[CentOS] Newby using IntelR1304BB Need help with installing 6.4

Thu May 30 14:32:00 UTC 2013
Norman Schklar <norman at schklar.com>

This was the first of the thread.

This is a new install, so nothing to lose.
Centor 6.4 doesn't find the drives.
I use Ctrl E, to open the raid console but it doesn't have an option to
disable.  So each time it boots I get the raid init.
Not sure how you tell if it's FakeRaid.  It is using LSI drivers.
I think what I want to do is stop the raid and use Centos management.  But
can't find where to stop the raid.
There may be a better solution, but what I've read so far says to disable
the on board raid.

Norm





On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 10:23 AM, <m.roth at 5-cent.us> wrote:

> Norman Schklar wrote:
> > Seems I need to disable RAID, but don't find the option in the bios.
> > 4ea 1  terabyte drives in raid 10 is the current setup.
> >
> >>From what I read, I need to disable the onboard raid and let Centos do
> >> the work.
> >
> > But I don't find any method to stop the raid.
>
> Ok, I missed the beginning of this thread. Is it currently using Intel
> (aka fakeRAID)? If so, it's *not* in the BIOS, but rather you have to
> watch as it comes up, before it gets to the CentOS boot. You'll see
> something that tells you to hit <ctrl-something>, and in there, in the
> firmware, you'll disable it.
>
> Note that if you do, I believe that everything will be gone, and you'll
> have to rebuild or restore. I don't *think* software RAID will recognize
> what the fakeRAID left, though I could be wrong.
>
>        mark
>
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