Dell 2550 perc 3di Fedora no drives found

[Rick Stevens]

On Tue, 2007-01-02 at 20:28 -0800, Bret Stern wrote:
>  
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blann [mailto:blann at verizon.net] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 6:52 PM
> > To: bret_stern at machinemanagement.com; Getting started with 
> > Red Hat Linux
> > Subject: Re: Dell 2550 perc 3di Fedora no drives found
> > 
> > I had the same problem with fc5,6. On the first page, I 
> > entered 'linux acpi=off' and the install went fine in 
> > graphical mode. And both my computers were Dell.
> > Marshall Blann
> 
> 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bret Stern" <bret_stern at machinemanagement.com>
> > To: <redhat-install-list at redhat.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2007 3:53 PM
> > Subject: Dell 2550 perc 3di Fedora no drives found
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > When installing Fedora 5 or 6, the install finds no drives. 
> > It has 4 
> > > 18 gb Fujitsu drives.
> > >
> > > I see alot of the same problem in webland, but can't see 
> > the solution 
> > > anywhere.
> > >
> > > I have the Dell OpenManage cd, but no install option for Linux.
> > >
> > > Suppose I could try setting up for Windows, then install Fedora.
> > >
> > > I'd like to use the raid..
> > >
> > > Any help on this cold a$$ night would be great.
> > >

Sorry, didn't see your message until this morning.

> I started snooping around the perc setup and decided to try
> creating a container. I used all the drives and created
> a raid 5 array.
> 
> Now both Windows and Fedora see the drives.

Ah!  We use veritable sh*tpots of 1850, 1950, 2850 and 2950 machines
around here and have to set up something of that nature on the 2850 and
2950, although we usually do a RAID1 on 2 drives and set up a single
drive RAID0 (I think) for crashdump reasons.

The 1850 and 1950 use a different RAID controller (LSI Logic).

> Happy New Year!

Back at you!

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