Hi Gents,
I recently ran into two problems when installing Debian 9.1 on a system with a
fake intel raid10 using mdadm.
1°) During the disk detection step, the raid array doesn't get activated
properly.
A simple work around is to fall back into a console and run "mdadm --run
/dev/mdXX" allowing installer to complete its work.
2°) After the setup, the system would not detect the raid array and drop into a
busybox.
The initrd image lacks the efivars module and it seems to prevent mdadm to
detect that the controller had IMSM capabilities.
In the busybox, without the efivars, mdadm --detail-platform outputs :
mdadm: imsm capabilities not found for controller:
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.4 (type SATA)
mdadm: imsm capabilities not found for controller:
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2 (type SATA)
In the busybox, with the efivars, mdadm --detail-platform outputs :
mdadm: imsm capabilities not found for controller:
/sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2 (type SATA)
Platform : Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
Version : 4.6.0.1018
RAID Levels : raid0 raid1 raid10 raid5
Chunk Sizes : 4k 8k 16k 32k 64k 128k
2TB volumes : supported
2TB disks : supported
Max Disks : 8
Max Volumes : 2 per array, 4 per controller
I/O Controller : /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:11.4 (SATA)
Port3 : /dev/sdd (DV71660DX1150MGN)
Port1 : /dev/sdb (DV716607ZL150MGN)
Port2 : /dev/sdc (DV71700DSE150MGN)
Port0 : /dev/sda (DV71660DVA150MGN)
I would like to file a bugreport but I don't know for which package I should
file each bug.
1°) disk-detect ?
2°) mdadm ?
Thanks for your wisdom.
Best,
--
Jean De Gyns
