Re: install on softraid

2011-04-10 Thread irix
Try to use dd with dev/zero on wd0d and wd1d it was successed. But bioctl return same error invalid metadata format. 10.04.2011 04:30, Marco Peereboom P?P8QP5Q: There is some garbage in the location where softraid looks for metadata. I got recently inspired to look at this because it looks

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-10 Thread Ted Roby
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 4:20 AM, irix i...@ukr.net wrote: Try to use dd with dev/zero on wd0d and wd1d it was successed. But bioctl return same error invalid metadata format. Make sure you have enough devices. # cd dev # sh MAKEDEV sd1 # sh MAKEDEV sd2 # sh MAKEDEV sd3 Make sure you are

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-10 Thread irix
Thanks Ted. All works fine now. May I use softraid 0+1 (raid10) discipline ?

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-09 Thread Theo de Raadt
Do you planning to remake installer script to allow install system to software raid from it ? Not yet planned. It is more likely that DUID support will happen first.

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-09 Thread irix
Also I try to add wd0d and wd1d with same commad but system return me same error invalid metadata format. Why this error is happening ?

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-09 Thread Marco Peereboom
There is some garbage in the location where softraid looks for metadata. I got recently inspired to look at this because it looks like the force flag isn't always honored. For now do a couple of dd's from /dev/zero. On Sat, Apr 09, 2011 at 01:57:35PM +0300, irix wrote: Also I try to add wd0d

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-09 Thread Nick Holland
On 04/09/11 06:57, irix wrote: Also I try to add wd0d and wd1d with same commad but system return me same error invalid metadata format. Why this error is happening ? to elaborate on Marco's answer, before running bioctl, try: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rwd0d bs=1m count=1 dd if=/dev/zero

install on softraid

2011-04-08 Thread irix
Do you planning to remake installer script to allow install system to software raid from it ?

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-08 Thread Nick Holland
this time, to list! What a concept On 04/08/2011 06:15 AM, irix wrote: Do you planning to remake installer script to allow install system to software raid from it ? no. why? you can do that now. boot install kernel drop to shell configure softraid devices type install note that your

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-08 Thread Mindless Gr
PM Subject: Re: install on softraid this time, to list! What a concept On 04/08/2011 06:15 AM, irix wrote: Do you planning to remake installer script to allow install system to software raid from it ? no. why? you can do that now. boot install kernel drop to shell configure softraid

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-08 Thread Manuel Giraud
Mindless Gr nomindles...@yahoo.com writes: The last time i have done it i remember that was a little tricky from install to initialize second disk from the shell Dont remember how have done it though AFAICR, you have to cd to /dev/ and sh MAKEDEV the new devices. -- Manuel Giraud

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-08 Thread irix
When I try to build softraid0 during install with command bioctl -c 1 -l /dev/wd0a,/dev/wd1a softraid0 System return softraid0 invalid metadata format. How can I fix it ?

Re: install on softraid

2011-04-08 Thread Nick Holland
On 04/08/11 18:14, irix wrote: When I try to build softraid0 during install with command bioctl -c 1 -l /dev/wd0a,/dev/wd1a softraid0 System return softraid0 invalid metadata format. How can I fix it ? You can't softraid your boot partition. I rather suspect you are going to be booting from