Comments on: Ubuntu on Sun Fire X2200 http://htglimited.com/2007/02/24/ubuntu-on-sun-fire-x2200/ Harnessing the power of the blog ... at this site anyway Tue, 08 May 2007 11:01:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tomaz http://htglimited.com/2007/02/24/ubuntu-on-sun-fire-x2200/comment-page-1/#comment-201 Tomaz Tue, 08 May 2007 11:01:45 +0000 http://htglimited.com/2007/02/24/ubuntu-on-sun-fire-x2200/#comment-201 This example lacks two important things. One needs to use command "pwconv" after useradd/passwd, otherwise things fail because of lack of shadow password. The other thing is "savedefault" option in /boot/grub/menu.lst. Grub does not handle writing to md devices and this command fails with something like "file not found" because it can not write to fake raid. Other than that it is perfect. Works like a charm. This example lacks two important things. One needs to use command “pwconv” after useradd/passwd, otherwise things fail because of lack of shadow password.

The other thing is “savedefault” option in /boot/grub/menu.lst. Grub does not handle writing to md devices and this command fails with something like “file not found” because it can not write to fake raid.

Other than that it is perfect. Works like a charm.

]]> By: Wyatt http://htglimited.com/2007/02/24/ubuntu-on-sun-fire-x2200/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Wyatt Mon, 26 Mar 2007 14:52:08 +0000 http://htglimited.com/2007/02/24/ubuntu-on-sun-fire-x2200/#comment-24 No, you don't have to use the fakeRAID feature; however, we wanted to leave the 'hardware' do the work for us on the RAID side of things. Out of the box, Linux will see both drives on the system and you can treat them as individual drive or you could use the md software RAID solution if you wanted to. No, you don’t have to use the fakeRAID feature; however, we wanted to leave the ‘hardware’ do the work for us on the RAID side of things. Out of the box, Linux will see both drives on the system and you can treat them as individual drive or you could use the md software RAID solution if you wanted to.

]]> By: A. Karl Kornel http://htglimited.com/2007/02/24/ubuntu-on-sun-fire-x2200/comment-page-1/#comment-22 A. Karl Kornel Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:04:53 +0000 http://htglimited.com/2007/02/24/ubuntu-on-sun-fire-x2200/#comment-22 Interesting. I'm looking into purchasing an X2200 M2, which would just be running Ubuntu 6.06, and I've been wondering: Do you really have to use the NVidia fakeRaid feature? Could it be deactivated, and (a) the drives treated as individual drives, or (b) software RAID (md) be used instead? Interesting. I’m looking into purchasing an X2200 M2, which would just be running Ubuntu 6.06, and I’ve been wondering: Do you really have to use the NVidia fakeRaid feature? Could it be deactivated, and (a) the drives treated as individual drives, or (b) software RAID (md) be used instead?

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