- My Task -----

Fresh install of Debian lenny (Nov 11) installed on blank (zero'd out)
drives

I'm trying to build a very simple configuration, as follows.

Physical drives: 1x500gig PATA (hda), 2x500gig SATA (sda, sdb), 1x120gig
PATA (hdc)


- Partitions -----

hda1 - Primary, 500meg, swap
hda2 - Primary, 499gig, md1 (RAID5)

hdc1 - Primary, 120gig, /mnt/backup (Used to back up important files to)

sda1 - Primary, 400meg, swap
sda2 - Primary, 100meg, md0 (RAID1)
sda3 - Primary, 499gig, md1 (RAID5)

sdb1 - Primary, 400meg, swap
sdb2 - Primary, 100meg, md0 (RAID1)
sdb3 - Primary, 499gig, md1 (RAID5)


- Raid -----

md0 - formatted ext3, /boot
md1 - Logical volume, 998gig, lv0


- Logical Volume -----

lv0 - formatted xfs, /


- The Problem -----

At the partitioning stage of the installation, I create the three RAID
partitions that will hold md1. I then attempt to create the RAID5 array and
I'm told that I only have TWO RAID partitions available. At this point I
choose to delete a RAID array and I'm given five choice (even though there
hasn't been a RAID created yet). The choices are "md1", ":", "hda2[0]",
md0_raid1 and "Cancel".

You can see photos of my progress at:
http://members.shaw.ca/linkto/debian/partitions.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/linkto/debian/fail.jpg
http://members.shaw.ca/linkto/debian/delete.jpg

One item to note... I have no problems created my RAID1 array, but then when
I try the RAID5 I see the same problems as above.


So...

- Is there a flaw in my partitioning scheme? All three RAID5 arrays are the
same size.
- Why can't I create my RAID5 array? I haven't found any references to bugs
here.
- I'm going to download a LIVE CD for some distro (still deciding) and will
try to partition the drive using that, then keep the partition layout during
the Debian installation. Does this sound reasonable?

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Regarding my post below...

I ended up giving up on installing /boot onto a RAID1 array. Things are
flying along now.


"Noozer" <dont.spam@me.here> wrote in message
news:mbG_i.209507$th2.168074@pd7urf3no...
>- My Task -----
>
> Fresh install of Debian lenny (Nov 11) installed on blank (zero'd out)
> drives
>
> I'm trying to build a very simple configuration, as follows.
>
> Physical drives: 1x500gig PATA (hda), 2x500gig SATA (sda, sdb), 1x120gig
> PATA (hdc)
>
>
> - Partitions -----
>
> hda1 - Primary, 500meg, swap
> hda2 - Primary, 499gig, md1 (RAID5)
>
> hdc1 - Primary, 120gig, /mnt/backup (Used to back up important files to)
>
> sda1 - Primary, 400meg, swap
> sda2 - Primary, 100meg, md0 (RAID1)
> sda3 - Primary, 499gig, md1 (RAID5)
>
> sdb1 - Primary, 400meg, swap
> sdb2 - Primary, 100meg, md0 (RAID1)
> sdb3 - Primary, 499gig, md1 (RAID5)
>
>
> - Raid -----
>
> md0 - formatted ext3, /boot
> md1 - Logical volume, 998gig, lv0
>
>
> - Logical Volume -----
>
> lv0 - formatted xfs, /
>
>
> - The Problem -----
>
> At the partitioning stage of the installation, I create the three RAID
> partitions that will hold md1. I then attempt to create the RAID5 array
> and I'm told that I only have TWO RAID partitions available. At this point
> I choose to delete a RAID array and I'm given five choice (even though
> there hasn't been a RAID created yet). The choices are "md1", ":",
> "hda2[0]", md0_raid1 and "Cancel".
>
> You can see photos of my progress at:
> http://members.shaw.ca/linkto/debian/partitions.jpg
> http://members.shaw.ca/linkto/debian/fail.jpg
> http://members.shaw.ca/linkto/debian/delete.jpg
>
> One item to note... I have no problems created my RAID1 array, but then
> when I try the RAID5 I see the same problems as above.
>
>
> So...
>
> - Is there a flaw in my partitioning scheme? All three RAID5 arrays are
> the same size.
> - Why can't I create my RAID5 array? I haven't found any references to
> bugs here.
> - I'm going to download a LIVE CD for some distro (still deciding) and
> will try to partition the drive using that, then keep the partition layout
> during the Debian installation. Does this sound reasonable?
>
>

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