alan, i thank you for your help.
easy first: On 08/30/2010 06:00 PM, Alan Bartlett wrote: <snip> > Also, I forgot to mention creating a "noraid" file in your > /etc/sysconfig/mkinitrd/ directory with one line that reads: > > DMRAID=no created, raid loads. On 08/30/2010 05:12 PM, Alan Bartlett wrote: <snip> > I would suggest that you consider using the boot line parameter > "nodmraid". did, raid loads. > To see what that parameter does, check the /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file and > look at the block of code that begins with the test: > > "if ! strstr "$cmdline" nodmraid && [ -x /sbin/dmraid.static ]; then" commented out all of "if" to "fi". raid loads. commented out all of; "# RAID setup" raid loads. also in; "/etc/rc/d/init.d/functions" commented out all of; "resolve_dm_name() {" to "}" raid loads. [i really did not think it would help, bwth.] so, to see what is loading modules, i have renamed; "/lib/modules/2.6.18-164.11.1.el5/kernel/drivers/md/" to "/lib/modules/2.6.18-164.11.1.el5/kernel/drivers/00.md/" this should/may/i hope, give an error message during boot. -- peace out. tc,hago. g . **** in a free world without fences, who needs gates. ** help microsoft stamp out piracy - give linux to a friend today. ** to mess up a linux box, you need to work at it. to mess up an ms windows box, you just need to *look* at it. ** learn linux: 'Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition' http://rute.2038bug.com/index.html 'The Linux Documentation Project' http://www.tldp.org/ 'LDP HOWTO-index' http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/index.html 'HowtoForge' http://howtoforge.com/ ****
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