I'm attempting to install LM8.0 (just brought off the shelf) on a new
server. The server is configed as follows:
Dual 1Ghz Coppermine CPU's
9 180Gb Seagate Baracuda SCSI drives
1 internal IBM 9Gb SCSI drive
1 Onboard Adaptec aic7899 SCSI controller
1 ICP-Vortes GDT6513RS RAID Controller
I've to the 9 180's in a RAID 5 array that was set up using the ICP
BIOS on the card. It configured and built the array successfully. When
installing LM8.0 I can't see the array (SDB). After install, using the
Mandrake Control Center I can see that Harddrake autodetected a generic
RAID controller which can see the array, but am unable to
format/partition/anything it. It also claims the array is 99% used and is
all grayed out. When installing other linux flavors, i.e. Caldera, I used
an insmod gdth to allow the OS to see the array, but again, was unable to
format/partition/mount it successfully. This ICP controller makes the
RAID appear as a single large SCSI device to the OS. On a side note, the
hardware is functioning properly with each other and the array is
successfully built. A win2k ASE install both detected and was able to
repartition/format the array. As win2k is useless to this is not a
solution. Any suggestions?
-Neil Fasteen
