problem installing CentOS 4.3 server (no valid devices were found)
 

im installing CentOS 4.3 server, on the partition part of the installation a got some error "An error has occurred - no valid devices were found on which to create new filesystems", i already load the driver of SATA raid by fdo driver, i got 80gb seagate sata, motherboard asus P5VD2-VM SE, can anyone help to solve this problem, thanks in advance!!

a google search found this:

http://darkliquid.co.uk/2007/3/12/ce...the-asus-p5vd2

hth.

Of course, not using "SATA raid" will probably fix this too. You should realize that you cannot boot linux from this kind of RAID (yet - certainly not CentOS 4.3) anyway.

During the install process, you can configure software RAID to your hearts desire. Note: your mobo HW RAID is faked. Linux software RAID usually outperforms fake-RAID in benchmarks. i.e.
http://stoilis.blogspot.com/2005/09/...mise-raid.html

True HW RAID can be identified by the way it looks just like a single PATA or SATA drive to linux. No need for additional drivers.

what do you mean by that? what should i do? im a newbie in linux, please give me specific step how to solve this problem... thanks!

You usually have the option not to use onboard RAID: exercise that option - turn the RAID off.

"fake" RAID is a kind of software raid which is partially implimented in HW - with a driver to fill in the gaps. It is called "fake" because it attempts to give the impression of being full hardware RAID.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID