Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-02-10 Thread Charles Nadeau
All, I finally found the problem: Xubuntu install irqbalance by default (Gentoo doesn't) which cause problem to my Gigabyte motherboard. Un-installing it brought my system back to its pre-Xubuntu stability. Thanks to all who answered my message! Charles On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 9:56 PM, Charles N

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-01-20 Thread Charles Nadeau
>> What kind of interface are the discs connected to? Is it some kind of > >> hardware raid card? > >> > >> ----- Original Message - > >> From: "Brenda J. Butler" > >> To: "Charles Nadeau" > >> Cc: linux@lists.oclug

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-01-20 Thread Charles Nadeau
Brenda, After poking around and Googling, I *think* the problem is due to the way the Ubuntu shuts down the RAID array ( http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/disk-might-not-be-spun-down-properly-update-shutdown-utility-583307/#post2926448). I am trying various ideas and will report to

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-01-20 Thread  
appologies for the double post. that's the last time I'll use an experimental muttrc to send an email to the list or anyone else. -phil ___ Linux mailing list Linux@lists.oclug.on.ca http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-01-19 Thread Prof. John C Nash
t kind of interface are the discs connected to? Is it some kind of >> hardware raid card? >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Brenda J. Butler" >> To: "Charles Nadeau" >> Cc: linux@lists.oclug.on.ca >> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 201

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-01-19 Thread Charles Nadeau
t: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 10:00:59 PM > Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives > > > Strange that the udev rules aren't working ... > > One approach is to debug that. Make sure no statements are causing > the udev rules you show below to b

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-01-18 Thread Stephen Gregory
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 05:50:58PM -0500, Charles Nadeau wrote: > > Since then, everytime the computer reboot,s the order of the drives changes > making the use of my RAID array very difficult. I didn't think that the software raid code cares what the drive names are. The array will be assembled

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-01-18 Thread Jeffrey Monncrieff
What kind of interface are the discs connected to? Is it some kind of hardware raid card? - Original Message - From: "Brenda J. Butler" To: "Charles Nadeau" Cc: linux@lists.oclug.on.ca Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 10:00:59 PM Subject: Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem wit

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-01-18 Thread Brenda J. Butler
Strange that the udev rules aren't working ... One approach is to debug that. Make sure no statements are causing the udev rules you show below to be skipped, and/or move them earlier in the sequence of udev rules (to help with finding what's causing them to be skipped - if that is what's happen

[OCLUG-Tech] Problem with the changing order of drives

2011-01-18 Thread Charles Nadeau
Hi, I had to reinstall linux over the week-end and made the switch from Gentoo to Xubuntu 10.10. Since then, everytime the computer reboot,s the order of the drives changes making the use of my RAID array very difficult. I tried writing udev rules but they are not followed on boot. charles@ottawa