How to do IDE software raid?
Our custom ISO has PATA Raid
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 7:42pm
Our custom ISO has PATA Raid options....
ftp://ftp.rhinoequipment.com/Ceros/Drivers/RhinoRecoveryCD_2.4-08...
use boot option restore-pataraid1
this is a standard 2.4 image with our graphics but tb doesn't offer a pata raid option
hey Joe wudaya know ;)you
Thu, 01/31/2008 - 11:31pm
hey Joe wudaya know ;)
you can open a trixbox cd/ISO in winiso or poweriso - or whatever iso editor you like,
look for 2 files (from my memory - dont have a disc/iso handy):
ks_sataraid.cfg <--copy this one to a new file called ks_ideraid.cfg
isolinux.cfg <--edit this one (be careful of windows line returns)
in ks_ideraid.cfg find any references to sda or sdb (sata) and change them to hda / hdb save this file back into the iso.
in isolinux.cfg - edit this file and I think you will see a line something like:
label sataraid
kernel vmlinuz
append ks=cdrom:/ks_sataraid.cfg initrd=initrd.img acpi=off noapic skipddc
copy that line and paste it back in like:
label ideraid
kernel vmlinuz
append ks=cdrom:/ks_ideraid.cfg initrd=initrd.img acpi=off noapic skipddc
save this back into the ISO, burn to cd, boot, type ideraid and enter, and if my calculations are correct you should get "IDE RAID" - dont know, never tested it ;) you can also edit boot.msg to tell you these little options at the boot menu (again use a good editor like win32pad).
thats for the mad scientist, for the faint at heart - theres always James' ISO, I'm sure hes done a great job with it, if my scheming works let me know so we can wikify it.
The idea sounds great, but
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 11:13am
The idea sounds great, but does NOT work. When I edit the ISO file with either WinISO or MagicISO, and try to burn the resulting ISO with Nero, or another burning app, the burn fails, leaving me with a coaster. I tried a few variations, and ended up with a bunch of coasters and no IDE RAID install disc.
Why is the IDE RAID option not included with the default ISO?
That is because editing a
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 12:52pm
That is because editing a disk in tht matter often kill the boot sector... For a custom kickstart load the kickstart on a server or if you have the drivers on a thumb drive.... Often to test a kickstart change I put the ks in my webserver and use the following boot line
linux text ks=http://io-address/ks_example.cfg
more info @ http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guid...
are you opening an ISO, or
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 9:45pm
are you opening an ISO, or opening a CD and saving it to a new ISO - I always start with the ISO. I use WinISO, inject my custom files back in and resave the ISO - did it dozens of times for exactly this purpose when trix didnt have built-in RAID support.
I like to use ISOrecorder to burn the cd.
maybe if i get time over the weekend i can build you a disk - you want 2.2x or 2.4x ;)
John, I'm opening the iso
Fri, 02/01/2008 - 10:06pm
John, I'm opening the iso file and injecting my files, then clicking save. I tried burning with both Nero and other burning apps that can burn iso's. Same problem. For some reason, they can't complete the burn process, it fails every time, with different burners, media, etc.
I remember I had this problem a long time ago, of not being able to edit iso's and have them work properly afterwards. I'm not sure what the problem is.
I'm looking at upgrading my system to 2.4 to get familiar with it. Although, I have to say I'm disappointed they removed mp3 MOH.
Check this link
Sat, 02/02/2008 - 5:44pm
http://www.trixbox.org/forums/trixbox-forums/open-discussion/raid...
I've been using this method and only recently noticed that 2.2.8 already had a SATA one on it.
sorry joe - been on the road
Mon, 02/04/2008 - 9:52pm
sorry joe - been on the road too much, burned one today - built with magiciso, burned with: http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/v2.htm
booted and it works even ;)
I might be in La Mesa area tomorrow ;)
Software ide raid - only part of the story
Thu, 02/28/2008 - 5:21am
Sounds great, but something is missing:
you have to edit ks_ideraid.cfg and change all occurences of sda to hda and all occurences of sdb to hdb (or, as in may case, to hdc, depends on your config).
By the way: I used magiciso and burned the resulting iso image just by using WinOnCD and it worked perfectly!
Now I have a trixbox 2.6 rc1 on an ide-raid-configuration!
Regards
Franz X. Maier
To developers: could this be included in the official release of 2.6? It is fairly simple.
One small recommendation
Thu, 02/28/2008 - 8:09am
One small recommendation regarding RAID, specifically s/w RAID in Linux...
Any system with RAID is probably somewhat important, like a phone system. I've been burned on a few occasions running software RAID where a disk would fail, and voila! - no system. I actually haven't done too much disaster recovery work with s/w RAID in linux, but if nothing else you'll want to perform some basic RAID tests in your system. Before the system goes into production, unplug one drive and see if the system still runs/boots.
This may seem trivial, but unless you deal with Linux software RAID (or RAID at all) and the recovery of dead drives on a daily basis, you'll want to do some very basic testing.
Just my $.02.
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