raid0145-19990724-2.0.37 compiling problem
Applying raid0145-19990724-2.0.37 will make kernel 2.0.37 modules fail to compile if CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR is selected as module. (no problem with 2.2.12-pre4 for the same configuration) gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.0.37/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strength-reduce -pipe -m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=686 -DMODULE -c -o sr_ioctl.o sr_ioctl.c ld -m elf_i386 -m elf_i386 -r -o sr_mod.o sr.o sr_ioctl.o sr_ioctl.o(.data+0x0): multiple definition of `kernel_version' sr.o(.data+0x0): first defined here make[2]: *** [sr_mod.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.0.37/drivers/scsi' make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.0.37/drivers' make: *** [modules] Error 2
FAQ and archive
Hallo, I am new to this mailing list. Is there a mailing list archive available? How about an FAQ? Thank you. --- Christian Ordig | Homepage: http://thor.prohosting.com/~chrordig/ Germany |eMail: Christian Ordig [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ _ | / / (_)__ __ __ | Why Linux? Because it is free, stable, and / /__/ / _ \/ // /\ \/ / | bugs can be fixed in source opposed to waiting //_/_//_/\_,_/ /_/\_\ | for a stable WinTendo from Micro$oft.
Re: My RAID's Are Very Slow
Hi! James, IIRC the 2940's device driver should print out what speeds it gets to each device (recent versions say MB/sec where previous would say 20 MHz, 16-bit instead of just 40MB/sec). What's the driver say? What Linux command should I use to force it to speak? write performance isn't your big problem for large table selects. This is ideed our situation in SCO DBMS server. Will RAID 0+1 READs much faster than RAID 5 using Mylex 150 hardware RAID adapter? Many thanks! CN
Re: Where can I buy an Promise IDE Controller
Hello! In Germany, you can get Promise IDE Controller from Alternate Computerversand GmbH. http://www.alternate.de/index.htm You can find the Controllers under "Produkte"-"Produktkategorie: Controller SCSI/IDE" Hello! I read something about a Promise IDE Controller in this Mailinglist. Now, I want use a raid-system with ide harddisk, but I can't find a place to buy the Promise IDE Controller. Where can I get this Controller? Have you an address in Germany? I live in Germany. Sorry, I think this question is offtopic! :-) -- Mfg. Thomas King
Hardware Recommendations and pitfalls to avoid
Hello Everyone, I am constructing a linux raid protoype using (3)IDE hard drives. My platform currently consists of an HP Vectra VL with 3.5 inch floppy, a CDROM and the 3 IDE hard drives of which only 1 is connected. I would like to know what is the best contoller to use in order to construct a RAID 0+1 configuration comprised of all 3 IDE drives along with the 3.5 inch floppy and CDROM if possible. Also, If anyone can provide me with pifalls to avoid in setting this up it would be greatly appreciated... :-) Thanks in advance -- Chris //// // Christopher A. Gantz, MTSemail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] // // Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Innovation // // Rm 37W07, 11900 N. Pecos St. voice: (303) 538-0101 // // Westminster, CO 80234 fax: (303) 538-3155 // //http://info.dr.lucent.com/~cgantz // ////
Re: FAQ and archive
Is there a mailing list archive available? How about an FAQ? While many archives are available, I use http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-raid@vger.rutgers.edu/ Since it's a searchable archive, I tend to use that instead of looking at any FAQ's as documentation appears to be lagging development by a good margin (which is fine, I'd rather have working code than well-documented uselessness :) HTH, James Manning -- Miscellaneous Engineer --- IBM Netfinity Performance Development
Re: Status of RAID in 2.2.11
"Stanley, Jeremy" wrote: Supposedly support will be integrated into 2.2.12, no patch required. No mention of a patch for 2.2.11 yet... Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Actually, maybe I didn't send this to the list just to a previous poster, but I discovered that Alan Cox has integrated the 0.90 patches into the pre-2.2.12 kernels, and the pre-2.2.12 kernels are actually quite stable. Mostly driver fixes are going in now. I'm running 2.2.12pre1 on a server at work right now and will fire up the RAID end of that on Monday I think. -- /-Charles R. (C. R.) Oldham | NCA Commission on Schools -\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Arizona State University _-\ /-V:602/965-8700 F:602/965-9423 | Tempe, AZ USA X_-\
raid 0.90 a bit rough with 2.0.37 kernel
I just installed raid 1 feature for the small disks (2 x 8 Gb) on my production server (for the large ones, 4 x 50 Gb, i'll wait a bit since reloading the datas in case of failure would require to feed many many CDs whereas I have an additional disk to disk backup for the small disks) When booting 2.0.37 kernel, the boot process stopped and asked for root password in order to get to a shell instead of normal boot. This is a bad behaviour since no RAID device appears in /etc/fstab so a problem with the RAID drives should not prevent normal boot: the result for me was very bad since I use 'vnc' to remotely configure the server, so stopping the normal boot process made me loose the server control (the server is 100 miles away from me). Switching to a shell instead of normal boot can be a reasonable behaviour when one / partition is damaged, but not when there is a problem (moreover in this case it was a virtual one) on a partition which is not mounted during the boot process. So I had somebody insert a floppy in order to boot through NFS root, I renamed /etc/raidtab to /etc/raidtab0 and rebooted again from the hard disk. The boot process went fine, but then 'raidstart -a' complained something like 'bad argument' or 'bad device' (sorry i don't remember the exact message) Lastly I switched to 2.2.12-pre4 kernel and everything ran just fine. Regards, Hubert Tonneau
RE: Where can I buy an Promise IDE Controller
I read something about a Promise IDE Controller in this Mailinglist. Now, I want use a raid-system with ide harddisk, but I can't find a place to buy the Promise IDE Controller. Where can I get this Controller? Have you an address in Germany? I live in Germany. I don't know about Germany, but you might be able to persuade a UK supplier to ship to you. A couple that I have had good service from, who sell Promise cards are: SMC Direct, 253-257 Farnham Road, Slough, Berks. SL2 1HA Tel: 0800 597 5333 or 01753 550666, Fax: 01753 535175 Email: Through "Contact Us" page on web-site WWW: www.smcdirect.co.uk Simply Computers, 2/3 Forest Works, Forest Road, Walthamstow, London E17 6JF Tel: 0181 498 2100, Fax: 0870 727 4002 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: www.simply.co.uk Unfortunately, both offer on-line shopping, but neither offer delivery outside the UK by that method, so you will need to contact them directly to plead your case. Alternatively, you could contact Promise's European office at: Promise Technology Europe Unit 1.25 European Business Center Luchthavenweg 81 5657 EA Eindhoven, The Netherlands Tel: 31(0) 40-256 94 61 Fax: 31(0) 40-256 94 63 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Support: [EMAIL PROTECTED] They should be able to tell you how to get hold of their cards in Germany. Cheers, Bruno Prior [EMAIL PROTECTED]
