From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 3 Feb 2001 18:39:55 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 3 Feb 2001 18:39:45 -0500 Received: from pilsener.srv.ualberta.ca ([129.128.5.19]:26250 "EHLO pilsener.srv.ualberta.ca") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 3 Feb 2001 18:39:36 -0500 To: Jean-Eric Cuendet In-Reply-To: Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: RAID autodetect and 2.4.1 From: Chris Date: 03 Feb 2001 16:39:25 -0700 Message-ID: <50zog38hg2.fsf@speedbump.ucs.ualberta.ca> User-Agent: Gnus/5.0807 (Gnus v5.8.7) Emacs/20.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Hi, > I have a server with RAID1 partitions with linux 2.4.1 (stock, > self-compiled) installed. It was easy to create the RAID partitions > but when booting, no auto-detection is successful. The kernel says > that autodetect is running, then done, but nothing is auto-detected. > My devices are IDE devices (hda + hdc) and all drivers are bult-ins > (no initrd nor modules). After the boot, making a raidstart works > like a charm... > > Any advice? > Help welcomed. Sounds like you didn't set the partition type to be "FD" which is what the raid autodetect looks for. (Read the Software-RAID howto). I did the same thing yesterday. :) -- Chris Bayly Email: Chris.Bayly@UAlberta.CA | CNS, UNIX Support | 151 General Services Building | University of Alberta Web: http://www.ualberta.ca/~cbayly/ | Edmonton, Alberta | Canada T6G 2S7 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/