I don't have a direct answer to your question, but here is the howto I
have been using twice, with good results:
http://www.howtoforge.com/software-raid1-grub-boot-fedora-8
After installing grub to the other disk, did you update your grub.conf
accordingly?
Terv.
Jussi
On 23.7.2010 11.12, Wessel | Postoffice wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm currently trying to install centos 5.4 x86-64bit on a raid 1, so if
> one the 2 disks fails the server will still be available.
> i installed grub on /dev/sda using the advanced grub configuration
> option during the install.
> after the install is done i boot in linux rescue mode , chroot the
> filesystem and copy grub to both drives using:
> grub>root (hd0,0)
> grub>setup (hd0)
> grub>root (hd1,0
> grub>setup (hd1)
> grub>quit
>
> then reboot, but is still get the error : disk boot faillure, insert
> linux install disk.
> does anyone now what i'm doing wrong? here is a copy of my partition scheme.
>
> Disk /dev/sda: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sda1 * 1 38 305203+ fd Linux raid autodetect
> /dev/sda2 39 675 5116702+ fd Linux raid autodetect
> /dev/sda3 676 30515 239689800 fd Linux raid autodetect
>
> Disk /dev/sdb: 251.0 GB, 251000193024 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30515 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/sdb1 * 1 38 305203+ fd Linux raid autodetect
> /dev/sdb2 39 675 5116702+ fd Linux raid autodetect
> /dev/sdb3 676 30515 239689800 fd Linux raid autodetect
>
> Disk /dev/md1: 5239 MB, 5239406592 bytes
> 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 1279152 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytes
>
>
> Disk /dev/md0: 312 MB, 312410112 bytes
> 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 76272 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytes
>
>
> Disk /dev/md2: 245.4 GB, 245442281472 bytes
> 2 heads, 4 sectors/track, 59922432 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 8 * 512 = 4096 bytes
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Wessel
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