Ounsted, Toby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Next question - I've got RH6.1 up and running on a Compaq 1850R with a Smart
>3200 Array controller. Although the install went well, the systems's
>refusing to boot unless I boot from a floppy disk. Has anyone had success
>booting from RAID?? If so how? I specified that lilo install to the MBR
>rather than the first partition. Was that a bad idea??
No, the MBR is generally the normal location for LILO.
Try adding the linear option to /etc/lilo.conf like so:
boot=/dev/sda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
prompt
linear
timeout=50
I don't know about RAID controllers, but I know 'linear' is necessary for
some SCSI controllers.
-Eric
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