OK, AT LASSTTTTTT!!!!
Here's what you do to get it all working.
You install as usual. Loading the ataraid module and pdcraid module.
You compile your kernel with these options:
ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support --->
<*> ATA/IDE/MFM/RLL support
IDE, ATA and ATAPI Block devices --->
[*] PROMISE PDC202{46|62|65|67|68|69|70} support
[*] Special UDMA Feature
[*] Special FastTrak Feature
<*> Support for IDE Raid controllers (EXPERIMENTAL)
<*> Support Promise software RAID (Fasttrak(tm))
Remember to start /boot right from the begining by formating it again.
When install grub, don't do the setup (hd0) etc etc yet. Just emerge
grub and then skip to the section on the howoto about making the
floppy disk.
Now its not a good idea to use an existing one. Create a NEW one
using the commands in the howto.
Then you reboot with the floppy and do:
grub> root (hd0,0) // Your boot partition
grub> setup (hd0)
That should do it.
In grub.conf you should have:
title=Gentoo Linux RAID
root (hd0,0)
kernel /bzImage root=/dev/ataraid/disc0/part1
Thats all you need.
and IT WWOOORRKKKSSS FOR ME!!!!
> I've seen grub fail on SCSI RAIDS so I just went with
> lilo.
>
>
> On Thu, 5 Jun 2003 10:56:58 -0700
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>I gave up using grub for this, and used (groan) lilo. My
>>/etc/fstab
>>looks like this:
>>
>>/dev/ataraid/disc0/part1 /boot ext2
>>noauto,noatime 1 1
>>/dev/ataraid/disc0/part3 / ext3
>>noatime 1 1
>>/dev/ataraid/disc0/part2 none swap sw
>> 0 0
>>/dev/ataraid/disc0/part5 /usr ext3
>> noatime 1 1
>>/dev/ataraid/disc0/part6 /var ext3
>> noatime 1 2
>>/dev/ataraid/disc0/part7 /usr/local ext3
>> noatime 1 2
>>/dev/ataraid/disc0/part8 /opt ext3
>> noatime 1 2
>>/dev/ataraid/disc0/part9 /home ext3
>> noatime 1 2
>>
>>And my /etc/lilo.conf looks like this:
>>
>>menu-scheme=Wb
>>prompt
>>timeout = 50
>>lba32
>>boot=/dev/ataraid/disc0/disc
>>disk = /dev/ataraid/disc0/disc
>> bios = 0x80
>>
>>map = /boot/System.map
>>delay = 50
>>vga = normal # Normal VGA console
>>
>># End LILO global section
>># Linux bootable partition config begins
>> image = /boot/vmlinuz
>> root = /dev/ataraid/disc0/part3
>> append = "idebus=66, ide0=ata66"
>> label = Gentoo
>> read-only # read-only for checking
>>
>> image = /boot/vmlinuz.old
>> root = /dev/ataraid/disc0/part3
>> label = Old.kernel
>> read-only # read-only for checking
>>
>>I hope this helps. If you find a way to make grub work,
>>please let me
>>know, as I would much prefer to be using grub.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Dennis
>>--
>>Dennis Soper [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Network Supervisor
>>Facilities Services-- The University of Oregon
>>1276 University of Oregon phone: 541-346-2286
>>Eugene, OR 97403 fax: 541-346-2299
>>
>>Voice or no voice the people can always be brought to the
>>bidding of the
>>leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell
>>them they are being
>>attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of
>>patriotism and exposing the
>>country to danger. It works the same in any country.
>> --Hermann
>>Goering
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