Hi All,

I had a hell of a time sussing how do get slackware to install on a 5i Raid control ler but did it in the end, I have documented what I have done (I hope it makes sense) to save others having to pull their hair out

Install Slackware

then reboot onto with the CD and log in as root

then mount /dev/cciss/c0d0p1 /mnt -t ext3

cciss is how the HP/compaq 5i raid controller is known

change to /mnt/etc

make sure your lilo.conf is similar to below

chroot /mnt/

lilo -M /dev/cciss/c0d0 mbr

and reboot )



xxxxxx:/etc# cat lilo.conf
# LILO configuration file
# generated by 'liloconfig'
#
# Start LILO global section
lba32 # Allow booting past 1024th cylinder with a recent BIOS
boot = /dev/cciss/c0d0p1
#compact # faster, but won't work on all systems.
#prompt
#timeout = 5
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
vga = 773
# Normal VGA console
# vga = normal
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x64k
# vga=791
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x32k
# vga=790
# VESA framebuffer console @ 1024x768x256
# vga=773
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x64k
# vga=788
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x32k
# vga=787
# VESA framebuffer console @ 800x600x256
# vga=771
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x64k
# vga=785
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x32k
# vga=784
# VESA framebuffer console @ 640x480x256
# vga=769
# ramdisk = 0 # paranoia setting
# End LILO global section
# Linux bootable partition config begins
image = /boot/vmlinuz
root = /dev/cciss/c0d0p1
label = Slackware
read-only # Non-UMSDOS filesystems should be mounted read-only for checking
# Linux bootable partition config ends

I wish this thread stood here about 3 months ago, hehe

I managed it to install without problems, but had to do quite a bit searching to notice /dev/cciss/c0d0 was the device...


Getting Red-Hat on it (our client eventualy choose Red-Hat (for support issues)) was a little easier

Thanks for saving me time, found your post while searching for bugs after clocking some hours with Slackware 12.2, HP DL380 and Raid 5i. Your instructions worked right the first time out and saved me additional hours of tweaking. Thanks again.