On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 04:24:44AM +0000, Peter Colton wrote: > On Saturday 11 February 2006 14:09, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
