From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_12_24, INVALID_DATE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NO_RELAYS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from drobbins by cvs.gentoo.org with local (Exim 3.22 #1) id 14ONt3-0001T8-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Thu, 01 Feb 2001 10:51:13 -0700 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] grub and preloading modules Message-ID: <20010201105113.C5546@cvs.gentoo.org> References: <20010201084932.10029.qmail@web3404.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010201084932.10029.qmail@web3404.mail.yahoo.com>; from rickbluebrick@yahoo.com on Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 12:49:32AM -0800 From: Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu Feb 1 10:52:01 2001 X-Original-Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 10:51:13 -0700 X-Archives-Salt: 9589d073-9550-4bdf-960d-166aff10c994 X-Archives-Hash: 3a3d0bd7f884088f67da435fe2443080 On Thu, Feb 01, 2001 at 12:49:32AM -0800, rick philbrick wrote: > Hi everyone, > > So many questions to ask.. I'll choose just one today. > > I am trying to get sw/raid (RAID 1) on a gentoo box w/ > 2 ide channels to boot up as a mirrored disk array. I > have read thru Howtos and noticed that they discuss > the passing of options thru lilo. But since gentoo > uses GRUB and not lilo how am I going to make this > work? You shouldn't need to pass any options. All you need to do is make sure that once your RAID-1 root filesystem is created and mounted that you copy your /etc/raidtab to /mnt/gentoo/etc/raidtab, and that after the chroot process you compile a new kernel and install it (with RAID-support built-in) before you unmount all filesystems and reboot. As long as your RAID partition has partition type "FD", it'll be detected and started automatically at boot time. Just use this line for GRUB: kernel root=/dev/md0 ...and you should be all set. Of course, I haven't gone into detail and haven't tried it myself, but it should work. I should be able to try this in VMware in the next few days and add the necessary steps to the install guide. Best Regards, -- Daniel Robbins President/CEO http://www.gentoo.org Gentoo Technologies, Inc.