Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> Hi,
> I am updating an old 4.x system to 5.4 here and it has a Promise FT100TX2
> RAID
> controller (in mirror).
>
> The problem is that when I boot the CD the loader crashes (does a reg dump)
> but only if the card is present and an array is defined. I can't record wha
A little update on this:
I have upgraded my motherboard from Tyan S1854 (Award bios) to Tyan
S2510 (Ami. Megatrends bios). Same Promise TX2000, same disks. same
array. 5.4/6.0 install cds boot *fine*. So is bios change the
significant factor here?.
What I do notice is that the 5.4 (and 6.0) cd b
On Saturday 25 June 2005 21:26, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> Hmm I see.. I know it works OK with 4. as I have installed plenty
> of systems like that. I will try some earlier 5.x releases (say, boot only
> ISOs) and see how it goes.
- 5.1 works.
- 5.2 insta-reboot.
- 5.2.1 BTX halted
- 5.3 insta
Mark Kirkwood wrote:
Daniel O'Connor wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:57, Doug White wrote:
Try:
. Zero off the first megabyte or so of the subdisks with dd or similar
tool.
. Force an array initialize from the controller BIOS. Wait for it to
finish.
. Install some other OS that recognizes th
Daniel O'Connor wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:57, Doug White wrote:
Try:
. Zero off the first megabyte or so of the subdisks with dd or similar
tool.
. Force an array initialize from the controller BIOS. Wait for it to
finish.
. Install some other OS that recognizes the array, write the MBR
On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 15:57, Doug White wrote:
> Try:
>
> . Zero off the first megabyte or so of the subdisks with dd or similar
> tool.
> . Force an array initialize from the controller BIOS. Wait for it to
> finish.
> . Install some other OS that recognizes the array, write the MBR and
> part
On Sun, 26 Jun 2005, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
> Daniel O'Connor wrote:
>
> >
> > I find even disconnecting the drives so no RAID is detected works - ie it's
> > not the presence of the card per se that is a problem.
> >
>
> Good test - I had not tried that.
>
> In addition, I can confirm your observat
Daniel O'Connor wrote:
I find even disconnecting the drives so no RAID is detected works - ie it's
not the presence of the card per se that is a problem.
Good test - I had not tried that.
In addition, I can confirm your observation that merely deleting the
array makes the loader work rel
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 19:54, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
> > I wonder if it's a problem where a memory area is overwritten because
> > there is more info from the BIOS than expected (ie floppy, CDROM, RAID).
>
> Sounds like a promising possibility (good pun too) - as removing the
:)
> RAID card (in my cas
Daniel O'Connor wrote:
Hmm strange..
I tried it a few times on an ABit AV8, once on an Epox 8KRDA+ and a few times
on an Epox nForce2 board (I can't remember exactly which model) and it has
never worked. They all have AWARD BIOSen (if it matters)
I wonder if it's a problem where a memory area
On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:58, Mark Kirkwood wrote:
> I have experienced this (since about 5.3) on a dual PIII Tyan S1834. In
> my case perseverance seems to pay off - one in (approx) 10 boots will
> work...
Hmm strange..
I tried it a few times on an ABit AV8, once on an Epox 8KRDA+ and a few times
o
I have experienced this (since about 5.3) on a dual PIII Tyan S1834. In
my case perseverance seems to pay off - one in (approx) 10 boots will
work...
Mark
Daniel O'Connor wrote:
Hi,
I am updating an old 4.x system to 5.4 here and it has a Promise FT100TX2 RAID
controller (in mirror).
The
Hi,
I am updating an old 4.x system to 5.4 here and it has a Promise FT100TX2 RAID
controller (in mirror).
The problem is that when I boot the CD the loader crashes (does a reg dump)
but only if the card is present and an array is defined. I can't record what
the dump is because it continually
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