Re: [cobalt-users] xtr restore with 550 OS FIXED

["Chris L" <clathem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

To Gerald and all the list:

I was able to get the Raq550 OS running on my XTR using RAID5 and all
available disk space. Just for reference in the future and the archives,
here is what I did:

***Standard Disclaimer: This procedure works for me, but it may not work for
you. Use at your own risk. If you end up breaking your Raq, or burning your
dinner, it's your own damn fault. Now, with that being said, let's move onto
the procedure.  ;-)
*Side note: The Raq I used this on is an XTR 1Ghz with 4x80Gig hard drives
running the 2.9.34 ROM.

I ripped the Raq550 OSRCD to my linux box. If you need steps on doing this
see Bruce's how-to at http://www.cobaltfaqs.com/wiki/index.php/CustomOSRCD

I then edited the "/etc/raidtab" section of the specs file at:
/nfxroot-x86/bto-sync/experimental/4100R_1.270/installer/release_spec.4100R

My modified raidtab section is below:

# This product has RAID
# this is /etc/raidtab (sort of)
%begin raidtab
raiddev               /dev/md1
raid-level            5
nr-raid-disks         4
nr-spare-disks        0
persistent-superblock 1
[MD1DEVICES]

raiddev               /dev/md2
raid-level            5
nr-raid-disks         4
nr-spare-disks        0
persistent-superblock 1
[MD2DEVICES]

raiddev               /dev/md3
raid-level            5
nr-raid-disks         4
nr-spare-disks        0
persistent-superblock 1
[MD3DEVICES]

raiddev               /dev/md4
raid-level            5
nr-raid-disks         4
nr-spare-disks        0
persistent-superblock 1
[MD4DEVICES]
%end raidtab

I then rebuilt the OSRCD ISO with the modified release_spec.4100R, burned to
disk, and OSR'd my Raq. Its chugging along fine now!


Maybe this will help someone else looking to do the same thing with their
XTR.

Regards,
Chris Lathem