[CentOS] LSI software raid with centos 5.4

[Dan Carl]

On 5/24/2010 4:10 AM, CList wrote:
>>> I have been trying to install CentOS 5.4 on a Intel SR1530SHS, Intel
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> S3200SH
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>>> mainboard.. It has a 3 x 1TB sata hotswap drives with LSI software raid
>>> onboard.
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>>> I had configured the LSI to have Sata0 and Sata1 with raid 1 and the
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> third
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>>> drive as a hotspare drive.
>>>
>>> Format the harddisk and installation was a breeze. The server rebooted
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> into
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>>> a blank screen and the cursor just keep blinking.
>>>
>>>        
> <snip>
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>> I've had this problem on an Intel board when I had hard drives on the
>> motherboards SATA ports and some on the motherboards silicon image
>> SATA ports. The bios seemed to swap the order the drives were present
>> to grub so it couldn't boot. I would either get a blinking cursor or
>> GRUB. I ended up putting all the drives on a LSI PCI Express card and
>> everything just worked. However in your situation it sounds like you
>> only have drives on the LSI controller.
>>
>> I would try booting into resuce mode with the CentOS installation CD.
>> You can do this by typing linux rescue. Have it search and mount the
>> CentOS installation. Look at /boot/grub/device.map and make sure hd0
>> references the correct /dev/sd device. Also chroot /mnt/sysimage and
>> try grub-install /dev/sd
>>      
> Ryan,
>
> I followed your instruction, but it is still not working. Any other
> suggestion?
>
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Have you considered using software raid instead?
I would take a reinstall, but IMO an easier/better solution over 
built-in and low-end HW raid controllers.
Dan