Re: Can't boot from /dev/md0 (RAID-1)

[Juri Haberland <juri@koschikode.com>]

Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:
>> I assume the onboard IDE stuff (hdm) is something like a Promise
>> controller. If so you should be able set the boot order to boot from the
>> normal IDE chipset (hda/hdb). If doesn't help I'd suggest that you ask
>> on the linux-raid mailing list.
> 
> The on-board is a VIA controller. see from lspci
> 
> 00:0c.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20268 (rev 
> 02)
> 00:0d.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20268 (rev 
> 02)
> 00:0e.0 RAID bus controller: CMD Technology Inc PCI0649 (rev 02)
> 00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 06)

So you have your two raid drives connected to the VIA controller, right?
Then have a look into the BIOS setup and see, if there's something that
might affect the boot order...

> and - as for linux-raid, see below:
> 
>    ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> <linux-raid@vger.rutgers.edu>
>     (reason: 550 5.1.1 <linux-raid@vger.rutgers.edu>... User unknown)

No wonder, vger.rutgers.edu ceased to exist ~2 years ago. Use
vger.kernel.org instead ;)

Juri