Re: 3ware raid - custom rescue floppy?

2001-05-02 Thread aphro
i thought that the debian rescue disk didnt include support course i havent tested this yet. and no the systems have no cdrom. and yes i do not like the idea of having the OS on the raid controller. thanks for the info, tomorrow i should recieve the floppy cable that the company forgot to

Re: 3ware raid - custom rescue floppy?

2001-05-02 Thread aphro
i thought that the debian rescue disk didnt include support course i havent tested this yet. and no the systems have no cdrom. and yes i do not like the idea of having the OS on the raid controller. boot speeds do not concern me, i reboot my systems once every 6-7 months at most so..5 minutes to

Re: 3ware raid - custom rescue floppy?

2001-05-02 Thread aphro
well i guess i don't have to worry about it. the servers were so defective that im just shippin em back. gonna get the right stuff this time, no more OS on a raid array. nate i thought that the debian rescue disk didnt include support course i havent tested this yet. and no the systems

3ware raid - custom rescue floppy?

2001-05-01 Thread aphro
hi i recieved 3 new systems today ..i was unaware of their (lack) of design until i opened the case. they are 1U IDE raid systems from some company called 'pogolinux'. the problem is there is 4 drives, and ALL of them are on the raid controller(3ware). since i am not gonna be using redhat on

Re: 3ware raid - custom rescue floppy?

2001-05-01 Thread Shawn Yarbrough
Why are you trying to rebuild your rescue floppy? The Linux kernel already includes excellent 3Ware drivers so IIANM your rescue floppy should already be able to access the RAID array. If you are using such an old version of Debian that it predates the 3Ware products... you might want to