Scott Silva wrote: > Mace Eliason spake the following on 5/1/2006 12:29 PM: > >> Scott Silva wrote: >> >>> Mace Eliason spake the following on 5/1/2006 12:13 PM: >>> >>> >>>> So from what I have read I would run grub-install /dev/sda ? >>>> >>>> I have setup the raid with >>>> /boot (100Meg) >>>> /swap (2gig) >>>> / (the rest) >>>> >>>> All 3 are mirrored. >>>> >>>> I don't want to mess this up sorry I am new to this. >>>> >>>> Mace >>>> >>>> Scott Silva wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Mace Eliason spake the following on 5/1/2006 10:58 AM: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have a setup with raid 1 and one drive has failed, and the other >>>>>> drive >>>>>> won't boot says missing os. >>>>>> >>>>>> I thought I had it setup and tested but it would appear that it wasn't >>>>>> setup to boot form either drive. >>>>>> >>>>>> How can I boot from the good drive that is missing the grub. >>>>>> >>>>>> I am thinking of using linux rescue when booting from the centos 4.2 >>>>>> disc >>>>>> >>>>>> This is a production machine and I don't want to mess it up. >>>>>> >>>>>> Please help >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Use linux rescue and you can fix grub. >>>>> http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/manual/html_node/Invoking-grub-install.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> less /boot/grub/grub.conf and post please-- just to be careful. >>> >>> Okay I have booted with linux rescue and skiped the network setup, and >>> skiped the next part and gone right to the shell. >>> >>> >> If I type grub-install it says no such file or directory. >> >> I tried less /boot/grub/grub.conf same thing. >> >> I did boot with the centos cd as if I was installing and used manual >> partion to see if the partions where still there and they are. >> >> No sure what to do now. I will try and search for grub-install. I am >> assuming that I am searching the cd? >> >> Mace >> > You can't skip the part about mounting your existing system. You will need to > do that, and after it mounts, run chroot /mnt/sysconfig. > That should make all the commands run on YOUR files instead of the bootdisks > running system. > > Okay I didn't skip this time and it did a search and says "You don't have any Linux partitions. Press return to get a shell. The system will reboot automatically when you exit from the shell." What the? If I goto the shell and run fsdisk /dev/sda it shows I have 3 partitions with /boot set for booting. I do get that?