Re: trouble installing RAID and LVM.
On Monday 13 February 2006 20:29, hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 04:24:44AM +0000, Peter Colton wrote:
> > On Saturday 11 February 2006 14:09, hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> > > While installing debian-testing-amd64-netinst (downloaded 2006 02 03)
> > > When I got to the point where I get to select "configure software RAID"
> > > I am told,
> > > [!!] pARTITION DISKS
> > > Before RAID can be configured, the changes have to be written
> > > .....
> > > The partition table is the following devices are changed
> > > RAID device #0
> > > Write the changes to the storage devices and configure RAID?
> > >
> > > I choose Yes, and am told,
> > >
> > > The kernel was unable to re-read the partition table on /dev/md/0
> > > (Invalid argument). This means Linux won't know anything about the
> > > modifications you made unito you reboot. You chould reboot your
> > > computer before doing anything with /dev/md/0
> > >
> > > Well, rebooting restarts the install, which just gets me to the same
> > > point. It does seem to recognise my RAID, by the way. That had been
> > > set up ages ago. It just doesn't seem to get past the above issues.
> > >
> > > If I ignore the lamentations and continue anyway, can't get
> > > any further. My next step is to configure LVM on that RAID drive.
> > > I can't get anywhere with that. I have an existing LVM partition
> > > (111G) on the RAID drive from an earlier practice intall, and I want it
> > > deleted. But it refuses to do that.
> > >
> > > Somehow I suspect it is mishandling the RAID in some subtle way, and
> > > possibly finding LVM information on the constituent partitions instead
> > > of on the proper RAID device. But I could be wrong.
> > >
> > > It's conceivable that this problem is AMD64 specific, but nothing I've
> > > seen so far suggests that -- otherwise I'd have posted this to an AMD
> > > mailing list.
> > >
> > > -- hendrik
> >
> > Hello hendrik,
> >
> > The link below should be of help to you. Its a howto for setting up
> > mirror raid 0 but its how you start the install with the sarge installer
> > that should be of intrest to you.
> >
> > http://nepotismia.com/debian/raidinstall/part1.html
> >
> > Start the install with the expert26 option and then pick the md module
> > for the a raid enabled kernel.
>
> I'll have to do it again with the printouts of that page beside ne to make
> sure, but to the best of my memory, I did install etch in expert mode, and
> I did ask for the md installer component. I also asked for the lvm
> component.
>
> -- hendrik
>
> > Regards
> >
> > peter colton
Hello hendrik,
I think you will need to install the lvmcfg module at the start of a expert
install and I would say allso the md module. It the raid 1 method that I am
use to, not lvm.
Regards
peter colton
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