On Mon, May 01, 2000 at 12:25:59AM +0100, Martin Munt wrote:
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> I did '/sbin/lilo -v -C /etc/A.lilo.conf', and I got:
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> LILO version 21, Copyright 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
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> Reading boot sector from current root.
> Merging with /boot/boot.b
> Sorry, don't know how to handle device 0x0905
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> Device 0x0905 is /dev/md5.
I think you need a patched lilo which can handle md* root devices.
> I have a number of questions:
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> Am I right in assuming the intention is to have lilo write "underneath" the
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> raid array - directly onto /dev/hd[a|c]?
Be careful. If you install your boot sector on hda or hdc, then you
lose the point of using raid1 for redundancy if that drive fails.
> What next? I'm booting from floppy now :(
That's what I do! :') Floppy isn't a horrible way to go. Just make
an extra boot floppy or two, then you'll be fairly safe. I don't
think I've ever had a floppy drive 'die', but I have had disks die...
Phil
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