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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20100723/d682cdc9/attachment.html>
>I'm currently trying to install centos 5.4 x86-64bit on a raid 1,/snip So when you were asked where to install the boot loader, what did you choose? Everything looks fine...
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 10:12:13AM +0200, 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 bytesTry something like this: Grub>device (hd0) /dev/sdb Grub>root (hd0,0) Grub>setup (hd0) -- Dominik Zyla -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 195 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20100723/c0453294/attachment.sig>
>Try something like this: > >Grub>device (hd0) /dev/sdb >Grub>root (hd0,0) >Grub>setup (hd0)His syntax shows the installation from within a grub prompt which is right, Yours looks more like what you use with grub-install. Regardless, his approach is how my kickstart has been doing it for years with success...
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-- Jussi Hirvi * Green Spot Topeliuksenkatu 15 C * 00250 Helsinki * Finland Tel. +358 9 493 981 * Mobile +358 40 771 2098 (only sms) jussi.hirvi at greenspot.fi * http://www.greenspot.fi
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 4:12 AM, Wessel | Postoffice <wessel at postoffice.nl> wrote:> 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. > ...Please post your grub.conf