> Maybe you can move them back into the original order? No. I had two drives on the same IDE channel. The Software RAID howto tells me this is a Bad Thing.
> If you need an initrd, you will need to install a bootloader like > GRUB (preferably) or LILO onto the floppy anyway. I do not see why > installing GRUB on a floppy is easier than installing it on your > harddisk. If I put everything on a floppy/CD then at least I don't have to worry about RAID autodetection issues. So maybe it's a bit simpler. > > Unless you provide more information about your setup, no one will be > able to help you. Which kernel? Type of disks? Raid type? > Partition layout? And "won't boot any longer" is not a very exact > error description, too. 2.6.9 kernel, software raid level 5, reiserfs, three IDE drives. I get into LILO and then later on I get this: "Kernel Panic: cannot open initial console, please try passing valid init= option to the kernel alex -- Alex Polite http://flosspick.org
