On Monday July 3, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have a system with /boot on a normal partition and
> / being on md0 (raid0). It runs 2.2.14 or 2.2.16-RAID,
> however I need to switch to 2.3.99 for a variety of
> reasons. I've been trying to get it going to no avail
> for a couple of weeks now.
>
> I have a few questions I'd like to get answers to:
>
> 0) It looks like the 2.3.99 patches from
> people.redhat.com/mingo have been integrated
> into 2.3.99-pre9, correct?
>
> 1) I see that 2.3.99-pre9 does not have "boot from
> raid" compile option. If I have /boot on a regular
> device, but / is on md0, do I still need this support
> or not?
>
> 2) Is there any anticipation that boot support will
> be added to 2.3.99 in the near future?
>
> 3) Is it possible to make 2.3.99 have / on md0 (raid0)?
> I want to know if I should continue banging my head
> against the wall, or can I stop now?
2.3.99 has been superceeded by 2.4.0-testX (For X == 1,2,3,...)
Try that. It should support booting off a raid device.
>
> 4) What is the meaning of life (in the broader
> sense) :-) ?
Well, there is this book about it, but the chances are that you
already have a copy!
NeilBrown
