installing 9.10 - detecting disks error (RAID)

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Trying to install 9.10 from the 64bit alternate CD and keep getting a
partition disk error right after the drive detection.
I get a screen:

Quote:
Detect Disks
One or more drives containing Serial ATA RAID configurations have been
found. Do you want to activate these RAID devices?
Activate Serial ATA RAID devices? YES/NO

No matter what I choose I get the Starting up Partitioner screen and a
Partition Disk error:

Quote:
Could not stat device /dev/mapper/asr_AppArray - No such file or directory.
ERROR!!!
Retry/Cancel

I had XP running on the RAID0 array but I killed the array right before
trying to install. The Intel Matrix Storage Manager shows no RAID Disks,
just 3 physical drives. 2 Seagates and 1 Maxtor.
When I select "nodmraid" option in the first ubuntu boot screen I get the
same serial ata raid detection screen and it goes all the way to the
partitioner but it doesn't detect my 2 seagates.
Any help would be appreciated.
(Trying to do the software RAID0 system drive)

"Kevin SmallBone" <ksb@kshort.org> wrote in message
news:hc2g8m$lj9$1@news.eternal-september.org...[color=blue]
> installing 9.10 - detecting disks error (RAID)
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Trying to install 9.10 from the 64bit alternate CD and keep getting a
> partition disk error right after the drive detection.
> I get a screen:
>
> Quote:
> Detect Disks
> One or more drives containing Serial ATA RAID configurations have been
> found. Do you want to activate these RAID devices?
> Activate Serial ATA RAID devices? YES/NO
>
> No matter what I choose I get the Starting up Partitioner screen and a
> Partition Disk error:
>
> Quote:
> Could not stat device /dev/mapper/asr_AppArray - No such file or
> directory.
> ERROR!!!
> Retry/Cancel
>
> I had XP running on the RAID0 array but I killed the array right before
> trying to install. The Intel Matrix Storage Manager shows no RAID Disks,
> just 3 physical drives. 2 Seagates and 1 Maxtor.
> When I select "nodmraid" option in the first ubuntu boot screen I get the
> same serial ata raid detection screen and it goes all the way to the
> partitioner but it doesn't detect my 2 seagates.
> Any help would be appreciated.
> (Trying to do the software RAID0 system drive)
>
>[/color]

dmraid has always sucked...linux and software raid don't work.
Linux is just that dumb.

"BarrenFlower" <barrenflower@seeds.not> wrote in message
news:4ae4c52f$1@news.x-privat.org...[color=blue]
>
> "Kevin SmallBone" <ksb@kshort.org> wrote in message
> news:hc2g8m$lj9$1@news.eternal-september.org...[color=green]
>> installing 9.10 - detecting disks error (RAID)
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Trying to install 9.10 from the 64bit alternate CD and keep getting a
>> partition disk error right after the drive detection.
>> I get a screen:
>>
>> Quote:
>> Detect Disks
>> One or more drives containing Serial ATA RAID configurations have been
>> found. Do you want to activate these RAID devices?
>> Activate Serial ATA RAID devices? YES/NO
>>
>> No matter what I choose I get the Starting up Partitioner screen and a
>> Partition Disk error:
>>
>> Quote:
>> Could not stat device /dev/mapper/asr_AppArray - No such file or
>> directory.
>> ERROR!!!
>> Retry/Cancel
>>
>> I had XP running on the RAID0 array but I killed the array right before
>> trying to install. The Intel Matrix Storage Manager shows no RAID Disks,
>> just 3 physical drives. 2 Seagates and 1 Maxtor.
>> When I select "nodmraid" option in the first ubuntu boot screen I get the
>> same serial ata raid detection screen and it goes all the way to the
>> partitioner but it doesn't detect my 2 seagates.
>> Any help would be appreciated.
>> (Trying to do the software RAID0 system drive)
>>
>>[/color]
>
> dmraid has always sucked...linux and software raid don't work.
> Linux is just that dumb.[/color]

But of course, you do need to install dmraid first...it will still fail.
But, install that package first ... then you will need to add cryptic
nvdgeaagh, navdgaagi partitions, and all kinds of BS.
I hate linux.
It really sucks a solid donut