On 2/20/08, Tero Mäntyvaara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Owen Townend wrote: > > > > > > On 2/20/08, *Tero Mäntyvaara* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I have got motherboard that has support for four (4) SATA devices. I > > have installed Debian 4.0r2 AMD64 on filesystem witch has been build > > on top of LVM system. LVM is on top of software-raid1 device md0 > with > > two SAMSUNG SP1614C (SATA) disks. Everything works well. > > > > But if I connect two other disks (SATA2), there is volume group > (named > > VG1) on those disks and KnoppMyth OS installed on one partition of > the > > other disk, booting into Debian fails. > > > > Further investigated: If I connect either of the two KnoppMyth VG1 > > disks > > Debian boots well. > > > > And while all disks connected booting into KnoppMyth goes well. > > > > Here is the output: > > kinit: name_to_dev_t(/dev/mapper/VG0-LV--swap) = dm-8(253,8) > > kinit: trying to resume from /dev/mapper/VG0-LV--swap > > Attempting manual resume > > kinit: No resume image, doing normal boot... > > resume: libgcrypt version 1.2.3 > > resume: Could not read the image > > Done. > > kjournald starting. Commit internal 5 seconds > > EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. > > Begin: Running /scripts/local-bottom ... > > Done. > > Done. > > Begin: Running /scripts/init-bottom ... > > mount: Mounting /root/dev on /dev/.static/dev failed: No such file > or > > directory > > Done. > > mount: Mounting /sys on /root/sys failed: No such file or directory > > mount: Mounting /proc on /root/proc failed: No such file or > directory > > Target filesystem doesn't have /sbin/init > > > > BusyBox v1.1.3 (Debian 1:1.1.3-4) Built-in shell (ash) > > Enter 'help' for a list of built-in commands. > > > > /bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned of > > (initramfs) > > > > > > Here is the illustration of the disks: > > Debian: > > ------------------------------ > > FS: > > /boot (LV-dir-boot) > > /usr (LV-dir-usr) > > /var (LV-dir-var) > > /home (LV-dir-home) > > /usr/local (LV-dir-usr-local) > > / (LV-root) > > /tmp (LV-dir-tmp) > > swap (LV-swap) > > --------------------------------- > > LVM: > > LVs: > > LV-dir-boot > > LV-dir-usr > > LV-dir-var > > LV-dir-home > > LV-dir-usr-local > > LV-root > > LV-dir-tmp > > LV-swap > > VG: > > VG0 > > ---------------------------------- > > RAID: > > md0 (RAID1): hde1, hdg1 > > ---------------------------------- > > Partitions: > > hde > > hde1 (Auto RAID) > > hdg > > hdg1 (Auto RAID) > > ---------------------------------- > > Disks: > > SAMSUNG SP1614C (hde) > > SAMSUNG SP1614C (hdg) > > ---------------------------------- > > > > KnoppMyth: > > ------------------------------ > > FS: > > / (sdb1) > > swap (sdb2) > > --------------------------------- > > LVM: > > LVs: > > myth > > VG: > > VG1 (sda2, sdb3) > > ---------------------------------- > > Partitions: > > sda > > sda1 (linux swap) > > sda2 (linux LVM) > > sdb > > sdb1 (linux) > > sdb2 (linux swap) > > sdb3 (linux LVM) > > ---------------------------------- > > Disks: > > SAMSUNG HD300LJ (sda) > > SAMSUNG HD321KJ (sdb) > > ---------------------------------- > > > > > > Tero Mäntyvaara > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > Hey, > > Looks like it can't find the right disks/partitions to boot from. > > The order may be being re-arranged when you attach them all at once. > > Could be an issue with identification, are you using device paths or > > uuid's in grub? > > On the subject of grub, what's your boot setup? Where is the boot > > manager installed and what's in your menu.1st (or equiv non-grub) ? > > If in doubt post your /boot/grub/menu.1st > > > > Just a thought. > > cheers, > > Owen. > Hi, > > LILO has installed in system by default. Installation target was > /dev/md0 and I remember that there was some problems with that in > installer. Here is also content of the lilo.conf: > > # /etc/lilo.conf - See: `lilo(8)' and `lilo.conf(5)', > # --------------- `install-mbr(8)', `/usr/share/doc/lilo/', > # and `/usr/share/doc/mbr/'. > > # +---------------------------------------------------------------+ > # | !! Reminder !! | > # | | > # | Don't forget to run `lilo' after you make changes to this | > # | conffile, `/boot/bootmess.txt' (if you have created it), or | > # | install a new kernel. The computer will most likely fail to | > # | boot if a kernel-image post-install script or you don't | > # | remember to run `lilo'. | > # | | > # +---------------------------------------------------------------+ > > # Specifies the boot device. This is where Lilo installs its boot > # block. It can be either a partition, or the raw device, in which > # case it installs in the MBR, and will overwrite the current MBR. > # > boot=/dev/md0 > > # Specifies the device that should be mounted as root. (`/') > # > root=/dev/mapper/VG0-LV--root > > # This option may be needed for some software RAID installs. > # > raid-extra-boot=mbr-only > > # Enable map compaction: > # Tries to merge read requests for adjacent sectors into a single > # read request. This drastically reduces load time and keeps the > # map smaller. Using `compact' is especially recommended when > # booting from a floppy disk. It is disabled here by default > # because it doesn't always work. > # > # compact > > # Installs the specified file as the new boot sector > # You have the choice between: text, bmp, and menu > # Look in lilo.conf(5) manpage for details > # > #install=menu > > # Specifies the location of the map file > # > map=/boot/map > > # You can set a password here, and uncomment the `restricted' lines > # in the image definitions below to make it so that a password must > # be typed to boot anything but a default configuration. If a > # command line is given, other than one specified by an `append' > # statement in `lilo.conf', the password will be required, but a > # standard default boot will not require one. > # > # This will, for instance, prevent anyone with access to the > # console from booting with something like `Linux init=/bin/sh', > # and thus becoming `root' without proper authorization. > # > # Note that if you really need this type of security, you will > # likely also want to use `install-mbr' to reconfigure the MBR > # program, as well as set up your BIOS to disallow booting from > # removable disk or CD-ROM, then put a password on getting into the > # BIOS configuration as well. Please RTFM `install-mbr(8)'. > # > # password=tatercounter2000 > > # Specifies the number of deciseconds (0.1 seconds) LILO should > # wait before booting the first image. > # > delay=20 > > # You can put a customized boot message up if you like. If you use > # `prompt', and this computer may need to reboot unattended, you > # must specify a `timeout', or it will sit there forever waiting > # for a keypress. `single-key' goes with the `alias' lines in the > # `image' configurations below. eg: You can press `1' to boot > # `Linux', `2' to boot `LinuxOLD', if you uncomment the `alias'. > # > # message=/boot/bootmess.txt > # prompt > # delay=100 > # timeout=100 > > # Specifies the VGA text mode at boot time. (normal, extended, ask, > <mode>) > # > # vga=ask > # vga=9 > # > > > # Kernel command line options that apply to all installed images go > # here. See: The `boot-prompt-HOWTO' and `kernel-parameters.txt' in > # the Linux kernel `Documentation' directory. > # > # append="" > > # If you used a serial console to install Debian, this option should be > # enabled by default. > # serial= > > # > # Boot up Linux by default. > # > default=Linux > > image=/vmlinuz > label=Linux > read-only > # restricted > # alias=1 > > initrd=/initrd.img > > image=/vmlinuz.old > label=LinuxOLD > read-only > optional > # restricted > # alias=2 > > initrd=/initrd.img.old > > > # If you have another OS on this machine to boot, you can uncomment the > # following lines, changing the device name on the `other' line to > # where your other OS' partition is. > # > # other=/dev/hda4 > # label=HURD > # restricted > # alias=3 > > > Tero Mäntyvaara >
Hey, I'm less familiar with lilo than grub, but this config file looks to only boot a single operating system. How do you choose between your two installs when they're all plugged in? cheers, Owen.
