Subject: Re: cannot boot off raid
To: Luke Mewburn <lukem@wasabisystems.com>
From: Jukka Marin <jmarin@pyy.jmp.fi>
List: current-users
Date: 03/16/2001 23:58:12
On Sat, Mar 17, 2001 at 08:46:33AM +1100, Luke Mewburn wrote:
> > 5 partitions:
> > #        size   offset     fstype   [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
> >   c: 90069840        0     unused        0     0         # (Cyl.    0 - 89354)
> >   d: 90069840        0     unused        0     0         # (Cyl.    0 - 89354)
> >   e: 90069776       63     4.2BSD     1024  8192     0   # (Cyl.    0*-89354*)
> 			     ^^^^^^
> there's your problem -----------|
> 
> make this type `RAID' for raid components, not type `4.2BSD'.

Awww.  :-)

> also, the bootblocks use the RAID type to do the magic with respect to
> loading the kernel off a raidframe mirror, even though the /boot
> bootblocks should come off a real wd0 partition.

Hmm, is it possible to boot off RAID without any magic already?  No?
(i386 again)

Next, I need to learn how to create a bootable CD, so I can get the system
up if the non-RAID boot disk fails.

Thanks for the help!

  -jm