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List:       opensuse
Subject:    Re: [opensuse] How to RAID /boot?
From:       John <john_82 () tiscali ! co ! uk>
Date:       2008-06-23 15:14:49
Message-ID: 200806231614.49126.john_82 () tiscali ! co ! uk
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On Monday 23 June 2008 16:03:05 James Knott wrote:
> Jim Flanagan wrote:
> > Apparently grub does not yet support software raid on linux.  I intalled
> > my /boot on a normal partition, and all others on raid1 which works fine
> > for me.
> >
> > You may get it to work however by changing where grub gets installed.
> > This post my help. It was a little involved for me so I didn't follow
> > it, but it may work for you.
> >
> > http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse/2007-12/msg00106.html
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > Jim
>
> So, the trick is to install grub on the MBR then.  I'll have to give
> that a try.  This server is an experimental system that I bought for
> learning about RAID etc., so it's no problem to simply blow it away and
> start over.
>
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I had all sorts of problems with soft raid but no trouble at all with hard 
raid. I do not think you will get it to work with soft raid.

When I installed on soft raid the installer picked up the same discs twice and 
then passed grub what I suspect was a descriptor for the soft raid discs. 
Grub doesn't seem to be capable of handling it and thows an error msg.

John
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