Re: [Efw-user] Endian 2.3 and 3ware 9650SE Controller
I finally found the solution. Apparently in 2.3 the raid support for this card is not enabled! Solution found here: http://efwsupport.com/index.php?topic=1366.0 This is how I fixed it. I did ran the installer again and when the setup is asking for the network parameters (last step in setup) you do: * ALT + F3, you will see a prompt * chroot /harddisk (enter) * echo "alias scsi_hostadapter 3w-9xxx " >> /etc/modprobe.conf * echo "INITRD_MODULES=3w-9xxx" > /etc/sysconfig/kernel * mkinitrd -f /boot/initrd-`uname -r`.img `uname -r` * exit * ALT+F1 and finish setup Big thanx to gerwin for finding the bug and thank you compdoc and zola for your tips! Vassilis -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Efw-user mailing list Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user
Re: [Efw-user] Endian 2.3 and 3ware 9650SE Controller
Hello Zola, just looked at the settings and all that stands there is: grub edit>root (hd0,0 Vassilis Zola wrote on 03.04.2010 23:59: > Hi! > > Maybe a wrong root kernel options in grub? > sometimes hard drive "orders" sda, sdb confused in grub. > > what is your grub kernel options? > you can look if you enter "e" key when grub menu is appering. > > Z. > > -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Efw-user mailing list Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user
Re: [Efw-user] Endian 2.3 and 3ware 9650SE Controller
I just tried setting it to 32 and did a reinstall. Unfortunately the same error came up on booting :-( Any other idea? Vassilis compdoc wrote on 04.04.2010 00:08: > Set it to 32. And then see if it boots, but you might need > to reinstall the OS after setting it. > > Most boards default to 64, but I think every controller I > have used from 3Ware, Adaptec, and I think even some Promise > cards, has had issues with that setting. > > In servers I've built using the 9650SE 2p, 4p, and just > yesterday on a 12p card, (that I got cheap off ebay) they > have all had stability problems because of that setting. > > The server I just built has four 'green' 5400 rpm Samsung > 2TB drives set up as RAID 5. I had just installed centos and > was setting the server up, when programs started stalling > and there were file checks happening at boot. > > At first I thought it was because of the 5.4TB size of the > volume - that's the biggest Ive ever tried. But on this > Supermicro board, I had to dig into the bios to find the > setting for each PCI slot and set it to 20h, which is hex > for 32. > > I love 3Ware cards. I get amazing performance from these > drives. About 199 MB/s. > > > -- > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > ___ > Efw-user mailing list > Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user > -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Efw-user mailing list Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user
Re: [Efw-user] Endian 2.3 and 3ware 9650SE Controller
Set it to 32. And then see if it boots, but you might need to reinstall the OS after setting it. Most boards default to 64, but I think every controller I have used from 3Ware, Adaptec, and I think even some Promise cards, has had issues with that setting. In servers I've built using the 9650SE 2p, 4p, and just yesterday on a 12p card, (that I got cheap off ebay) they have all had stability problems because of that setting. The server I just built has four 'green' 5400 rpm Samsung 2TB drives set up as RAID 5. I had just installed centos and was setting the server up, when programs started stalling and there were file checks happening at boot. At first I thought it was because of the 5.4TB size of the volume - that's the biggest Ive ever tried. But on this Supermicro board, I had to dig into the bios to find the setting for each PCI slot and set it to 20h, which is hex for 32. I love 3Ware cards. I get amazing performance from these drives. About 199 MB/s. -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Efw-user mailing list Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user
Re: [Efw-user] Endian 2.3 and 3ware 9650SE Controller
Hi! Maybe a wrong root kernel options in grub? sometimes hard drive "orders" sda, sdb confused in grub. what is your grub kernel options? you can look if you enter "e" key when grub menu is appering. Z. 2010/4/3 Vassilis V. : > Hello all! > > I am having problems starting Endian 2.3 Community Edition on a 3ware > 9650SE-2LP Controller. The installation finishes without any problem but > once the system boots the error message is: > > Uncompressing Linux... Ok, booting the kernel. > Mounting tmpfs on /dev > mkrootdev: UUID x > mount: error 2 mounting ext3 flags noatime > well, retrying without the option flags > mount: error 2 mounting ext3 > well, retrying read-only without any flag > mount: error 2 mounting ext3 > ERROR opening /dev/console: 2 > switchroot: mount failed: 22 > Kernel panic - not syncing: Attempted to kill init! > Rebooting in 10 seconds.. > > I tried connecting a hard drive directly to the motherboard and I > managed to install and run 2.3 without a problem so the general setup of > the box is no problem. > > What makes the issue even more interesting is the fact that when > installing the 2.2 version I have no problems installing and booting. > Version 2.2 runs flawlessly. > > Was something changed in 2.3 so the there is no more support for this > controller? > > Thank you for any help/tips! > Vassilis > > -- > Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval > Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs > proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. > See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev > ___ > Efw-user mailing list > Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user > > -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Efw-user mailing list Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user
Re: [Efw-user] Endian 2.3 and 3ware 9650SE Controller
> In the motherboard's bios, is there a setting named PCI > Latency Timer? In some systems the setting appears in one > location. But in one Supermicro server board I have, each > PCI and PCI-e slot has independent settings for the Timer. Hello compdoc, thank you for the quick reply! Yes, the setting is there, just one for all slots and its set to 64. The motherboard is an ASUS P5BP-E/4L, would you recommend a different PCI Latency Timer setting? Vassilis -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Efw-user mailing list Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user
Re: [Efw-user] Endian 2.3 and 3ware 9650SE Controller
>I am having problems starting Endian 2.3 Community Edition on a 3ware 9650SE-2LP Controller. In the motherboard's bios, is there a setting named PCI Latency Timer? In some systems the setting appears in one location. But in one Supermicro server board I have, each PCI and PCI-e slot has independent settings for the Timer. -- Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev ___ Efw-user mailing list Efw-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/efw-user
