You can install grub loader on MBR which is safer and will mount the linux
partitions whereever the OS is installed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jed Reynolds" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: centos 5.1 install , 3ware raid card...
> Tom Bishop wrote:
> > Installing a new system using a 3ware card, raid 5 across 4 disks,
> > partition, format went smothly and loaded the apps that I need, but
> > for some reason it appears grub was not installed, or not completely.
> > I am wanting to boot from the array, when installing grub on the
> > loader it asks whether to install MBR on the first partition. Should
> > I use the partition instead of the MBR? When I boot up in rescue mode
> > and go to /boot/grub all I see is splash....no other files. Any
> > suggestions would be welcome...thanks.
>
> I will guess you've splurged on four 750GB drives...?
>
> Check on your partitioning, possibly using a tool like gparted. Very
> large partitions are not supported by MSDOS-style partition tables, you
> possibly want to look into a different partition formatting
utility...gpt.
>
> http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2007-February/074986.html
>
> Jed
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