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

Jakob Oestergaard
2002-07-01T11:50:06Z

On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 01:30:18PM +0200, Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote:
> hi
>
> trying this:
> --
> boot=/dev/md0
> map=/boot/map
> install=/boot/boot.b.hda
> backup=/boot/boot.b.rs.hda
> prompt
> timeout=50
> lba32
> raid-extra-boot=/dev/hda,/dev/hdb
> ...
>
> with lilo-21.4-4 (standard with rh73) it won't accept the raid-extra-boot
> option

Ok - I use it with LILO 22.2 here, it's on Debian, and it's the only box
where I ever needed that option.

My lilo.conf:
----------8<--------
lba32
boot=/dev/md0
raid-extra-boot=/dev/sda,/dev/sdb
root=/dev/md1

disk=/dev/sda
bios=0x80
disk=/dev/sdb
bios=0x81

install=/boot/boot-menu.b

delay=20
default=Linux

image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=Linux
read-only
----------8<--------

The following is from a standard RedHat 7.3 system with LILO 21.4.4-14:

----------8<-----8<-----
boot=/dev/md3
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
message=/boot/message
prompt
timeout=40
linear
default=2.4.18
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18
label=2.4.18
read-only
root=/dev/md2
----------8<-----8<-----

Both systems are SCSI-only though.

The following is an IDE-only RedHat 7.2 with LILO 21.4.4.14

----8<-----8<------------
boot=/dev/md0
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
timeout=50
message=/boot/message
linear
default=linux
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=linux
read-only
root=/dev/md1
----8<-----8<------------

Perhaps you could change the lba32 option into linear ? I'm really
shooting in the mist here - LILO tends to "just work", and ignorance is
bliss ;)

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