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  • user warning: Table './drupal_gding/cache_filter' is marked as crashed and should be repaired query: UPDATE cache_filter SET data = '<p>Several issues. First, this is a clean installation on somewhat older hardware, but should still be functional...</p>\n<p>System Specs:<br />\nIntel P4 2.3Ghz<br />\n2GB DDR2 RAM<br />\nnVidia GeForce FX5200 AGP (this is the backend only)<br />\nSiL 3114 SATA RAID Controller (fakeraid)<br />\n-or- <br />\nHighpoint RocketRaid 1640 SATA fakeraid<br />\n4x320GB SATA hard Drives (WD)<br />\n1x PVR-150<br />\n1x HVR-1600 (NTSC and ATSC hybrid card)<br />\n1x pcHDTV 5500</p>\n<p>Ok..so first issue...setup doesn\'t like either fakeraid setup...the highpoint or the SiL controller. I figured I would use the fakeraid RAID 1+0 and setup would just install to a /dev/mapper/ volume like previous versions, but whenever I have a BIOS RAID setup on the card (either card) installation segfaults while detecting storage devices. So I booted off of TRK 3.3 and shredded the drives to remove any previous BIOS settings (shred -n0 -z /dev/sda...b...c...d) and did a clean install trying to setup linux software raid...</p>\n<p>Chose custom partitioning...created a RAID1 set with 200 MB for /boot (and 2 spares) created native swap space of 512mb on each spindle for a total of 2 GB swap space (not raided...I figured linux swap would be more efficient without the raid) and then created a software RAID 10 volume in the remaining space on all drives mounted at /...</p>\n<p>Install finishes fine, but it won\'t boot...freezes at a black screen after post. I suppose it\'s possible that I\'m missing something stupid with the software RAID setup...but what?</p>\n<p>FINALLY...I blew the drives away again and just did a fresh clean install...default partitioning and \"Use Entire Drive\" (odd...it seems to create a /dev/mapper/ volume)....upon boot...after getting the blue progress bar crawl...I get a black screen...blinking cursor...no graphics...</p>\n<p>Wierd..I hit CTRL-ALT-F2 and get to a secondary shell and can login as root...no graphics though. Maybe I forgot to select the nVidia Legacy Graphics (Geforce 5) so I blow it ALL AWAY AGAIN by shredding the drives and doing a default install with default partitioning and *MAKE DOUBLE SURE* to select the right nVidia drivers....and I get the exact same case.</p>\n<p>So I manually edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and change the driver to \"nv\" from \"nvidia\" and REM out all of the compisiting and aiglx stuff so it *should* be using just the default X11 generic nv drivers....reboot...same deal - no gui</p>\n<p>Now I\'m lost...do I need something newer than a GeForce fx5200 to run the backend? It\'s a backend only that handles the recordings and doesn\'t display video at all....</p>\n<p>Thanks in advance - </p>\n<p>Joe</p>\n', created = 1369140448, expire = 1369226848, headers = '', serialized = 0 WHERE cid = '1:f8e2b932a1bcfd4639ead7d3e9357d11' in /var/www/mythdora/html/includes/cache.inc on line 109.
Submitted by MoJo1760 on April 28, 2010 - 8:58pm

Several issues. First, this is a clean installation on somewhat older hardware, but should still be functional...

System Specs:
Intel P4 2.3Ghz
2GB DDR2 RAM
nVidia GeForce FX5200 AGP (this is the backend only)
SiL 3114 SATA RAID Controller (fakeraid)
-or-
Highpoint RocketRaid 1640 SATA fakeraid
4x320GB SATA hard Drives (WD)
1x PVR-150
1x HVR-1600 (NTSC and ATSC hybrid card)
1x pcHDTV 5500

Ok..so first issue...setup doesn't like either fakeraid setup...the highpoint or the SiL controller. I figured I would use the fakeraid RAID 1+0 and setup would just install to a /dev/mapper/ volume like previous versions, but whenever I have a BIOS RAID setup on the card (either card) installation segfaults while detecting storage devices. So I booted off of TRK 3.3 and shredded the drives to remove any previous BIOS settings (shred -n0 -z /dev/sda...b...c...d) and did a clean install trying to setup linux software raid...

Chose custom partitioning...created a RAID1 set with 200 MB for /boot (and 2 spares) created native swap space of 512mb on each spindle for a total of 2 GB swap space (not raided...I figured linux swap would be more efficient without the raid) and then created a software RAID 10 volume in the remaining space on all drives mounted at /...

Install finishes fine, but it won't boot...freezes at a black screen after post. I suppose it's possible that I'm missing something stupid with the software RAID setup...but what?

FINALLY...I blew the drives away again and just did a fresh clean install...default partitioning and "Use Entire Drive" (odd...it seems to create a /dev/mapper/ volume)....upon boot...after getting the blue progress bar crawl...I get a black screen...blinking cursor...no graphics...

Wierd..I hit CTRL-ALT-F2 and get to a secondary shell and can login as root...no graphics though. Maybe I forgot to select the nVidia Legacy Graphics (Geforce 5) so I blow it ALL AWAY AGAIN by shredding the drives and doing a default install with default partitioning and *MAKE DOUBLE SURE* to select the right nVidia drivers....and I get the exact same case.

So I manually edit /etc/X11/xorg.conf and change the driver to "nv" from "nvidia" and REM out all of the compisiting and aiglx stuff so it *should* be using just the default X11 generic nv drivers....reboot...same deal - no gui

Now I'm lost...do I need something newer than a GeForce fx5200 to run the backend? It's a backend only that handles the recordings and doesn't display video at all....

Thanks in advance -

Joe

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