If you don't want to, or are unable to adjust the SCSI Controller's BIOS,
you can insert a startup delay if you're using LILO, and have it wait "x"
seconds which you can adjust in tenths of seconds (50=5 seconds) and have
LILO wait before starting the kernel enough time for your drives to startup.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Cuss" <mcuss@cdlsystems.com>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 11:11 AM
Subject: Kernel Startup Delay
> Hello!
>
> I am setting up a server with 4 SCSI hard disks, two of which I will
jumper
> to have a delayed spin up as to not bake the power supply. These two
drives
> will contain a striping RAID. I am concerned that the kernel will load
off
> of the other drives and attempt to start this RAID before the disks have
> even spun up - is there a way to have the kernel delay its startup for a
> certain number of seconds while all the drives spin up?
>
> Any hints are greatly appreciated.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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