Re: [cobalt-users] How to upgrade ROM in Cobalt Raq4R

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 7 Oct 2003, Swapana Ghosh wrote:
>
> >>Seems lime 2.3.35 should work, but if you want to upgrade look
> >>on http://cobaltfaqs.com Bruce Timberlake has som ROm upgrade packages
> >>there.
> >>Gerald
>
>        Thanks for your reply and advice.  We don't want to go for ROM
> upgradation if without that it is possible that will be ok for us.
>
>        Our hard disk capacity is as follows:
>
> > |server [root ide0]# cat /proc/ide/ide0/hda/{capacity,geometry,model}
> > |78165360
> > |physical     77545/16/63
> > |logical      77545/16/63
> > |ST340810A
> > |server [root ide0]#
>
>         So we bought the hard disk with the following capacity
>
>  Model Number:ST340810A
> | Capacity:40 GB
> | Speed:5400 rpm
>
>         Now the person who is changing the disk, he was not successful to
> change the hard disk...  It will be really helpful if you give us some hints
> /steps so that we can follow to change the RAID drive without upgrading the
> ROM...

Hmmm! I see no reason why if these disk were running before as a RAID1
array, that they won't run now!
What kind of symptoms are you experiencing?
Are you sure tht the new drive is configured as a Master?

Gerald.
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