First, when you start with loading the modules: # insmod ataraid Then take one of those two: # insmod pdcraid (Promise Raid Controller) # insmod hptraid (Highpoint Raid Controller) Then you will have the partitions like this: /dev/ataraid/discX/partY X is the arrays you have made, so if you only have made 1 array, then it will be disc0 . Y is the partitionnumber like in /dev/hdaY , so I won
First, when you start with loading the modules: # insmod ataraid Then take one of those two: # insmod pdcraid (Promise Raid Controller) # insmod hptraid (Highpoint Raid Controller) Then you will have the partitions like this: /dev/ataraid/discX/partY X is the arrays you have made, so if you only have made 1 array, then it will be disc0 . Y is the partitionnumber like in /dev/hdaY , so I wont explain this, as it is explained very well in the installation instructions. When choosing kernel-options: (for Highpoint Raid Controllers) Select hpt366 chipset support, support for IDE Raid controllers and Highpoint 370 software RAID (for Promise Raid Controllers) Select PROMISE PDC202{46|62|65|67|68|69|70} support, support for IDE Raid controllers and Support Promise software RAID (Fasttrak(tm)) Then you come to the grub thing, DONT try to run the root and setup commands (They will fail) Create the /boot/grub/menu.lst , and use these commands in the file like you normally would, BUT this line shall be like this: kernel /boot/bzImage root=/dev/ataraid/discX/partY then save the file, and exit to the prompt again. We need to make a Grub bootdisk, since we then have the discs as they are, before the BIOS starts interrupting us. Insert an empty floppy disc, and type these two command: dd if=(Path_to_stages)/stage1 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 count=1 dd if=(Path_to_stages)/stage2 of=/dev/fd0 bs=512 seek=1 (Somebody correct the path for me) Now reboot, and boot from the floppydisc, now run grub, and run the commands like you normally would do: root (hd0,0) setup (hd0) quit Then reboot, and you should that should be done :-)
*** Bug 7125 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Bjarke, can you put this into XML format, please?
Sorry, don't know how to do that. But tell me how, and i'll do it.
Created attachment 3847 [details, diff] put the text into the install gide I don't have hardware raid, and cannot be sure that everything is correct...please have someone with hardware raid test it out
I will try and find someone that can test this Eric ;-) If it is tested and turns up all well, then I will add it to the main install doc. //ZhEN
Well, I have hardware RAID, so I have testet it on my own system, and it works. (The GRUB part took several hours to figure out).
Alright, I will CVS it, but I want to make sure this works. Anyone else testing? //ZhEN
CVS a guide???
Yeah, I commit it to CVS, then it gets added to the website ;-) //ZhEN
ok ;-)
Where in the CVS Repository have you placed it?
Its in the gentoo-src tree I believe. Look under gentoo-web/xml/doc/en. //ZhEN
Alright, I fixed some bugs in this, and commited the updated install guide. Good work guys, keep it coming. I am going to leave this bug open so that more fixes etc.. can be posted ;-) //ZhEN
good, have you tested it too? It works on my computer, but maybe I have forgot something in it.
Does the commands you use to make the grub bootdisk work? I could only get the dd command to do the trick.
Closing this, the guide is added.
Please give the location where this guide can be found. I haven't seen it here: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/list.xml?desc=1 thx
