev for the /dev/ida devices, and can't detect them. The compact kernel while booting saw the device, and listed all the /dev/ida/c0d0p[1-7] partitions correctly, so the actual configuration of the array was fine. Nathan. --- "There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life." - Frank Zappa > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Lee Elliott > Sent: 03 April 2001 23:20 > To: Nathan Ollerenshaw; debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Compaq Smart2 Array > > > Nathan Ollerenshaw wrote: > > > > Ok, > > > > the driver definately on there and the smart2 array controller > is detected, > > but the debian installer doesn't find it after the keyboard > configuration. > > > > It should be /dev/ida/c0d0 but opening an interactive shell and > trying to > > find it, it's not there. > > > > Does anyone here have any experience with this? > > > > Nathan. (happily talking to himself ;) > > > > --- > > "There is more stupidity than hydrogen in > > the universe, and it has a longer shelf > > life." - Frank Zappa > > > Have you already configured the array? I've only had to install NT on > Compaqs but before I even start installing the OS I have to configure > the array controller i.e. tell it which spindles should be used for each > of the logical drives, and what raid mode to use for each logical > drive. > > The Smart Array configuration utility is on the Compaq SmartStart CD - > it's bootable. > > HTH > > LeeE > >