Re: RAID1 install fails

["W. Borgert" <debacle@debian.org>]

On Sun, May 30, 2004 at 08:50:31PM -0300, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> add a line "waypoint 5 install_extra" so this looks like:
> 
> waypoint 3      apt_update
> waypoint 5      install_extra
> waypoint 1      pick_kernel
> waypoint 10     install_kernel
> 
> This should work.

Yes, I get one step forward ("Muehsam ernaehrt sich das
Eichhoernchen") - now the installation of grub/lilo fails.

GRUB message on vt3:
/dev/md0 does not have any corresponding BIOS drive.

LILO:
An installation step failed. (...)
failing step is: Install the LILO boot loader on a hard disk.

Both / on XFS and / on EXT3 give this error.

Note 1: The progress bar "Starting up the partitioner" hangs
at 55% ("Please wait...") while the RAIDs are synchronising.
Because this can take several (e.g. 30) minutes, it would
be nice to communicate that fact to the user.

Note 2: With linux26 I get two errors: First the os-prober
hangs (progress bar at 10%, I just killed the bastard),
after grub install fails fatally, I get an endless loop
"Trying to enable the frame buffer..." with a fancy flashing
screen.  Uhu, the 70s are back!

I'm going to try this again with 2.4.

Cheers, WB