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- To: "Adam Di Carlo" <adam@onshore.com>
- Subject: Re: Bug#79890: Package boot-floppies fails to install om Compaq Smart Raid
- From: "Magnus Pettersson" <magnus@easyliving.com>
- Date: Sun, 31 Dec 2000 15:39:45 +0100
- Message-id: <000801c07337$85242d30$020aa8c0@nightmare>
- References: <001201c068d0$d10277a0$020aa8c0@nightmare> <oa8zoxg0o5.fsf@arroz.fake>
> > Package: boot-floppies
> > Version: 2.2.17 (potato2.2-2)
> >
> > I tried to install Potato 2.2R2 on a Compaq 6400 server with 2 Compaw
Smart
> > Raid controllers, one integrated (221) and one externel (4200).
> >
> > Problem:
> > History:On potato2.2R0 the installation broke when adding a second
> > controller, and the system was only able to install on one of the
> > controllers. (this of course using the 2nd CD with the 'compact' kernel.
> > since CD1 doesn't recognize the Compaq SMART arraycontroller (as it
> > should)).
> > However on Potato 2.2R2 it breaks completely, Finding all SMART
controllers,
> > but failing to create ANY dev files for them (/dev/ida/cXd0...), and of
> > course therefor not being able to install on any drive.
> >
> > Solution:
> > I believe the error lies in the number of /dev-files the system is able
to
> > create during installation (due to limits of the ramdisk?), since I was
able
> > to custom-build a potato2.2R2 CD from my local mirror editing rescue.sh
> > (boot-floppies) and change the code, so that MAKEDEV did not create all
of
> > the /dev-files it normally does (I made it only create the /dev-files I
> > needed to install). When I booted that custom-made CD, all /dev-files
for
> > both of the SMART controllers was created, and I was able to install on
both
> > SMART arraycontrollers.
>
> Exactly which files in /dev are not there that should be there?
there are NO /dev/ida/*-files at all, ( I think there was no /dev/ida
directory either, but I am not sure)
(there may be other files missing as well)
>
> On i386, I'm pretty sure, adding some more files in /dev is not a big
> problem, but we do try to keep it under control.
The only thing I changed in the boot-floppies package was that I minimised
the creation of /dev-files (there are a huge number of /dev-files created
default.)
That points towards that there may be a space-issue when installing.
>
> > Note:
> > When making the changes to rescue.sh,
>
> Um, wouldn't it be a patch to rootdisk.sh ?
>
I believe I changed both rootdisk.sh and resue.sh, not sure wich of them
making the /dev-files for the installprogram.
> > fixes that CRITICAL bug, there is a
> > minor bug also, when under the installation, you are asked to 'make
linux
> > bootable direct from hard-disk':
>
> > Problem2:
>
> FYI, it's better to keep it to one problem per bug report.
Got you :)
>
> > I had installed my system with root on /dev/ida/c1d0p1 and wanted to
install
> > an MBR on /dev/ida/c1d0 and the installation only allowed me to install
the
> > MBR on /dev/ida/c0d0 OR /dev/ida/c1d0p1, both of course wrong.
>
> Ouch. This is another bug in libfdisk I think. I'm not really
> skilled to fix this. Can anyone try to fix it and send a patch to
> this bug report ?
>
>
Regards
Magnus Pettersson
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