On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:33:13 -0300, Agust�n wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Arnt Karlsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 3:10 PM > > Subject: Re: Boot on "RAID 1" with "LILO" and "mdadm" > > > > On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:25:49 -0300, Agust�n wrote in message > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Hi Everybody! > > > > > > I'm trying to run a bootable RAID 1. I'm using mdadm and > > > everything goes fine. All the partitions are completely > > > synchronized and the problem comes in the last step: > > > > > > I edit lilo to boot from the RAID and reboot. The system hangs up > > > saying "LIL". I've read something in the LILO documentation as: > > > LIL (The descriptor table could not be read.) > > > LIL (This is typically caused by media failure or geometry > > > mismatch) > > > > > > I have two SATA WD800 disks. I'm running debian with the kernel > > > 2.4.19 and LILO 22.2 > > > > ..chk out backports.org > > > > > My LILO configuration looks like this: > > > > > > boot=/dev/md1 > > > > ..these are known to lilo as such? > > I used '/dev/hda', '/dev/hdc' etc, > > and with a "fallback" to try boot the > > "other" drive on each. Also throw > > in panic options. > > > > > root=/dev/md2 > > > raid-extra-boot=/dev/hda,/dev/hdc > > > default=RAID > > > image=/vmlinuz > > > label=RAID > > > read-only > > > > > > The other options are as they come in the one disk installation. > > > > > > I'll appreciate any comment! Thanks in advance, > > > > > > Agust�n
> Dear Arnt, > > Thank you very much for your reply! > > Could you send me your lilo.conf configuration to compare it with > mine? ..hah! It went out my door years ago, I use Grub now, easier to set up and much more forgiving IME. I also remember discussing this on D-U and Usenet, google for my email address and $query to see my angle on whatever. http://braindamage.alal.com/archives/debian-user/20030827/0532.html ..or JRTFU http://rootraiddoc.alioth.debian.org/ -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;-) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case.
