Re: x86, linux26 not detecting RAID controller (but 2.4 kernel does)
--- Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl> wrote:
> On Friday 17 March 2006 18:03, John M. Gabriele wrote:
> > When I boot a Dell PowerEdge 2850 with the current Sarge install
> > CD, if I type "linux26" at the boot prompt, the installer won't
> > autodetect the RAID controller (Dell PERC 4e/Di). Funny thing
> > though; if I just hit Enter and boot the 2.4 kernel, the RAID
> > gets detected.
>
> Is that SATA? If so, please try an Etch Beta 2 CD instead [1].
> The Sarge 2.6 kernel had very limited support for SATA.
No. Sorry for lack of details. This is a hardware RAID SCSI setup.
I think the RAID/SCSI controller is embedded on the motherboard
(this is a Dell rackmount server -- a common high-end one aimed
at small businesses I think).
This machine has 6 SCSI drives in it. They make up 2 physical
arrays, each making up one logical drive.
> > BTW, the 'e' in 4e/Di indicates PCI Express x8, and the 'D' is
> > for dual-channel (dual channels to the SCSI chipset I think).
> >
> [snip]
>
> Cheers,
> FJP
>
> [1] http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
>
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