I did a raid install last week with my disk...
make sure you have an IDE cdrom...
cuz uh, i've never had a problem getting into X during the install
....
mike
On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Dan Browning wrote:
> I'm installing a Redhat Linux 7.0-respin Server that has...
>
> Intel d815 motherboard
> primary-> Seagate 20g (master) hda
> secondary-> Seagate 20g (master) hdc
> Promise Ultra66 (PDC20262)
> primary-> Seagate 20g (master) hdg
> secondary-> Seagate 20g (master) hdh
>
> I'm trying to install with the following configuration:
> hda
> 16 ----> /boot
> 300 ----> swap
> 10000 ----> part of RAID 5 "/"
> hdc
> 10000 ----> part of RAID 5 "/"
> hdg
> 10000 ----> part of RAID 5 "/"
> hdh
> 10000 ----> part of RAID 5 "/"
>
> "/" on RAID 5 spanned across all 4 Seagates (except for a /boot and a
> swap partition will be regular non-raid partitions on hda).
>
> PROBLEM:
> - If I use the stock RedHat CD, I get to the graphical installation,
> but I can't see the promise card. So I can configure RAID just fine
> on the 2 hdd's connected to the motherboard.
> - But with the boot disk available from
> http://sweb.uky.edu/~mabran3/linux/misc/, it recognizes the Promise
> card.
> - However, it only boots into text mode for some reason (Any
> comments, Mike Brancato?). In text mode, is there anyway to configure
> a RAID device? I don't see the "Make RAID device" button anywhere.
> Maybe someone could spell out the baby steps if it is indeed possible.
>
> Also: What if I just installed vanilla non-raid Redhat, then compiled
> my own kernel and configured RAID after the thought? Is there a
> Disk-Druid alternative for Post-Installation that can do RAID?
>
> Thanks everyone for the help,
>
> Dan Browning
> Network & Database Administrator
> Cyclone Computer Systems
>
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