On Thu, Jul 26, 2007 at 03:03:28PM +0300, Chaim Keren Tzion wrote: > Hi, > > I have been trying to set up a software RAID1 system with two 320GB SATA > disks. > > I have followed the instructions at both these links below (using lenny > instead of etch because of what seems to be unsupported hardware in the older > kernel): > http://ads.wars-nicht.de/blog/archives/54-Install-Debian-Etch-on-a-Software-Raid-1-with-S-ATA-disks.html > and > http://www.networkjack.info/blog/2007/01/03/debian-linux-etch-software-raid-1/ > > I had issues with both procedures. > 1. Both of them failed when I chose to install the "Standard system" item in > the tasksel stage of the install. > > 2. When I chose to not install the "Standard system" I > A) got a minimalistic system which uses lilo(yuck) as a boot loader so install grub. (probably after the stuff below...) > B) The RAID1 MD device that I created for the /boot partition exists but was > not added to the /etc/fstab, no files were written to that device/partition > and the system actually boots from the root MD device instead. create a mount point: /newboot, mount the md0 device there, copy over the /boot stuff to /newboot. umount /newboot and remount it at /boot. manually install grub to each of the disks so that you can boot from either one. Fix up your /boot/grub/menu.lst so that it points to the right devices... root (hd0,0) kernel vmlinuz... root=/dev/md1 adjust your devices accordingly you may have to update-initramfs to ensure that the right stuff is setup in the initramfs... > > 3) The second URL above uses LVM which I wouldn't have used otherwise but I > was desperate to finally get the RAID to work and followed the instructions > exactly. Is LVM any type of requirement for a software RAID system? nope. > > The system works but everything is on the root MD device. > Any ideas/pointers on how to do it right? > 1. I preffer Grub > 2. Would like to boot off the first MD device/partition > 3. I preffer not using LVM > 4. I would like to have the "Standard system" packages install. 4. you can rerun tasksel and pick the standard system from there. hth A
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