ais wrote:
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> I'm trying to set up a Raid 1 configuration on my linux box, and I
> always get the same error, whatever the kernel I'm using.
> I first tried with a Mandrake 6.1 (kernel 2.2.13-15 updated to some
> version > 2.2.13-22), then with a Mandrake 7 (kernel 2.2.14).
>
> My configuration is : PII 450, 128Mo ram, SCSI equiped, 2 IBM disks
> (8Go each), 2 network adapters and an Ultra wide SCSI Adaptec card.
>
> I use raidtools 0-90 (actually mandrake rpm :
> raidtools-0.90-7mdk.rpm).
> I read Jakob Ostergaard latest Software-raid howto, but it doesn't
> mention anything about that kind of error.
> The 2.2.14 kernel has been updated using Ingo's raid patch, but
> nothing works.
> Both disks have been re-formated during install before I run mkraid.
>
> When I try mkraid -f /dev/md0, I get a message explaining how
> dangerous it can be to use the -force option, but nothing is active
> (/proc/mdstat).
>
> If I do mkraid --really-force /dev/md0, I get :
> "mkraid aborted, see the syslog and /proc/mdstat for potential clues"
>
> Any idea of what is happening ? What am I doing wrong ?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Philippe Vaudron
>
Had the same problems first with suse6.3 and Kernel 2.2.13. Finally I
downloaded 2.2.14 and (this seems to be the clue) a patch for 2.2.14 to
make the raid tools work. After applying the patch from
http://people.redhat.com/mingo/raid-patches/raid-2.2.14-B1 and
recompiling the kernel everything worked fine. I did not have to
recompile the raidtools themselves.
Rainer
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