Could my problem be with lilo? I am running 21.5-1 beta (the stock lilo that comes with "potato"). Does anyone know whether this is RAID1-capable or not?
> > On Wed, 1 Aug 2001, George Karaolides wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm trying to install a system with root fs on RAID. > > > > I have done this successfully on Turbolinux 6.1 before, but don't seem to > > be able to get it to work under Turbolinux. > > > > Procedure followed (based on the Boot+Root+Raid+Lilo-HOWTO): > > > > - Get and install kernel version 2.2.19 source code (Debian package) > > - Patch with appropriate patch from kernel.org (I found out later that > > a Debian package of a raid patch is available in the testing > > distribution). > > - Make and install a kernel image using make-kpkg. > > - Boot with new RAID-aware kernel > > - Make RAID arrays with disk on which current installation resides as > > "failed-disk" > > - mke2fs on arrays > > - Mount arrays under /mnt/raid with the same hierarchy as they will be > > mounted in the root-on-RAID system > > - Copy filesystems to arrays: > > prompt# tar cf - -C / bin | tar xvf - -C /mnt/raid > > # tar cf - -C / dev | tar xvf - -C /mnt/raid > > mkdir /mnt/raid/proc > > etc etc > > - Edit /mnt/root/etc/lilo.conf > > - run lilo to install an MBR on one (and later more than one) disks in the > > array: > > prompt# chroot /mnt/raid lilo > > - Edit /mnt/raid/etc/fstab to reflect root-RAID system fs structure > > - Reboot. > > > > This procedure has been completely successful on Turbolinux 6.1, but on > > Debian 2.2r3 (potato) I have been unable to boot. > > > > lilo reports successful installation, but on reboot lilo reaches the > > error state LI which, according to the LILO doc, indicates a geometry > > mismatch. > > > > Contents of /mnt/root/etc/lilo.conf follow. This was done according to > > the above HOWTO. > > > > /dev/md0 contains the /boot filesystem. > > /dev/md2 contains the / (root) filesystem. > > > > # Begin lilo.conf > > > > disk=/dev/md2 > > bios=0x80 > > cylinders=8761 > > heads=64 > > sectors=32 > > partition=/dev/md0 > > start=32 > > > > map=/boot/map > > install=/boot/boot.b > > lba32 > > prompt > > root=/dev/md2 > > default=linux > > > > image=/boot/vmlinuz > > label=linux > > read-only > > > > image=/boot/vmlinuz.old > > label=linux-old > > read-only > > > > # End lilo.conf > > > > Help would be greatly appreciated... > > > > Best regards, > > > > George Karaolides 8, Costakis Pantelides St., > > tel: +35 79 68 08 86 Strovolos, > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nicosia CY 2057, > > web: www.karaolides.com Republic of Cyprus > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > George Karaolides 8, Costakis Pantelides St., tel: +35 79 68 08 86 Strovolos, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nicosia CY 2057, web: www.karaolides.com Republic of Cyprus
