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On Thu, Sep 12, 2002 at 10:52:54PM -0400, mike wrote:
> well if your scsi is running all you have to do is setup the raid
> go read a HOWTO on it cause i think it would be a lot more
> beneficial if you learned too much than just barely anything
> (i.e. me telling you how to make it work)
> -mike
you can begin with this:
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/other-formats/html_single/Software-RAID-0.4x-HOWTO.html
kind regards,
stijn
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 22:19
> Subject: Re: [gentoo-newbies] scsi woes
>
>
> > Well,
> > I tried booting with the Gentoo 1.2 cd and it loaded the eata and scsi_mod
> modules! Here's a snippet of the dmesg:
> > ________________________________________________________
> > SCSI subsystem driver Revision: 1.00
> > EATA/DMA 2.0x: Copyright (C) 1994-2002 Dario Ballabio.
> > EATA config options -> tc:n, lc:n, mq:16, rs:y, et:n.
> > EATA0: 2.0C, PCI 0xb810, IRQ 6, BMST, SG 122, MB 64.
> > EATA0: wide SCSI support enabled, max_id 16, max_lun 8.
> > EATA0: SCSI channel 0 enabled, host target ID 7.
> > scsi0 : EATA/DMA 2.0x rev. 6.50.00
> > Vendor: COMPAQ Model: MAB3045SP Rev: 0814
> > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> > Vendor: COMPAQ Model: MAB3045SP Rev: 0814
> > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> > Vendor: COMPAQ Model: MAB3045SP Rev: 0814
> > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> > Vendor: COMPAQ Model: MAB3045SP Rev: 0814
> > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
> > EATA0: scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0, cmds/lun 16, unsorted, tagged.
> > EATA0: scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0, cmds/lun 16, unsorted, tagged.
> > EATA0: scsi0, channel 0, id 4, lun 0, cmds/lun 16, unsorted, tagged.
> > EATA0: scsi0, channel 0, id 5, lun 0, cmds/lun 16, unsorted, tagged.
> > ___________________________________________________________
> >
> > So now I'm wondering if it would be better to do a full install from the
> beginning or use the running system I have now to get the scsi up? During
> the install I was unable to fdisk /dev/sda nor do I know how to use mkraid
> or any of the other tools provided. Any advise to get me on the right path?
> > Thanks again,
> > Don
> >
> > On 12 Sep 2002, [email protected] wrote:
> >
> > > I'm running Gentoo 1.2 on a big ide drive and
> > > I'd like to get my four scsi hard drives ready
> > > for fdisk and move everything except for home
> > > over to them. After going through the first
> > > stages of a Red Hat install to find out that I
> > > have an EATA card I've since been unable to
> > > get modprobe to locate the eata and sd_mod
> > > module. I think I've compiled the kernel
> > > properly so this is hopefully my only obstacle
> > > until i fight with getting raid to work. Any
> > > helpful ideas on getting my modules to load
> > > properly? Thanks :) Don
> > >
> > >
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