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NotQuiteSane
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 Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 4:01 am Post subject: Re: Gentoo Installation guide for Grub/Compaq Smart2 control |
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Step 5 - Setting up /etc/fstab
When you get to editing your /etc/fstab file, reformat the /dev/ida/* listings like so:
| Code: | /dev/ida/disc0/part1 /boot ext3 noauto,noatime 1 2
/dev/ida/disc0/part3 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/ida/disc0/part2 none swap sw 0 0 |
Obviously, replace the filesystem type and partition/disc numbers with your own. Notice that the disc is referred to as "disc0" instead of c0d0 at this point. |
Ok, I finally got done putting gentoo on my server. just one gotcha I found, the format above is incorrect. I suspect this is a devfs vs. udev issue. my fstab now looks like this:
| Code: | /dev/ida/c0d0p1 /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 1
/dev/ida/c0d0p2 / xfs noatime 0 0
/dev/ida/c0d0p5 none swap sw 0 0 |
before changing it, it wouldn't activate swap, and went into maintaince mode since it couldn't find "/dev/ida/disc0/part1", complaining of a bad or missing superblock (in fact, I first thought there was a physical problem, until I noticed swap wasn't activated)
Also, if you intend to run headless/keyboardless, (at least) the proliant 800 won't boot w/o a keyboard. I solved that problem by using the cord & circuit board off of an old keyboard.
NQS
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volumen1
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| Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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Any of you guys using cciss (or other smart array cards) have problems with 2.6.13. My machines using cciss no longer complete booting in 2.6.13, there are errors about serial ports and the last message is about the floppy drive. I found this thread, but I don't totally get it.
http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0509.1/0239.html
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NotQuiteSane
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 1:03 am Post subject: |
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I'm having some trouble with my prolient 800.
I added (via an external box & second controller card) (2) 50 GB drives (RAID 0). The machine recognizes the array. 2005.1 live cd recognizes it. But my gentoo install does not.
any ideas?
NQS
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volumen1
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Did you build support for the raid card into the kernel? It won't work as a module unless you are using an initial ramdisk. When it fails, what happens? Do you get the grub menu or not?
BTW, has anyone else had problems with 2.6.13 and smart array controllers? I have several machines that have been affected and I can't really find the solution.
Shane
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NotQuiteSane
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2005 8:30 am Post subject: |
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| volumen1 wrote: | | Did you build support for the raid card into the kernel? It won't work as a module unless you are using an initial ramdisk. When it fails, what happens? Do you get the grub menu or not? |
Yep. even just did a re-install after is fawked things up, still the same. I'm afraid I may have to downgrade the kernel, and I can't say that makes me happy
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:22 am Post subject: |
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I figured out my problem with 2.6.13 and 2.6.14 kernels. For some reason, ACPI Processor driver totally locks the machine when it gets loaded. I removed it and I'm gravy now.
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NotExcessive
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 6:27 am Post subject: Re: Gentoo Installation guide for Grub/Compaq Smart2 control |
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I know this is an old thread now, and it's been very useful in helping me build up lots of Proliant Gentoo servers. I've now come across a small problem where I need help.
I have a spare Proliant 5000 machine with the Smart2 controller in it. Ages ago, I built this up into a Gentoo machine from Stage 1, using the advice here about doing the mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev trick to get around the issue of grub falling over whenever it tried looking for hd0.
A little while ago I decided to nuke it with SmartStart and rebuild it from scratch, using the 2006.0 liveCD. Again, I started from Stage 1, and all went well until it came time to grub it.
When I run grub -> root(hd0,0), it whinges about Error 21: Selected disk does not exist.
Ah-huh, I thought, the array name change business of old, causing /dev/ida/c0d0pn to be hidden from grub. BUT... I've done the mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev trick before chrooting, so why now do I have this problem?
On my original installation ages ago, I used the 1.4 release base CD. I thought, OK, let's boot with that (2.4 kernel), and grub it from there. Problem is, you can't chroot as the kernel is too old now (of course).
Bugger.
Any suggestions? I know I could do a Stage 1 install from the 1.4 CD and successfully grub the array, but I don't want to go there. The machine's taken a long enough time to get to where it is and I don't want to waste that effort. How can I make grub understand about /dev/ida/c0d0pn and thus complete my new 2006.0 installation? |
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HackingM2
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Edit the device.map file...
| Code: | | nano -w /boot/grub/device.map |
Add the line...
| Quote: | | (hd0) /dev/ida/c0d0 |
Install GRUB...
| Code: | | grub --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map |
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NotExcessive
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:16 am Post subject: |
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Never mind, I got it going using the --device-map option in grub.
Of course I still do mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev before chroot.
After chrooting, this is what I did, using information found in these forums:
grub -device-map=/boot/grub/device.map to create a default device.map file.
nano /boot/grub/device.map and you will see a single line (fd0) /dev/fd0. Add a line below it to point (hd0) to the array: (hd0) /dev/ida/c0d0
Save the file and then run grub -device-map=/boot/grub/device.map
Execute the normal command root (hd0,0)
Execute the setup command setup --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd0)
Hey presto! It'll give you a confirmation that it's done it. Now quit
Reboot and away it goes. I now have a working 5000 server running the latest Gentoo. |
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NotExcessive
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| Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| HackingM2 wrote: | Edit the device.map file...
| Code: | | nano -w /boot/grub/device.map |
Add the line...
| Quote: | | (hd0) /dev/ida/c0d0 |
Install GRUB...
| Code: | | grub --device-map=/boot/grub/device.map |
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