Date:  Mon, 02 Oct 2006 06:56:30 -1000
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Subject:  [coba-e:07352] Re: Mounting Drive from RaQ 550 using USB   Enclosure to BQ Box
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I solved the problem.  I forgot that the partitions are not really 
auto mounted (although it kinds of looks like they are).  So I 
mounted them and now I am on my way.

-Rashid

At 06:20 AM 10/2/2006, Abdul-Rashid Abdullah wrote:
>Gerald,
>
>I booted the Tyan up using Knoppix from a USB cd room.  Under /mnt I see
>
>sda1-7
>sdb1-7
>sdc1-4
>
>I figured A + B is the raid drives so that is why I see them twice.  I also
>figure the sdc is the RaQ550 drives.
>
>Now here is the thing.  I do not see any data on these drives.  However,
>when I had the 550 drive hooked to another box that I ran Knoppix from, I
>could see the data.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>
>On 10/2/06 1:21 AM, "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh (at mark) frontstreetnetworks.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > You wrote;
> >>
> >> The RaQ 550 used an XFS file system.  So I am sure that is the issue
> >> here.  I don't believe out of the box CentOS is supporting this.  How
> >> can I enable this then?
> >>
> > CentOS (RHEL) does not support XFS, unless you install a kernel that
> > supports it.
> > Assuming this is a test server, and you won't mess thing up...
> > The only XFS support I can find in the standard CentOS repos is for X11
> >    xorg-x11-xfs.i386
> >    So you could do yum install xorg-x11-xfs.i386
> >    And you may need to install an Xwindows desktop.
> >    yum groupinstall "KDE (K Desktop Environment)"
> >    or
> >    yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop Environment"
> >
> > You may be able to connect a VGA Monitor, USB mouse, USB keyboard and a
> > USB CDROM
> > And be able to boot Knoppinx on your Tyan from the USB CDROM
> >
> > We keep a PC running Debian, that supports XFS filesystem
> > You can also use a PC booting Knoppix 'live CD' to work on RaQ550
> > drives.
> >
> > Gerald
> >

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