Date:  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:58:08 -0600
From:  "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh (at mark) frontstreetnetworks.com>
Subject:  [coba-e:11383] Re: Tyan GT14 CBQ Inatall from Tyan
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
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> > At last, the Tyan GT20 is working.
> 
> Oops, I meant to write "At last, the Tyan GT14 is working"
> 
>  
> > Disable ACPI in the BIOS "power options"
> > If dual drive install, use the SATA1 and SATA2 connectors
> > If single drive install, use SATA1 connector
> >   these are the 2 inboard connectors
> >   SATA1 connector is the one towards the back of the server
> >   Viewed from the front of server
> > 
> >   SATA4     SATA1  
> >   =====     =====
> >   SATA3     SATA2
> >   =====     =====
> > 
> >   The install will recognize these as SATA1 hda and SATA2 hdc
> > At the boot prompt
> >   (use IDE install options)
> >     add "all-generic-ide" (no "") after the install option
> >   i.e. " 22 all-generic-ide "
> > 
> > The install should proceed normally.
> > When the system reboots, the drives will be "sda" and "sdb"
> > And the system will be running in SATA2 mode.
> > 

Gotcha! 
  Swatch will fail to verify "Disk Integrity"
  To fix, edit /etc/raidtab
    change all instances of hda to sda
    and all instances of hdc to sdb

Gerald


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