Which version of systemimager are you using? Have you seen the documentation on the wiki about lvm+software raid (to see if at least your autoinstallscript.conf is correct)?
http://wiki.systemimager.org/index.php/SoftwareRaid#LVM_over_Software_RAID Regards, -Andrea notinh notien wrote: > Hi, all. I have spent 2 days trying to get this set up to work but still > failed. > > The first time, I did not use kernel and initrd.img from my golden client > and just use the default. My cloning client booted up and went until trying > to get IP from DHCP server the second time, however, it appeared to not able > to bring up my Intel ethernet cards (e1000). I think this stage already > passed pxe/syslinux and was in the systemimager starting stage. > > I then found out that I could use my golden client's kernel and initrd.img > so I replaced the default with these. My cloning client booted up and > continued up to partitioning the hard disks. My 2 hard disks were software > raid 1 + LVM SATA. For some reasons it appeared not to be able to load the > LVM dm-mod and related files, and at the command line, I did lsmod and all > of my hard wares' drivers were loaded (raid1, e1000, and etc) but no dm-mod. > I specifically compiled the vanilla kernel to have LVM as a module and I > actually looked into > /usr/share/systemimager/boot/x86_64/CentOS4.4_2core2cpu_2.0GHz/initrd.img > and found a directory my_modules to have dm-mod and dm-*. I really copy > this file to /tftpboot because I actually looked at the file in /tftpboot so > there is no way I forget to copy the files over /tftpboot. > > After compiling the kernel for like 10 times, I still failed to get it to > pass through the disk partitions and the latest error including failed to > locate/load /lib/modules/2.16.19/modules.dep and for some strange reasons > all my hard disks are SATA but while the cloning stopped b/c of errors, I > found out that it was trying to parted /dev/hda and /dev/hdb but my devices > are /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. > > I looked into /etc/systemimager/autoinstallscript.conf and the devices are > /dev/sda and /dev/sdb. > > Btw, my system does not have /etc/raidtab and uses /etc/mdadm. > > I went into machine's BIOS and make sure that I disable all PATA and only > enable SATA but it tried to part / perform disk partition on /dev/hda and > /dev/hdb with modules.dep not found where all the hard wares' drivers that > are used in my golden client are already loaded with I lsmod at the command > line on the cloning client. > > Please help as I am out of ideas and very frustrated for spending 2 days > without any results. > > Thank you very much. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Sisuite-users mailing list Sisuite-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/sisuite-users
