mdraid and hpa upgrade issues
Jarod Wilson
jwilson at redhat.com
Thu May 24 20:15:28 UTC 2007
Jarod Wilson wrote:
> Ah, just noticed the email in this thread from Bruno... Could be some
> way to deep-six the hpa area within FC6 before upgrading... (and
> personal experience would suggest this can be done somehow -- I had a
> drive that used to have the hpa issue and now doesn't -- but I know not
> the magic incantation).
This link gives some data on how to use the setmax utility to nuke the
hpa area on a drive, which you could do under FC6, and subsequently, an
anaconda-based F7 upgrade should work fine:
http://www.niiconsulting.com/checkmate/2006/09/hiding-data-with-hpahost-protected-area-in-linux/
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Jarod Wilson
jwilson at redhat.com
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