Re: Debian install/2.4 Kernel/ATA-100 RAID
hi marcus
you need to download the ata-100 patches
search google.com for
"raid ata100 patches"
read the posts and info and experiences of others on
rh and debian et.al w/ ata100 and abit mb's
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am confused...
are you using the abit onboard raid controller HPT370
( no /etc/raidtab needed ) or are you using sw raid ( /etc/raidtab ) ???
striped raid0 is good for reading data back twice as
fast.... does not help much in writing data...
- good for webservers presenting pages...
have fun raiding
alvin
http://www.Linux-Consulting.com/Raid
== save your existing disks.... get a second pair of ide disks and
== see if the debian installer allows oyu to do "make raid"
== during its install
== if not... you can create the raid devices manually...
== a major pain in the butt if you dont have an existing "linux"
== running to create the partitions and format and mount it
== than install the distro into it
On Wed, 9 May 2001, Marcus Marinelli wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I've been following this list for a few weeks now, starting to become
> more and more interested in Debian. Right now I am running my box on
> redhat 7.1 (2.4 kernel), on an IDE Raid 0 (striped) array. I am using
> the HPT 370 Raid controller on my abit kt7-raid, in software mode
> however, as the chipset is only supported as an ATA-100 controller in
> linux, not a raid controller :(. How I did this was during the
> installation of RedHat, it allowed me to create a raid partition for /.
> I also made normal ext2 partitions for /boot, and a swap partition. Now
> my system boots fine off of /dev/md0.
>
> Now, to come to the point(!) I'd like to know the status of a deb
> distrib (Woody i guess?) that ships with 2.4 kernel packages (for
> ATA-100), and will allow raid partitions set up in installation. I have
> heard that if you install using apt-get to grab just the packages you
> want, could it be somehow setup to install 2.4 kernel packages instead
> of the default? is the default in woody or sid already 2.4? (I don't get
> the impression it is, but..) Is their any way to set up a raid partition
> in the setup process currently? if not is their one being planned and/or
> tested?
>
> Basically, what do I need to do here to get myself converted ;-)
>
> Thanks,
> Marcus
>
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