why don't you look in your floppy disk ??
There should be an initrd in it and this is probably all what you need.
Then check your /boot and your lilo.conf to be sure it uses the initrd.img
You also can compile the kernel with comppiled-in raid support.
Philippe
"Ounsted, Toby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The floppy was created as a 'rescue disk' by the RedHat install. As it
> boots it offers to go into rescue mode - if you ignore this it times out and
> boots normally.
>
> Toby.
>
> I've a feeling that there's more here to do with the RAID hardware and the
> BIOS's interpretation of said hardware a physical disk. Any recommendations
> on pointing LILO to somewhere other than the MBR? Anyone else running on
> RAID??
>
> T.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philippe Moutarlier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 04 February 2000 05:31
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: RedHat and Raid
>
>
> I you can run it when its booted, that means the drivers are
> in place.
> The problem looks identical to the scsi pb : in order to
> load your module
> you need to have access to your disk ... which needs the
> module ... which needs the disk ...
>
> What is suspicious if the fact that it works with the
> floppy.
> What is on your floppy ? do you have a different kernel on
> it ? or do you have the modules on the floppy as well ? Or, more likely, do
> you have a initrd.img on your floppy that you don't have in your lilo.conf
> and /boot directory ?
>
> The point is : if you have an initrd on your floppy you
> might want to make sure you also have it on your /boot directory and that
> lilo knows about it :
>
> image=mylinux
> initrd=/boot/initrd.img
>
>
> Normaly, if there is one on your floppy, it should include
> the driver to run RAID right.
>
> Otherwise : recompile your kernel with the RAID suport
> compiled in (means (y)es instead of (m)odule in the kernel make (x)config )
>
> Hope this helps. I don't use raid but I have had the same pb
> with scsi
>
> By the way I also have a Compaq Laptop running Linux ...
>
>
> Philippe
>
> "Ounsted, Toby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > No problems running the thing once it's booted - support
> is already there
> > (modular) for the 3200. The problem is actually booting
> off the damn thing
> > in the first place. I suppose I could just leave the
> floppy disk in there
> > forever but I'm not convinced that that is the best 'long
> term strategic
> > solution'...
> >
> > N.B. Can't find anything of use to Linuxers on the Compaq
> site - I'd
> > appreciate some pointers if anyone has any.
> >
> > Toby.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Paterson
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: 03 February 2000 17:11
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: re: RedHat and Raid
> >
> > I believe that you need to download the
> kernel patch from
> > Compaq, and
> > re-compile support in for the Smart array
> controllers. I
> > haven't tried it
> > myself yet, but I remember reading about it.
> > Check out the compaq support forums there
> should be some
> > info there.
> >
> > regards,
> >
> >
> > Jon.
> >
> >
> >
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