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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:54:03 +0200, Xav' wrote: |
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> You have to know that the kernel isn't able to assemble RAID devices |
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> together without the use of mdadm. So you have to use an initrd with the |
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> mdadm binary to use a RAID root ! |
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Could you please keep quiet about that, my computers have been using |
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RAID root devices for years without an initrd and I don't want them to |
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get the idea they need one now. |
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Volker, are sda3 and sdb3 marked as Linux Raid autodetect in cfdisk? If |
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not you may need mdadm, but with the partitions marked as autodetect, the |
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kernel should figure it out for itself. |
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This is the kernel line I use in menu.lst, there is no initrd |
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kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/md0 vga=794 video=vesafb:ywrap,pmipal,1280x1024-32@85 |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Every time I jump on the bandwagon all its wheels fall off. |
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