RE: [newbie] Help me please.............Software Raid on linux for Newies Instructions. 10 easy steps.
Frank, Thanks a lot. I will try to do like you said this afternoon. Tuan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Franki Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 2:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Help me please.Software Raid on linux for Newies Instructions. 10 easy steps. Hi, These instructions are brief, and 7.2 tested, but should work much the same way with 8 and 8.1. your question was about mirroring which is slightly slower then a single drive, but you will have data redundency (same info on two drives.) RAID0 -> splits data on to two drives for inproved performance. RAID1 -> Mirror data on more then one drive to create redundancy. (slower) RAID2 onwards, mixes mirroring and striping to give benefits of both in different mixes, usually needs 3 or more drives. I will concentraite on the first two RAID inplimentations. 1. Hook both your drives up. 2. Boot from MDK CDROM and select Expert install. 3. Choose Diskdrake when you get asked. 4. Create a 20MB partition of EXT2 on drive1, and point it to /boot. (boot is tiny and doesn't benefit from Raid.) 5. Find the area on disk one that you want to be the first Raid-0 array, and select "Add to Raid" It will be called md0 by default (md means multiple disk) you can then set what level of RAID you want. leave the chunksize of 64k. (its the size of strips accross the drives. 64k is a good default for large and small files.) 6. Select equal size partition on drive 2. and "Add to Raid" select md0 for target. 7. Do the same on both drives with the swap, (ie create equal swap partitions on each drive creating md1 for both.. 8. Click the RAID tab in diskdrake click on the RAID arrays free space (md0) and choose REISERFS, (or whatever FS you want.) then do the same for md1 except select linux Swap.. 9. Set the mount point for md0 to / (ie the root partition). I think the swap will be allocated automatically. 10 Install linux as per normal from that point, MDK should do the rest for you. Thats it, when finished you will have your linux box booting in software RAID, if you chose mirroring it will be a tiny bit slower then one drive (because its writing data twice), but if you chose striping it will be probably 10-60% faster then a single drive. Hope that helps someone, I have written that as generic as I can in the hope that it will help more then one person. rgds Frank Frank Hauptle Network Payment Solutions. To correct all M$ Windows problems, only one small command is necessary: format C: (then press y.) Bingo! Your windows computer is now secure, stable, and just as useful. For Perth Peoples: http://www.gshop.com.au For Australian e-business http://www.e-pay.net.au http://networkpaymentsolutions.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tuan Tran Sent: Sunday, 21 October 2001 12:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Help me please. Could anyone please show me how to setup IDE RAID 1. I have 2 60GB HD and want to setup RAID1 but I dont know how. Do I have to partition both HD exactly same siez(s)? If you can please show me how to setup via Webmin or other GUI. Thank you Tuan _ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
RE: [newbie] Help me please.............Software Raid on linux for Newies Instructions. 10 easy steps.
Hi, These instructions are brief, and 7.2 tested, but should work much the same way with 8 and 8.1. your question was about mirroring which is slightly slower then a single drive, but you will have data redundency (same info on two drives.) RAID0 -> splits data on to two drives for inproved performance. RAID1 -> Mirror data on more then one drive to create redundancy. (slower) RAID2 onwards, mixes mirroring and striping to give benefits of both in different mixes, usually needs 3 or more drives. I will concentraite on the first two RAID inplimentations. 1. Hook both your drives up. 2. Boot from MDK CDROM and select Expert install. 3. Choose Diskdrake when you get asked. 4. Create a 20MB partition of EXT2 on drive1, and point it to /boot. (boot is tiny and doesn't benefit from Raid.) 5. Find the area on disk one that you want to be the first Raid-0 array, and select "Add to Raid" It will be called md0 by default (md means multiple disk) you can then set what level of RAID you want. leave the chunksize of 64k. (its the size of strips accross the drives. 64k is a good default for large and small files.) 6. Select equal size partition on drive 2. and "Add to Raid" select md0 for target. 7. Do the same on both drives with the swap, (ie create equal swap partitions on each drive creating md1 for both.. 8. Click the RAID tab in diskdrake click on the RAID arrays free space (md0) and choose REISERFS, (or whatever FS you want.) then do the same for md1 except select linux Swap.. 9. Set the mount point for md0 to / (ie the root partition). I think the swap will be allocated automatically. 10 Install linux as per normal from that point, MDK should do the rest for you. Thats it, when finished you will have your linux box booting in software RAID, if you chose mirroring it will be a tiny bit slower then one drive (because its writing data twice), but if you chose striping it will be probably 10-60% faster then a single drive. Hope that helps someone, I have written that as generic as I can in the hope that it will help more then one person. rgds Frank Frank HauptleNetwork Payment Solutions. To correct all M$ Windows problems, only one small command is necessary:format C:(then press y.) Bingo! Your windows computer is now secure, stable, and just as useful.For Perth Peoples:http://www.gshop.com.auFor Australian e-businesshttp://www.e-pay.net.auhttp://networkpaymentsolutions.com -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tuan TranSent: Sunday, 21 October 2001 12:47 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [newbie] Help me please. Could anyone please show me how to setup IDE RAID 1. I have 2 60GB HD and want to setup RAID1 but I don’t know how. Do I have to partition both HD exactly same siez(s)? If you can please show me how to setup via Webmin or other GUI. Thank you Tuan
[newbie] Help me please.............
Could anyone please show me how to setup IDE RAID 1. I have 2 60GB HD and want to setup RAID1 but I don’t know how. Do I have to partition both HD exactly same siez(s)? If you can please show me how to setup via Webmin or other GUI. Thank you Tuan
[newbie] Help me please
I have a question: please a need know if is posible make aliases with users of another server ie: i have a user: in my server and user1 have a email account in latinmail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] y want make an aliases user1:[EMAIL PROTECTED] i edit /etc/aliases and put the next line: user1:[EMAIL PROTECTED] then i run newaliases but y can´t send the e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] help me please i have linux mandrake 6.1 in my server thanks begin:vcard n:Molina;Mario tel;pager:http://www.gratisweb.com/molina_mario tel;cell:09696969 tel;home:964371 963371 tel;work:504609 / 504661 / 504618 x-mozilla-html:FALSE org:Starnet Systems;Sistemas version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Ing. Mario Molina note:#icq: 54130209 adr;quoted-printable:;;12 de octubre 1942 y Cordero=0D=0AEdf World Trade Center=0D=0ATorre B=0D=0Aofc 809;Quito;Pichincha;1;Ecuador fn:Mario Molina end:vcard
Re: [newbie] help me please
Assuming you are using KDE do the following: - Clean up and delete any driver-related files you have right now in your home dir (except the tarball) - Click on the home directory icon on your taskbar - Right-click on the driver tarball file - Select Archiver - This will open Archiver. Click on the magnifying glass icon to extract. Don't change any of the defaults, and hit OK - The make files for the driver will now be in their own directory. - Open a terminal icon and change into the newly created directory - Type su to become root - type make install (or whatever you need for your type of card) That should do it. Have fun -Necro On Sat, 26 Feb 2000, you wrote: > Just installed mandrake 7 a few days ago running daul boot with w98. So far > I enjoy playing around with a NON microsoft op BUT I cant get my aureal > vortex2 sound card to 8( i downloaded the linux driver and un zipped it to > my home dir and followed the instructions. > >It says to change into the dir you have the files in as > the root and type " make install" for my type chipset but nothing happens > ..sniff sniff.. I am not a real hard core programmer but can follow > ddirections < i think> was hoping someone would save me some time and may my > wife from leaving me < sitting up all night with new toy> thanks > > John Dipolito > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - Original Message - > From: "Warren Doney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2000 5:35 AM > Subject: Re: [newbie] People who get LI at boot up rather than LILO BOOT: > > > > Sevatio Octavio wrote: > > > > > > I'm still a bit puzzle about this "LI" & freeze on bootup instead of > LILO BOOT. This is on a lin/win box dual boot using lilo... > > > > the "LI" thing is in the doc's IIRC "man lilo" "man lilo.conf(ig?) > > "/usr/doc/lilo" > > I've had it several times when I fscked a Kernel compile or Installed a > > new distro. > > Just boot off a floppy & rerun lilo (check etc/lilo.conf(ig)1st) > > > > -WBD > >
Re: [newbie] Help me please!
If your modem is a "Winmodem" then it cannot be configured to use with Linux. (not easily anyway). I also have an internal Winmodem and ended up going back to my external 33.6K modem. Generally if you consult the "HowTo" files here http://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/INDEX.html you should find the answers you require. - Original Message - From: "Pablo Lantigua" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 1:38 PM Subject: [newbie] Help me please! > hi, i need help , i have Mandrake 5.3 > my video card is SiS 6326 AGP, and this linux have problems with that video > card, i donwload xsis , but it dont work, how can i fix that? > > and how can i install my modem, how can i have configure isapnp.conf, to put > my modem on port com2, and the rigth irq? > > Please Help Me! > Thanks > bye > > --- > FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com > Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com > >
Re: [newbie] help me please(internet)
First, you must be certain...your modem is NOT a winmodem...or a PCI modemthen, make sure you have linux seeing it on the right port. try using all the com ports under linux...ie ttyS0,ttyS1, etc. also try /dev/modem at the top... what modem is it? On 21 Dec 99, at 3:11, Ernest N. Wilcox Jr. wrote: > On Sun, 19 Dec 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > | > | Can some please help me . l'v tried to connect to the internet > with Mandrake 6.5 | everything go,s well press connect and then it > happens "initializing program" (or something like that ) and then > nothing. and now l'm left with windoze lnter explorer.(great). > thanx. | | | G@vin | > -- | > > > Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > Content-Description: > > > The most dificult part of this responce is reading thru the HTML. I > use a text-only mail reader, and I'd appreciate it if you would turn > off the HTML when sending to this list, it'll save me a headache or > two. > > If you are using kppp to connect to the internet, you can click the > setup button , then the Modem tab, then the Query modem button to make > sure that you are accessing the modem. You should get a window > indicating the responces from your modem which will include the modem > name, firmware version, features, etc. You must also set up your modem > to dial your ISP - if you use AOL, there may be a problem, but I'm not > sure of that - and DNS info etc. If you do not get the previously > indicated information, you should make sure that kppp is trying to use > the ttys port (COM port) your modem is connected on. > > If you are using a winmodem (most PCI modems are Winmodems), sorry you > are out of luck - they do not work with Linux as far as I know. > > If you do not use KDE or the kppp utility, I can not be of much help > since I have been using kppp since I started using Mandrake - it's > just so easy to set up and I'm sooo lazy! > > HTH, > > Ernie > <==Kit==> ICQ#: 7110071 E-Mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] HomePage: http://members.xoom.com/kitgoins Personal Server: http://kompukit.myip.org <==Kit==>
Re: [newbie] help me please(internet)
On Sun, 19 Dec 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | | Can some please help me . l'v tried to connect to the internet with Mandrake 6.5 | everything go,s well press connect and then it happens "initializing program" (or something like that ) and then nothing. and now l'm left with windoze lnter explorer.(great). thanx. | | | G@vin | -- | Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: The most dificult part of this responce is reading thru the HTML. I use a text-only mail reader, and I'd appreciate it if you would turn off the HTML when sending to this list, it'll save me a headache or two. If you are using kppp to connect to the internet, you can click the setup button , then the Modem tab, then the Query modem button to make sure that you are accessing the modem. You should get a window indicating the responces from your modem which will include the modem name, firmware version, features, etc. You must also set up your modem to dial your ISP - if you use AOL, there may be a problem, but I'm not sure of that - and DNS info etc. If you do not get the previously indicated information, you should make sure that kppp is trying to use the ttys port (COM port) your modem is connected on. If you are using a winmodem (most PCI modems are Winmodems), sorry you are out of luck - they do not work with Linux as far as I know. If you do not use KDE or the kppp utility, I can not be of much help since I have been using kppp since I started using Mandrake - it's just so easy to set up and I'm sooo lazy! HTH, Ernie
Re: [[newbie] help me please(internet)]
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You're not giving us much info to go on. How are you trying to connect?
Using kppp, or some other modem connection device? Have you edited
/etc/resolv.conf ? You should add:
search
nameserver
nameserver
{yeah, your ISP shpuld provide you with 2 dns#'s}
HTH,
Mike
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Re: [newbie] help me please(internet)
Are you trying to connect to Freeserve. If so I'll send you my settings that I know will work. John the Nadger http://www.nadger.freeserve.co.uk On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, you wrote: > > Can some please help me . l'v tried to connect to the internet with Mandrake 6.5 > everything go,s well press connect and then it happens "initializing program" (or >something like that ) and then nothing. and now l'm left with windoze lnter >explorer.(great). thanx. > > > G@vin > -- > Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
[newbie] HELP ME PLEASE with Mandrake 6.0 and my Iomega Internal ATAPI Zip Drive
hello, i would like to know how to get my zip drive working on my system. here is a list of the things i have done: - installed Mandrake6 on a fresh pentium pro 200mhz, 72 mb RAM, creative labs infra 1800 cd-rom, soundblaster16 sound card, generic 33.6 modem from old compaq computer, ctx 1451es monitor, generic 3 button serial mouse, at keyboard with ps/2 adapter, fic6010 motherboard, iomega internal atapi zip drive 100mb, 2.0gig samsung hard drive - during the install i was able to see the kernel detect my zip drive as "hdb": it is a slave to my hard drive - i tried to find the drive in the kde device manager (i am not sure what it is called, i just know that i could mount and unmount different drives and file systems through mount and unmount buttons) that shows which drives are mounted: did not see "hdb" or any other similar device (i was also looking for sdb possibly on account of some vague information gathered from various internet sites, deja.com, ldp, etc.) - i tried recompiling my kernel as instructed in the linux documentation project's HOWTO on the zip drive - i also followed the external link to the linuxgazette tip offered in the HOWTO: this tip said to recompile the kernel with scsi support rather than with the ide-atapi-floppy support (i did this using "make xconfig" "make dep" "make clean" "make zImage" "make modules" "make modules_install" "make zlilo") - after rebooting, i still saw the "hdb" recognized as the internal zip drive, but no scsi device detection as the tip suggested - i have recompiled the kernel about 10 times now trying to find the correct options for the detection of the drive as a scsi device that i can mount and eject disks from (the linuxgazzette tip suggested doing it this way so that one could use some "eject" utility that would keep one from damaging the drive due to improper unmounting) - i have nothing important on the system as yet, and am willing to reinstall if there is a way to do things from the installation - i have not made a mount point yet due to the fact that i couldn't find the drive anywhere i will not be upset if i am told that the fix is relatively easy, i would just like to use the programs i downloaded onto the disks i have. many thanx, michael
