Subject: Re: cannot boot off raid
To: Luke Mewburn <lukem@wasabisystems.com>
From: Jukka Marin <jmarin@pyy.jmp.fi>
List: current-users
Date: 03/16/2001 23:58:12
On Sat, Mar 17, 2001 at 08:46:33AM +1100, Luke Mewburn wrote:
> > 5 partitions:
> > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
> > c: 90069840 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 - 89354)
> > d: 90069840 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 - 89354)
> > e: 90069776 63 4.2BSD 1024 8192 0 # (Cyl. 0*-89354*)
> ^^^^^^
> there's your problem -----------|
>
> make this type `RAID' for raid components, not type `4.2BSD'.
Awww. :-)
> also, the bootblocks use the RAID type to do the magic with respect to
> loading the kernel off a raidframe mirror, even though the /boot
> bootblocks should come off a real wd0 partition.
Hmm, is it possible to boot off RAID without any magic already? No?
(i386 again)
Next, I need to learn how to create a bootable CD, so I can get the system
up if the non-RAID boot disk fails.
Thanks for the help!
-jm