I did a similar setup, but I used Linux raid-1 rather then the software raid.
If I remember right, I tried the software raid, but I think you made it further then I did. I couldn't get the software raid working under the live CD. Sorry, no help other then to recommend Linux raid instead of the software raid. Usually the performance is better (from what I hear) anyways. --Kurt Jarry wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install gentoo on a small server in full sw-raid1 setup, > using info in http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml > > I have a similar setup with /boot / and swap on md. After creating md's > I continued with installation using info in > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2005.0/index.xml > > I recompilled kernel with md-support (no modules), installed boot-loader > (lilo, on /dev/md0), created /etc/fstab, emerged mdadm, etc, etc... > Everything was OK until 10.d: Rebooting the System > > When booting into new system (this time from disks, not from > installation cd), I got following messages: > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > ... <up to here everything normal, all md's correctly autodetected>... > > * mounting sysfs at sys ... > can't create lock file /etc/mtab1008: Read only file-system > (use -n flag to override) [!!] > > ...<again everything normal up to>... > > * checking root filesystem > ext2fs_check_if_mount: No such file or directory while determining > whether /dev/md1 is mounted > fsck.ext3: No such file or directory while trying to open /dev/md1 > /dev/md1: > The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2 > filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contain an ext2 > filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock > is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate > superblock: e2fsck -b 8193 <device> > > * Filesystem could not be fixed :-( [!!] > > Give root-password for maintenance > (or type Control-D for normal startup): > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Then I logged as root and tried that "e2fsck -b 8193 /dev/md1" with > the same error. Rebooting did not change anything... > > BTW, I repeated the whole installation 3 times, even with different > pair of disks (I thought there is some hw-error), but no difference... > What now? Could someone tell me where the problem is? > > Thanks, > Jarry -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
