Re: trouble installing RAID and LVM.
On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 04:24:44AM +0000, Peter Colton wrote:
> On Saturday 11 February 2006 14:09, hendrik@topoi.pooq.com wrote:
> > While installing debian-testing-amd64-netinst (downloaded 2006 02 03)
> > When I got to the point where I get to select "configure software RAID"
> > I am told,
> > [!!] pARTITION DISKS
> > Before RAID can be configured, the changes have to be written
> > .....
> > The partition table is the following devices are changed
> > RAID device #0
> > Write the changes to the storage devices and configure RAID?
> >
> > I choose Yes, and am told,
> >
> > The kernel was unable to re-read the partition table on /dev/md/0
> > (Invalid argument). This means Linux won't know anything about the
> > modifications you made unito you reboot. You chould reboot your
> > computer before doing anything with /dev/md/0
> >
> > Well, rebooting restarts the install, which just gets me to the same
> > point. It does seem to recognise my RAID, by the way. That had been
> > set up ages ago. It just doesn't seem to get past the above issues.
> >
> > If I ignore the lamentations and continue anyway, can't get
> > any further. My next step is to configure LVM on that RAID drive.
> > I can't get anywhere with that. I have an existing LVM partition
> > (111G) on the RAID drive from an earlier practice intall, and I want it
> > deleted. But it refuses to do that.
> >
> > Somehow I suspect it is mishandling the RAID in some subtle way, and
> > possibly finding LVM information on the constituent partitions instead
> > of on the proper RAID device. But I could be wrong.
> >
> > It's conceivable that this problem is AMD64 specific, but nothing I've
> > seen so far suggests that -- otherwise I'd have posted this to an AMD
> > mailing list.
> >
> > -- hendrik
>
> Hello hendrik,
>
> The link below should be of help to you. Its a howto for setting up mirror
> raid 0 but its how you start the install with the sarge installer that should
> be of intrest to you.
>
> http://nepotismia.com/debian/raidinstall/part1.html
>
> Start the install with the expert26 option and then pick the md module for
> the a raid enabled kernel.
I'll have to do it again with the printouts of that page beside ne to make
sure, but to the best of my memory, I did install etch in expert mode, and I
did ask for the md installer component. I also asked for the lvm component.
-- hendrik
>
> Regards
>
> peter colton
>
>
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