Re: Re: How to install Debian 6 sparc with RAID 1 at installation
Well what I now did is to create a dummy unused partition of 100 MB at the beginning of my hard disk and then create a root and a swap partition which both are in a RAID 1 set. For that I followed these instructions: http://www.unix.com/linux/141253-sparc-linux-raid1-silo.html
Unfortunately, when I reboot I get error messages:
[ 82.380080] SCSI subsystem initialized
Begin: Loading essential drivers ... done.
Begin: Running /scripts/init-premount ... done.
Begin: Mounting root file system ..[ 183.377052] md: raid1 personality registered for level 1
. Begin: Running /scripts/local-top ... Begin: LoadingSuccess: loaded module raid1.
done.
Begin: Assembling all MD arrays ... Failure: failed to assemble all arrays.
done.
done.
Begin: Waiting for root file system ... done.
Gave up waiting for root device. Common problems:
- Boot args (cat /proc/cmdline)
- Check rootdelay= (did the system wait long enough?)
- Check root= (did the system wait for the right device?)
- Missing modules (cat /proc/modules; ls /dev)
ALERT! /dev/md1 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
BusyBox v1.17.1 (Debian 1:1.17.1-8) built-in shell (ash)
Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands.
/bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off
(initramfs)
I tried already adding rootdelay=100 as parameter to the kernel but that didn't work neither... Any ideas?
Regards
ML
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From: Ad L. <mrd.debiannews@gmail.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: Re: How to install Debian 6 sparc with RAID 1 at installation
I was happy to have a MEPIS Live CD around with ext4 support. I've
used it to move data about and pre-partition/pre-format the
partitions, except for the ones used for sRAID.
I don't know if MEPIS supports the architecture you're using, but
maybe Knoppix would be more suitable. Knoppix has it's Debian base in
common with MEPIS.
Also, when partitioning with a GUI tool, keep 8 MiB free space before
the first partition and appropriate alignment keeping the first
cylinder free is guaranteed as long as the free space is honoured. It
might get you to end up with a second cylinder unused at the
beginning, but that shouldn't be a problem anyhow.
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