Hi,
On Mon, 28.05.2007 at 22:51:42 +0200, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sunday 27 May 2007 19:11, Toni Mueller wrote:
> > using the official i386 installer CD #1 in expert mode, I am unable to
> I guess you mean the official Etch installer?
yes.
> > create RAID devices using the menues. When I'm in the partitioner, I
> > create identical "physical RAID volume" layouts for my (two SATA)
> > disks, recognized as sd2 and sd3, then go to "Configure Software RAID",
>
> sd2 and sd3? Sounds very unlikely as disks are named sda, sdb, sdc, etc.
Yes. I confused the SCSI channels with the disk names. The disk names
are sda and sdb, and the channels are SCSI2 and SCSI3. Sorry...
> Please provide:
> - the output of 'fdisk -l' for both disks just _after_ the point where you
> select "configure software RAID" and have confirmed that you want to
> write pending changes to the partition table
~ # fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 36 289138+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda2 37 30401 243906862+ fd Linux raid autodetect
Disk /dev/sdb: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 36 289138+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2 37 30401 243906862+ fd Linux raid autodetect
> - a verbose description of the dialogs you see after choosing "configure
> software RAID" and the choices you make c.q. values you enter
I start out like this:
In the partitioner, I chose "Manual". I now skip the part that gets
me the disk layout like shown above with fdisk -l, and start with an
"ASCII screen shot":
[ some blurb ]
Configure software RAID
Guided partitioning
Help on partitioning
SCSI2 (0,0,0) (sda) - 250.1 GB ATA ST3250620NS
> #1 primary 296.1 MB B K raid
> #2 primary 249.8 GB K raid
SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sdb) - 250.1 GB ATA ST3250620NS
> #1 primary 296.1 MB B K raid
> #2 primary 249.8 GB K raid
Undo changes to partitions
Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
I chose the first option: "Configure software RAID". The next dialogue
shows this text and asks for a decision: "yes, no, go back":
When RAID is configured, no additional changes to the partitions in the disks
containing physical volumes are allowed. Please convince yourself that you are
satisfied with the current partitioning scheme in these disks. Keep current
partition layout and configure RAID?
I answer with "yes". Then, a menu with the following alternatives pops up:
Create MD device
Delete MD device
Finish
I chose "Create MD device". The next screen asks me for a disk type I want:
Please choose the type of the multidisk device to be created.
Multidisk device type:
RAID0
RAID1
RAID5
Cancel
I choose "RAID1" and get the following dialogue:
No RAID partitions available
No unused partitions of the type "Linux RAID Autodetect" are available. Please
create such a partition, or delete an already used multidisk device to free its
partitions.
If you have such partitions, they might contain actual file systems, and are
therefore not available for use by this configuration utility.
At this point, I have two options: "Go Back", or "Continue". I hit
"Continue", and arrive at the menu where it says "Create MD device",
"Delete MD device", "Finish"...
The partitions should empty, as the disks are brand-new. I tried to
re-partition the disks to destroy any possibly existant formatting,
but to no avail.
Anything else I should try?
Best,
--Toni++
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