Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-06 Thread Kai Schaetzl
aurfal...@gmail.com wrote on Wed, 5 Jan 2011 18:55:14 -0800: linux text smenodmraid This a parameter unknown to Google. Did you make it up, or where did you get it from? Although I've a feeling that just installing in text mode rather than GUI would have been enough. me, too ;-) At

Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-06 Thread aurfalien
On Jan 6, 2011, at 10:31 AM, Kai Schaetzl wrote: aurfal...@gmail.com wrote on Wed, 5 Jan 2011 18:55:14 -0800: linux text smenodmraid This a parameter unknown to Google. Did you make it up, or where did you get it from? Well, I wished I would have made it up as we all ride on the coat

Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-06 Thread Matt
Hi all, Installing 5.5 on a fresh system having an Intel RAID. My 2 drives are configured as a mirror within the Intel BIOS. When starting my install, Anaconda throws an exception. After a brief goog, I see one possible fix is - at the install prompt, type; linux text nodmraid This

Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-06 Thread aurfalien
You are much better off disabling the fake raid in bios and just using software raid: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/SoftwareRAIDonCentOS5 http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/Deployment_Guide-en-US/s1-raid-config.html Or Google: centos 5 software raid. Thanks Matt. I have done sw raid on

Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-06 Thread Gene Brandt
Thanks for that bit of advice. I've never been able to recover from hardware raid on any Intel system. The software raid is simple to configure and it works! -- Thanks, Gene Brandt SCSA 8625 Carriage Road River Ridge, LA 70123 home 504-737-4295 cell 504-452-3250 Family Web Page | My Web

Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-06 Thread John R Pierce
On 01/06/11 11:11 AM, Gene Brandt wrote: Thanks for that bit of advice. I've never been able to recover from hardware raid on any Intel system. The software raid is simple to configure and it works! its not actually hardware raid. when you set the 'raid mode' in the BIOS, at power up it

Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-06 Thread aurfalien
On 01/06/11 11:11 AM, Gene Brandt wrote: Thanks for that bit of advice. I've never been able to recover from hardware raid on any Intel system. The software raid is simple to configure and it works! its not actually hardware raid. when you set the 'raid mode' in the BIOS, at power up it

Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-06 Thread Gene Brandt
Great information to know. That sounds like a very nasty situation. -- Thanks, Gene Brandt SCSA 8625 Carriage Road River Ridge, LA 70123 home 504-737-4295 cell 504-452-3250 Family Web Page | My Web Page | LinkedIn | Facebook | Resumebucket On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 12:40 -0800, John R

[CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-05 Thread aurfalien
Hi all, Installing 5.5 on a fresh system having an Intel RAID. My 2 drives are configured as a mirror within the Intel BIOS. When starting my install, Anaconda throws an exception. After a brief goog, I see one possible fix is - at the install prompt, type; linux text nodmraid This is fine

Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-05 Thread Nico Kadel-Garcia
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:36 PM, aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Installing 5.5 on a fresh system having an Intel RAID. My 2 drives are configured as a mirror within the Intel BIOS. Intel RAID covers a lot of sins. Some RAID cards rely on OS software to do much of the RAID: they're jokes,

Re: [CentOS] centos 5.5 install + intel raid

2011-01-05 Thread aurfalien
On Jan 5, 2011, at 6:09 PM, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote: On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:36 PM, aurfal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Installing 5.5 on a fresh system having an Intel RAID. My 2 drives are configured as a mirror within the Intel BIOS. Intel RAID covers a lot of sins. Yes, I like

Re: [CentOS] 5.5 install

2010-05-19 Thread Nicolas Thierry-Mieg
Digimer wrote: On 10-05-18 08:51 PM, Thomas Dukes wrote: Just installed from scratch 5.5 Weird, eth0 is now eth1 and eth1 is eth0. Don't even know how I'm sending this message as the the CentOS machine can't connect to the internet and this windoze box uses the Centos box as a gateway.

Re: [CentOS] 5.5 install

2010-05-19 Thread Digimer
On 10-05-19 07:10 AM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote: Digimer wrote: On 10-05-18 08:51 PM, Thomas Dukes wrote: Just installed from scratch 5.5 Weird, eth0 is now eth1 and eth1 is eth0. Don't even know how I'm sending this message as the the CentOS machine can't connect to the internet and this

Re: [CentOS] 5.5 install

2010-05-19 Thread tdukes
Digimer li...@alteeve.com wrote: On 10-05-19 07:10 AM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote: Digimer wrote: On 10-05-18 08:51 PM, Thomas Dukes wrote: Just installed from scratch 5.5 Weird, eth0 is now eth1 and eth1 is eth0. Don't even know how I'm sending this message as the the CentOS

Re: [CentOS] 5.5 install

2010-05-19 Thread Les Mikesell
On 5/19/2010 8:25 AM, tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: Weird, eth0 is now eth1 and eth1 is eth0. Don't even know how I'm sending this message as the the CentOS machine can't connect to the internet and this windoze box uses the Centos box as a gateway. I've had to swap out the ethX mapping enough

Re: [CentOS] 5.5 install

2010-05-19 Thread Digimer
On 10-05-19 07:10 AM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote: Digimer wrote: On 10-05-18 08:51 PM, Thomas Dukes wrote: Just installed from scratch 5.5 Weird, eth0 is now eth1 and eth1 is eth0. Don't even know how I'm sending this message as the the CentOS machine can't connect to the internet and this

Re: [CentOS] 5.5 install

2010-05-19 Thread Digimer
On 10-05-19 10:33 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: On 5/19/2010 8:25 AM, tdu...@sc.rr.com wrote: Weird, eth0 is now eth1 and eth1 is eth0. Don't even know how I'm sending this message as the the CentOS machine can't connect to the internet and this windoze box uses the Centos box as a gateway. I've

[CentOS] 5.5 install

2010-05-18 Thread Thomas Dukes
Just installed from scratch 5.5 Weird, eth0 is now eth1 and eth1 is eth0. Don't even know how I'm sending this message as the the CentOS machine can't connect to the internet and this windoze box uses the Centos box as a gateway. ___ CentOS mailing

Re: [CentOS] 5.5 install

2010-05-18 Thread Digimer
On 10-05-18 08:51 PM, Thomas Dukes wrote: Just installed from scratch 5.5 Weird, eth0 is now eth1 and eth1 is eth0. Don't even know how I'm sending this message as the the CentOS machine can't connect to the internet and this windoze box uses the Centos box as a gateway. I've had to swap out