Hi, We have SLOX 4.0 (Latest patches installed) installed on a Fujitsu Siemens RX100 with two ATA drives mirrored with an onboard Promise FastTrack TX2 (Promise 20270) ataraidcontroller. We are using the standard ataraid drivers supplied with SLOX PatchCD 3. We are not using any "append line" as suggested "ATA RAID HOWTO" (http://www.murty.net/ataraid/main.html). During boot we get the following errormessages: (see below), is this a problem? What shall I do? Do I have an big or small problem? I tried to use an "append line" as suggested in the "ATA RAID HOWTO" and the result was similar (errormessages)....the "append line" I used was: ide0=0x3000,0x3042,11 ide1=0x3080,0x30c2,11. Is that one correct? I have included output from fdisk -l, mount, dmesg and /proc/pci at the bottom of the mail. Also fdisk-l differs from what mount says, I only have to partitions on my raidset and that is /dev/ataraid/d0p1 and /dev/ataraid/d0p5 *Errormessages:* boot.msg: <6> ataraid/d0: ataraid/d0p1 ataraid/d0p2 ataraid/d0p3 ataraid/d0p4 < ataraid/d0p5 ataraid/d0p6 ataraid/d0p7 > <6>Drive 0 is 78167 Mb (3 / 0) <6>Drive 1 is 78167 Mb (22 / 0) <6>Raid1 array consists of 2 drives. <6>Promise Fasttrak(tm) Softwareraid driver for linux version 0.03beta <4>Invalid ioctl <4>reiserfs: found format "3.6" with standard journal <4>reiserfs: checking transaction log (ataraid(114,5)) for (ataraid(114,5)) *<4>hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } <4>hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } <4>hda:saw err in ide_end_drive_cmd, disabling write barriers <4>hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } <4>hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } <4>hdc:saw err in ide_end_drive_cmd, disabling write barriers <4>hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } <4>hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } <4>hda:saw err in ide_end_drive_cmd, disabling write barriers <4>hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } <4>hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } <4>hdc:saw err in ide_end_drive_cmd, disabling write barriers* <4>reiserfs: using ordered data mode <4>Using r5 hash to sort names <4>VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly. <5>Trying to move old root to /initrd ... failed <5>Unmounting old root messages (concerning): Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: hde: bad special flag: 0x03 Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: hde: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12 Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: hde: packet command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: hde: packet command error: error=0x50 Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: ATAPI device hde: Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: Error: Illegal request -- (Sense key=0x05) Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: Parameter not supported -- (asc=0x26, ascq=0x01) Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: The failed "Start/Stop Unit" packet command was: Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: "1b 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 " Nov 5 18:33:53 sestoox01 kernel: cdrom: open failed. Best Regards Patrik *mount:* /dev/ataraid/d0p5 on / type reiserfs (rw) proc on /proc type proc (rw) devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,mode=0620,gid=5) /dev/ataraid/d0p1 on /boot type ext2 (rw) shmfs on /dev/shm type shm (rw) usbdevfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbdevfs (rw) *fdisk -l:* sestoox01:~/temp # fdisk -l Disk /dev/ataraid/d0: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 9964 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/ataraid/d0p1 * 1 6 48163+ 83 Linux /dev/ataraid/d0p2 7 1037 8281507+ 83 Linux /dev/ataraid/d0p3 1038 1167 1044225 82 Linux swap /dev/ataraid/d0p4 1168 9964 70661902+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/ataraid/d0p5 1168 9882 70003206 83 Linux /dev/ataraid/d0p6 9883 9931 393561 83 Linux /dev/ataraid/d0p7 9932 9964 265041 83 Linux Disk /dev/ataraid/d0p1: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 5 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System Disk /dev/ataraid/d0p2: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1031 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Disk /dev/ataraid/d0p2 doesn't contain a valid partition table Disk /dev/ataraid/d0p3: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 130 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Disk /dev/ataraid/d0p3 doesn't contain a valid partition table Unable to read /dev/ataraid/d0p4 */proc/pci:* <snip> Bus 0, device 10, function 0: RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20268R (rev 2). IRQ 11. Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=4.Max Lat=18. I/O at 0x3000 [0x3007]. I/O at 0x3040 [0x3043]. I/O at 0x3080 [0x3087]. I/O at 0x30c0 [0x30c3]. I/O at 0x3400 [0x340f]. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfeaf0000 [0xfeafffff]. Bus 0, device 12, function 0: Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 13). IRQ 7. Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=8.Max Lat=56. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfeabf000 [0xfeabffff]. I/O at 0x3440 [0x347f]. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfea80000 [0xfea9ffff]. Bus 0, device 15, function 0: ISA bridge: PCI device 1166:0203 (ServerWorks) (rev 160). Master Capable. Latency=32. Bus 0, device 15, function 1: IDE interface: PCI device 1166:0213 (ServerWorks) (rev 160). Master Capable. Latency=64. I/O at 0x1f0 [0x1f7]. I/O at 0x3f6 [0x3f6]. I/O at 0x170 [0x177]. I/O at 0x376 [0x376]. I/O at 0x38c0 [0x38cf]. Bus 0, device 15, function 2: USB Controller: PCI device 1166:0221 (ServerWorks) (rev 5). IRQ 15. Master Capable. Latency=32. Max Lat=80. Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xfcbff000 [0xfcbfffff]. Bus 0, device 15, function 3: Host bridge: PCI device 1166:0227 (ServerWorks) (rev 0). *dmesg:* Linux version 2.4.19-4GB (root@Pentium.suse.de) (gcc version 3.2.2) #1 Mon Aug 4 23:23:04 UTC 2003 <snip> Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=linux ro root=7205 ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off ide_setup: ide=nodmaIDE: Prevented DMA <snip> Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.31 ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx PDC20270: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 50 PDC20270: chipset revision 2 PDC20270: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later PDC20270: ROM enabled at 0xfeac0000 PDC20270: (U)DMA Burst Bit ENABLED Primary MASTER Mode Secondary MASTER Mode. ide0: BM-DMA at 0x3400-0x3407, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio ide1: BM-DMA at 0x3408-0x340f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio SvrWks CSB6: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 79 SvrWks CSB6: chipset revision 160 SvrWks CSB6: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later ide2: BM-DMA at 0x38c0-0x38c7, BIOS settings: hde:DMA, hdf:pio ide3: BM-DMA at 0x38c8-0x38cf, BIOS settings: hdg:pio, hdh:pio hda: Maxtor 6Y080L0, ATA DISK drive hdc: Maxtor 6Y080L0, ATA DISK drive hde: SR244W, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive ide0 at 0x3000-0x3007,0x3042 on irq 11 ide1 at 0x3080-0x3087,0x30c2 on irq 11 ide2 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 hda: 160086528 sectors (81964 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=158816/16/63 hdc: 160086528 sectors (81964 MB) w/2048KiB Cache, CHS=158816/16/63 ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide Partition check: hda: [PTBL] [9964/255/63] hda1 hda2 hda3 hda4 < hda5 hda6 hda7 > hdc: [PTBL] [9964/255/63] hdc1 hdc2 hdc3 hdc4 < hdc5 hdc6 hdc7 > <snip> md: md driver 0.90.0 MAX_MD_DEVS=256, MD_SB_DISKS=27 md: Autodetecting RAID arrays. md: autorun ... md: ... autorun DONE. <snip> VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem). ataraid/d0: ataraid/d0p1 ataraid/d0p2 ataraid/d0p3 ataraid/d0p4 < ataraid/d0p5 ataraid/d0p6 ataraid/d0p7 > Drive 0 is 78167 Mb (3 / 0) Drive 1 is 78167 Mb (22 / 0) Raid1 array consists of 2 drives. Promise Fasttrak(tm) Softwareraid driver for linux version 0.03beta Invalid ioctl reiserfs: found format "3.6" with standard journal reiserfs: checking transaction log (ataraid(114,5)) for (ataraid(114,5)) hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } hda:saw err in ide_end_drive_cmd, disabling write barriers hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } hdc:saw err in ide_end_drive_cmd, disabling write barriers hda: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hda: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } hda:saw err in ide_end_drive_cmd, disabling write barriers hdc: drive_cmd: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hdc: drive_cmd: error=0x04 { DriveStatusError } hdc:saw err in ide_end_drive_cmd, disabling write barriers reiserfs: using ordered data mode Using r5 hash to sort names VFS: Mounted root (reiserfs filesystem) readonly. Trying to move old root to /initrd ... failed Unmounting old root Trying to free ramdisk memory ... okay Freeing unused kernel memory: 156k freed md: Autodetecting RAID arrays. md: autorun ... md: ... autorun DONE. LVM version 1.0.5(mp-v6a)(22/07/2002) module loaded <snip> hde: bad special flag: 0x03 ide-floppy driver 0.99.newide hde: ATAPI 24X CD-ROM drive, 128kB Cache Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.12 hde: packet command error: status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error } hde: packet command error: error=0x50 ATAPI device hde: Error: Illegal request -- (Sense key=0x05) Parameter not supported -- (asc=0x26, ascq=0x01) The failed "Start/Stop Unit" packet command was: "1b 00 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 " cdrom: open failed. Linux video capture interface: v1.00 Non-volatile memory driver v1.1 lp: driver loaded but no devices found end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0 end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0