Slackware install on multiple drives
 

Hi-

I'm trying to install Slackware 10.2 on a new system. The system has HW mirrored partition of 36GB for the OS, and a HW stripe consisting of 3 146GB drives for a database partition. I'm looking to install Slackware on the 36GB partition and keep all of the mysql databases on the 438GB partition.

I have fidsked both "drives" and created the partitioning scheme. When Slackware prompts for the boot partition and swap partitions, it finds those on the 36GB drive (so far so good) but it doesn't see the 438GB partition at all.

Any ideas or helpful hints on how I can get this accomplished?

Thanks in advance...

Which kernel did you choose, what output do you get from
?


Cheers,
Tink

Here you go:


Disk /dev/cciss/c0d0: 36.4 GB, 36414750720 bytes
255 heads, 32 sectors/track, 8716 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 8160 * 512 = 4177920 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/cciss/c0d0p1 * 1 491 2003264 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p2 492 1472 4002480 82 Linux swap
/dev/cciss/c0d0p3 1473 8716 29555520 5 Extended
/dev/cciss/c0d0p5 1473 1596 505904 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p6 1597 4048 10004144 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p7 4049 7971 16005824 83 Linux
/dev/cciss/c0d0p8 7972 8716 3039584 83 Linux

Disk /dev/cciss/c0d1: 440.4 GB, 440430842880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 53546 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/cciss/c0d1p1 1 53546 430108213+ 5 Extended


Kernel is 2.6.12.3

And there's your problem. You have an extended partition,
but no logical partitions defined inside it.


Cheers,
Tink