Kai Schaetzl wrote: > Rudi Ahlers wrote on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:10:48 +0200: > > > > /boot shouldn't be mirrored, as the BIOS won't know how to boot it. > > > leave /dev/sdb1 the same size as /dev/sda1 and call it /boot2 and try > > > to remember to copy /boot to /boot2 each time you update the kernel. > > I understand this, but how do you boot from /boot2 on the second HDD if > > the 1st have failed? > > You don't (*). I don't understand John's advice here. There is no problem > md mirroring /boot. You just need to install grub a second time on the > other disk. For that you have to boot from it. (I think I also did it > successfully without booting from the other disk in the past, but last > time I tried it it didn't want to work like I remembered it should.) > > (*) Anyway, you would boot from a Rescue CD or such and rename it ... Yes, no problems, I had /boot mirrored across 4 drives (NAS box) and grub installed on each. If you use labels for /boot in fstab you don't even need to edit fstab from a rescue CD, just remove the failed first drive and boot. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.