Re: Non-equal sized partitions vs RAID 1

On Mon, 1 Jul 2002, Flemming Frandsen wrote:

Now for the questions:
* Is there a way to change the logical geometry of disk 2, so I can
partition correctly (well if there is then this post is OT)?

You can use 'hdx=c,h,s' kernel parameter on boot. You can also use fdisk's
expert menu to change the geometry while creating the partitions. I don't
know if the later alone is enough, I prefer to use the kernel parameter
and only use the fdisk trick to skip one reboot.

Remember to replace 'hdx' with your actual device name... :)

* Is there a way to force the array to keep being the same size, even
after the smaller partition has failed?

After the array is created, it doesn't (shouldn't) change.

* Why does the BIOS think that it's cool to translate similar disks
differently, are BIOS writers crackheads or was I just unlucky?

All BIOSes seem to do that: Disks, connected to the primary IDE interface
show 'correct' geometry, while disks, connected to the secondary interface
don't. I hoped it would go away with recent bioses, but I'm affraid I'll
just have to get used to it... :/


   D.

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