After install kernel 2.6.17 some /dev/md- appear

[Joao Batista Gomes de Freitas]

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> Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:08:34 +0200
> From: Thomas Widhalm <widhalmt at unix.sbg.ac.at>
> Subject: Re: After install kernel 2.6.17 some /dev/md- appear
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list at redhat.com>
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> Hi!
> 
> I write this as an answer because my problems appeared after updating
> the kernel, too. I do not use the X_64 kernel.
> 
> I have an IDE and a SATA hdd within my box. On the SATA disk there are
> only some old ntfs partitions. It is connected to the onboard raid-
> conrtoller, set up as 1+0 raid. (I had to do that because my OSs didn't
> recognise the disk otherwise)
> 
> Fedora 5 wouldn't go on booting after this message:
> "Jun 25 20:46:06 snoopy kernel: device-mapper: 4.5.0-ioctl (2005-10-04)
> initialised: dm-devel at redhat.com"
> 
> Any hint what might be wrong?
> 
> Regards,
> Thomas
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I am in a similar situation. This is what I am running:

AMD 64 300+ 
ASUS A8N-E motherboard with nvidia sata controller.
The RAID BIOS support is enabled
I am using LVM and hardware RAID 0 with 2 sata HDs
FC5 686 

After yuming to kernel 2.6.17 I get stuck at the same point and message.