Set it up with the same partitions sizes with no RAID at all. Make sure it boots there - that way you know it's not some hardware weirds. -Ben On Friday 10 February 2006 07:15, rado wrote: > hi! > > raid 1 arrays: I already have 2 systems running this same raid1 config. > 1 sys has 2 120 gb > 1 sys has 1 120gb and 1 200gb but matching the raid partitions > > this system here that is giving me fits right now has 1 250gb and 1 > 200gb. I tried it w/a new 250 gb for the 2nd drive but the same > results. Will not boot. > > in druid, when I am config. the raid arrays, I always create the > boot partitions in hda1 and hdc1 and make them primary...maybe I am > doing wrong by giving them 200mb instead of 100mb but I do it in the > other 2 raided systems I run and no probs. > > I then create the sys partitions: hda2 and hdc2 > > lastly, the swaps as hda3 and hdc3 > ........................... > > grub: here's what I did/do and here's the results: > > linux rescue > chroot /mnt/sysimage > > /sbin/grub-install /dev/hda ...the complaint/result: > /dev/md0 does not have any corresponding drive > > I have tried: /sbin/grub-install /dev/hda (as a stab in the dark) > it gives the same result > > /sbin/grub-install /dev/hdc also produces the same result > > > I have done the following: > > dropped to grub > > # grub > grub> root (hd0,0) > result: Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0xfd > grub> setup (hd0,0) > result: > Checking if: > "/boot/grub/stage1" exists ....no > "/grub/stage1" exists...yes > "/grub/stage2" exists...yes > "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists...yes > Running: > "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0,0)"...failed(this is not fatal) > "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0,0)"...failed(this is not fatal) > "install /grub/stage1 (hd0,0) /grub/stage2 > p /grub/grub.conf"...suceeded > done > > I messed w/cmos...oh, enable/disable S.M.A.R.T. Drive....bypassing cd- > rom drive...so hd0 be the first boot...nothing changes...just "DISK BOOT > FAILURE" etc > > thx! > > John Rise > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > -- "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - XEROX PARC slogan, circa 1978