Re-check your kernel config, and change ur grub.conf to your root partion: /dev/ataraid/disc0/part3 not part1 acording to your fstab
>> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part1 /boot ext2 >> noauto,noatime >> 1 1 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part3 / ext3 noatime >> 1 1 RNuno -----Original Message----- From: MooktaKiNG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: quinta-feira, 5 de Junho de 2003 21:17 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Help with Promise RAID & Gentoo Well it loads the kernel and then at the end it says there's no ataraid/disc0/part1 and i should append it. But i'll try reinstalling again tonight. > Well my system is working :) > > cat /proc/pci > > ..... > > Bus 0, device 9, function 0: > RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20268R (rev 2). > IRQ 5. > Master Capable. Latency=64. Min Gnt=4.Max Lat=18. > I/O at 0xa400 [0xa407]. > I/O at 0xa800 [0xa803]. > I/O at 0xac00 [0xac07]. > I/O at 0xb000 [0xb003]. > I/O at 0xb400 [0xb40f]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xf6000000 [0xf600ffff]. > > Anyway i have 2.4.20-gentoo-r5 kernel and i compiled > with this options: > > ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support ---> > <*> ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support > IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices ---> > [*] PROMISE PDC202{46|62|65|67|68|69|70} support > [*] Special UDMA Feature > [*] Special FastTrak Feature > <*> Support for IDE Raid controllers (EXPERIMENTAL) > <*> Support Promise software RAID (Fasttrak(tm)) > (EXPERIMENTAL) > > So basicly i access my drives like if i used modeprobe pdcraid > on /dev/ataraid/disc0 (for the first array) ..disc1 for the second > array. > > What is the error that you are getting ? > > regards, > RNuno > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MooktaKiNG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: quinta-feira, 5 de Junho de 2003 20:51 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] Help with Promise RAID & Gentoo > > > Ricardo: > > I don't understand how you got it working with > root=/dev/ataraid/disc0/part2 > > i thought grub excepts d0p2. weird. > > Did you do anything special with the kernel? > > Are any options you need to compile in. I mean i think i compiled > the correct modules but, who knows. > > The weirdest thing is different people says different things. > >> hi, >> >> I have a PROMISE controler also and i got it to work with grub. >> here is my config. >> >> /etc/fstab >> >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part1 /boot ext3 >> noauto,noatime 1 1 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part2 / ext3 >> noatime >> 0 0 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part3 /usr ext3 >> noatime >> 0 0 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part5 /home ext3 >> noatime >> 0 0 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part6 none swap sw >> 0 0 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part7 /str0 ext3 >> noatime >> 0 0 >> >> >> /boot/grub/grub.conf >> >> default 0 >> timeout 30 >> splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz >> >> title=Gentoo Linux on RAID >> root (hd0,1) >> kernel (hd0,0)/boot/bzImage root=/dev/ataraid/disc0/part2 >> >> >> Hope it helps, lemme now if it worked for you >> >> RNuno >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: quinta-feira, 5 de Junho de 2003 18:57 >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Help with Promise RAID & Gentoo >> >> >> On Thu, Jun 05, 2003 at 06:54:36PM +0100, MooktaKiNG wrote: >> >>> OK. this is the most frustrating thing i've ever had with Gentoo. >>> >>> I can boot with the liveCD. I can load the produles, ataraid and >>> pdcraid. it does work. I install successfully. Then i install >>> Grub. >>> I follow the howto and do root=/dev/ataraid/d0p1 >>> My /boot is a seperate partition in hda1. >>> >>> But it just doesn't boot. >> >> I gave up using grub for this, and used (groan) lilo. My >> /etc/fstab >> looks like this: >> >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part1 /boot ext2 >> noauto,noatime >> 1 1 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part3 / ext3 noatime >> 1 1 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part2 none swap sw >> 0 0 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part5 /usr ext3 noatime >> 1 1 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part6 /var ext3 noatime >> 1 2 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part7 /usr/local ext3 noatime >> 1 >> 2 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part8 /opt ext3 noatime >> 1 2 >> /dev/ataraid/disc0/part9 /home ext3 noatime >> 1 2 >> >> And my /etc/lilo.conf looks like this: >> >> menu-scheme=Wb >> prompt >> timeout = 50 >> lba32 >> boot=/dev/ataraid/disc0/disc >> disk = /dev/ataraid/disc0/disc >> bios = 0x80 >> >> map = /boot/System.map >> delay = 50 >> vga = normal # Normal VGA console >> # End LILO global section >> # Linux bootable partition config begins >> image = /boot/vmlinuz >> root = /dev/ataraid/disc0/part3 >> append = "idebus=66, ide0=ata66" >> label = Gentoo >> read-only # read-only for checking >> >> image = /boot/vmlinuz.old >> root = /dev/ataraid/disc0/part3 >> label = Old.kernel >> read-only # read-only for checking >> >> I hope this helps. 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