Hi all!
I am trying to build a server using Debian Sarge 3.1 r0a (downloaded using torrent debian-31r0a-i386-binary-1.iso.torrent ) and now I'm don't is able to install it in a HP Proliant ML110. The Debian Sarge installer don't see the adaptec sata raid controller and don't is able to manage the disk. The HP Support only have Red Hat and Suse Enterprises Drivers. None for Debian Linux. I have tried for a long time when have decided to install other linux distribution based on Debian. I don't have success with Kurumin 5.0 and Knoppix but yesterday I have installed Ubuntu Linux (http://www.ubuntulinux.org/) with success in this HP.

Well, my question is:
1- How install Debian Sarge (I think that be a better option than derivates distributions) in Proliant ML110? Anybody can explain me how do this? Can I use any driver useful in Ubuntu Linux installation to install Debian Sarge?

Please help me. If I forgot any data do include in this message, please ask me.

Sorry my bad english but I hope to be understood.

Regards and Happy New Year for all,
Eduardo Garcia (Brazil)

Hi,

We have the same issue - but with a Proliant DL320 (pizzabox)
The DL320 is a great machine - have used it dozens of times for Win2003 + ISA2004 servers
But time has come to install Linux on them (web application server) 

The SATA RAID Controller:
Intel® 82801FR Integrated Serial ATA Host Controller

you have to enable the RAID controller in the BIOS - and configure the RAID0/1 using the RAID controller BIOS by pressing CTRL-A (or  CTRL-Q on azerty keyboard) - it will be visible as 1 Logical Drive  (array = 1 logical disk in this case)
Windows 2003 will not recognize the RAID unless you load the appropriate driver (F6 during boot)
With Ubuntu I was able to see the 2 SATA disks as separate drives (hda hdb) !!  although they were build as 1 logical drive (raid1)

any tips on getting Debian installed on the RAID1 partition would be appreciated...


ps.. also greetings from belgium ;-)

oh my....

you're a lucky one
SATA Raid is a pain in the ass with linux.

1. Sata Raids arent hardware raids. they just ordinary software raids, where the driver does all the work. some cards like the promise act as accelerator.
2. you need a driver from the producer. this is mostly binary crap that only works with some distributions.

i have a great success story about the ML110
installed one ML110 more than a year ago with debian and a beta partial source driver from promise because they only support suse by default.
there never came a newer version ...
a few month ago one disc died.
i exchanged the disk and rebootet, raid 5 started rebuild.
after that i had a wonderful screwed system not even able to boot.


so my advice for SATA raids is:

use the SATA driver from the kernel.
then setup the disks as software raid.
even this can be tricky with debian because the software raid assistant of the debian installer has some problems SATA sometimes.
best way to do this is install without raid to a single disk.
after installation setup the second disk as part of a raid1 with one missing disk.(or raid 5 with min 2 disks and one missing)
configure your kernel to autoload softwareraid(compile it in or use initrd)
copy your whole system to the raid.
change your bootloader and fstab.
boot from the raid and hotadd the first disk.

sounds like much work, but
this is rocksteady based on solid driver, not some crappy binarys.
and you can do much more with it than most binary driver can.

as promised the complete output of LSPCI -v

HP Proliant DL320 with 2 SATA disks:
(and 2 onboard NICs)

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. Server Memory Controller Hub (rev 05)
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 3200
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. Server Memory Controller Hub PCI Express Port (rev 05) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=05, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
        Memory behind bridge: fdf00000-fdffffff
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 3201
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        I/O ports at 1000 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 3201
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
        I/O ports at 1020 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 3201
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
        I/O ports at 1040 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 3201
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
        I/O ports at 1060 [size=32]

0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 3201
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
        Memory at fbef0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=64
        I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00003fff
        Memory behind bridge: fbf00000-fdefffff
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 03)
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) IDE Controller (rev 03) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 3201
        Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 7
        I/O ports at <ignored>
        I/O ports at <ignored>
        I/O ports at <ignored>
        I/O ports at <ignored>
        I/O ports at 0500 [size=16]

0000:00:1f.2 RAID bus controller: Intel Corp. 82801FR/FRW (ICH6R/ICH6RW) SATA Controller (rev 03)
        Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 3206
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
        I/O ports at 1080
        I/O ports at 1088
        I/O ports at 1090
        I/O ports at 1098
        I/O ports at 10a0 [size=16]
        Memory at fbee0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:01:02.0 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Integrated Lights Out Controller (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device b206
        Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 7
        I/O ports at 2800 [size=256]
        Memory at fdef0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:01:02.2 System peripheral: Compaq Computer Corporation Integrated Lights Out  Processor (rev 01)
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device b206
        Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 5
        I/O ports at 3000 [size=256]
        Memory at fdee0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K]
        Memory at fded0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
        Memory at fde00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:01:03.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation: Unknown device 001e
        Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 64
        Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M]
        I/O ports at 3400 [size=256]
        Memory at fbff0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:05:00.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. PCI Bridge Hub A (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=05, secondary=06, subordinate=08, sec-latency=64
        Memory behind bridge: fdf00000-fdffffff
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:05:00.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. PCI Bridge Hub B (rev 09) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
        Bus: primary=05, secondary=09, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=64
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:06:01.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation NC7782 Gigabit Server Adapter (PCI-X, 10,100,1000-T)
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 24
        Memory at fdff0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>

0000:06:01.1 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5704 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
        Subsystem: Compaq Computer Corporation NC7782 Gigabit Server Adapter (PCI-X, 10,100,1000-T)
        Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 25
        Memory at fdfe0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
        Capabilities: <available only to root>