RE: promise controller
Hello,
Well with any ataraid that uses /dev/ataraid the controller is
/dev/ataraid/dN where N is a number. The partitions are
/dev/ataraid/dNpX where X is also a number.
I.e. first channel first partition is d0p1
Ed
=> -----Original Message-----
=> From: David Murphy [mailto:david@firechaser.com]
=> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:50 AM
=> To: blacknet@simplyaquatics.com
=> Cc: debian-boot@lists.debian.org
=> Subject: Re: promise controller
=>
=> How did you name the hardrive when you used fdisk? I've tried using
fdisk
=> on
=> /dev/ataraid/hd0 and also /dev/hda .. /hdd etc without luck.
=> Rgds, David
=>
=> ----- Original Message -----
=> From: "Ed Street" <blacknet@simplyaquatics.com>
=> To: "'David Murphy'" <david@firechaser.com>; "'Eduard Bloch'"
=> <edi@gmx.de>
=> Cc: <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
=> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 2:20 PM
=> Subject: RE: promise controller
=>
=>
=> > Hello,
=> >
=> > I had this exact same problem under woody with a hardware promise
card.
=> > My solution was to switch to the alt console (alt-f2) and manually
=> > partition the disk and create the filesystem. Once this is done
and
=> you
=> > rerun the install scripts it will see the partition correctly.
=> >
=> > Ed
=> >
=> > => -----Original Message-----
=> > => From: David Murphy [mailto:david@firechaser.com]
=> > => Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 5:40 AM
=> > => To: Eduard Bloch
=> > => Cc: debian-boot@lists.debian.org
=> > => Subject: Re: promise controller
=> > =>
=> > => It' a Promise PDC20267 onboard ide raid (on a Tyan 200) and is
setup
=> > as
=> > => RAID
=> > => 1 with 2 x 40Gb IDE HDs.
=> > =>
=> > => The installer fails as it cannot find the harddrive(s) when
trying
=> to
=> > => partition / initialise, so the installation process cannot
proceed.
=> > =>
=> > => As far as I am aware the slackware 8.1 kernel is a standard
2.4.18 -
=> > I've
=> > => looked at the config file and it seems that the same Promise
drivers
=> > are
=> > => selected for slackware as they are for the bf2.4
=> > =>
=> > => Regards, David
=> > =>
=> > =>
=> > =>
=> > => ----- Original Message -----
=> > => From: "Eduard Bloch" <edi@gmx.de>
=> > => To: "David Murphy" <david@firechaser.com>
=> > => Cc: <debian-boot@lists.debian.org>
=> > => Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 5:42 PM
=> > => Subject: Re: promise controller
=> > =>
=> > =>
=> > => > #include <hallo.h>
=> > => > David Murphy wrote on Tue Jul 09, 2002 um 05:29:24PM:
=> > => > > I've read jut about everything I can on trying to get debian
=> > woody to
=> > => > > install on a promise controller but the install still fails.
=> > => >
=> > => > How?
=> > => >
=> > => > > I'm using bf2.4 netinst images but the installer still
fails to
=> > => detect
=> > => a
=> > => > > hard drive.
=> > => >
=> > => > Which harddrive?
=> > => >
=> > => > > An 8.1 slackware installation runs fine so I know it's not a
=> > hardware
=> > => > > problem.
=> > => >
=> > => > How did they patch their kernel?
=> > => >
=> > => > > Perhaps one of the promise drivers is not selected in the
bf2.4
=> > => kernel?
=> > => >
=> > => > Which Promise? There is dozen of models, which is yours?
=> > => >
=> > => > Gruss/Regards,
=> > => > Eduard.
=> > => > --
=> > => > StevenK>And the whole "ARGH! What kind of drugs was I on when
I
=> > coded
=> > => *that*!?"
=> > => > moshez> aj: wow, quality alcohol
=> > => > BlindMan> moshez: he needs quality alc for quality code ;)
=> > => >
=> > =>
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