Bug#507653: installation-reports: partitioner shows warning: 'The kernel was unable to re-read the partition table on /dev/md0'
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: flash
Image version: http://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-armel/current/images/iop32x/netboot/n2100.bin
Date: 20 Nov 2008
Machine: Thecus n2100
Partitions:
thecus-spare:~# df -Tl
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/md0 ext3 239888864 765208 226937960 1% /
tmpfs tmpfs 63504 0 63504 0% /lib/init/rw
udev tmpfs 10240 76 10164 1% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 63504 0 63504 0% /dev/shm
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [E]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]
Comments/Problems:
This warning appears after setting up a RAID1 install (2 250GB HDDs,
each partitioned into 1 0.5GB partition and 1 249.5GB partition. The 2
0.5s combined in a RAID1
array used as swap, the other 2 partitions combined in a RAID1 array
used as ext3 mounted as /):
┌──────────────────────────────────────────┤ [!] Partition disks
├────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Warning!
│
│ The kernel was unable to re-read the partition table on /dev/md0
(Invalid argument). │
│ This means Linux won't know anything about the modifications you
made until │
│ you reboot. You should reboot your computer before doing anything
with /dev/md0. │
│
│
│ <Go Back>
<Continue> │
│
│
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
<Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
and ideas you had during the initial install.>
The install seems to proceed with no sign of a problem from that point on.
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