RE: Adaptec 2410SA RAID 1 with latest Debian Installer
Just an update on this thread for the archives...
It appears that the problem is nothing to do with the Debian Installer
or BIOS etc.
The problem appears to be that after I configured the RAID 1 array in
the Adaptec BIOS, it was building and verifying in the background.
Even though the Adaptec BIOS states that the drive will be available,
but with degraded performance, apparently this is not really the case.
This morning, I waited until the array had finished rebuilding, and then
the drive appears first go with the Debian Installer, in fact I'm about
to partition it and continue with the install.
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Peter Cole
Network Administration
Datacare Pty Ltd
Helpdesk: (07) 3373 1111
Fax: (07) 3373 1199
Email: helpdesk@data-care.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Cole
Sent: Friday, 3 December 2004 7:42 AM
To: debian-testing@lists.debian.org
Subject: RE: Adaptec 2410SA RAID 1 with latest Debian Installer
Ok, so far I can't find a single reference to any options I can pass to
the aacraid module from the boot prompt or when loading the module.
This morning, I got rid of the hardware RAID array to see if the
installer would pick up two individual hard drives, but it still cannot
find any.
I did notice, however, that when the RAID 1 is configured, even though
it says no partionable media found, it does report the existance of
/dev/sda with a size of about 160GB, which is correct, so it's sort of
recognising the drivers...
Any further tips at all?
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Peter Cole
Network Administration
Datacare Pty Ltd
Helpdesk: (07) 3373 1111
Fax: (07) 3373 1199
Email: helpdesk@data-care.com.au
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Pinkerton [mailto:linuxbrasil@superig.com.br]
Sent: Thursday, 2 December 2004 7:59 PM
To: Peter Cole
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2410SA RAID 1 with latest Debian Installer
Peter,
I seem to remember using something like "sw,pri=1" at the installer boot
prompt for raid install. ( not sure about it though).
Have you tried to pre-partition using fdisk?
I'll check my notes meanwhile. Good Luck.
Philip
Peter Cole wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I'm trying to build a test server here which is a HP Proliant ML310
>with an Adaptec 2410SA SATA RAID controller.
>
>It has 2 160GB drives in a RAID 1 mirror.
>
>I have just updated the firmware on the card to the latest available
>from Adaptec (7244), but I still cannot install Sarge on it.
>
>The aacraid module is loaded successfully, and the Adaptec 2410SA
>controller appears in /proc/scsi/scsi.
>
>However, at the partitioning stage, it reports "No partitionable media
>found".
>
>Any pointers on this at all?
>
>I've done a lot of Google searching, but everything ends up talking
>about kernels prior to 2.6.8 or other cards besides this one.
>
>Any help greatly appreciated as I'm trying to implement a Debian file
>server here at work, and this is the platform we plan to use.
>
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>
>Peter Cole
>Network Administration
>Datacare Pty Ltd
>Helpdesk: (07) 3373 1111
>Fax: (07) 3373 1199
>Email: helpdesk@data-care.com.au
>
>
>
>
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