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Bug 100966 - LILO fails during installation with the RAID; GRUB doesn't
Summary: LILO fails during installation with the RAID; GRUB doesn't
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: [OLD] Unspecified (show other bugs)
Hardware: x86 Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Linux bug wranglers
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: 100967 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2005-07-31 22:10 UTC by Igor Korot
Modified: 2005-08-03 10:29 UTC (History)
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Description Igor Korot 2005-07-31 22:10:01 UTC
When installing the Gentoo along with the RAID on a non-RAID (regular Linux) 
boot partition, LILO breaks - the full description could be found in this 
thread: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-p-2616062.html#2616062. GRUB, 
however works fine, without problem.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
Follow the Installation handbook with the 2 harddrives
1. Run the "modprobe linear" command for the RAID support
1. On the step 4c, when creating the partition for the /root, change it to 
the "fd" type.
2. For the second harddrive create 2 (or) 1 partitions with the type "fd"
3. Run the command "mknod /dev/md0 b 9 0" to create a link for the RAID 
partition.
4. Run the command "mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md0 --level=linear --raid-
devices=2 /dev/hda3 /dev/hdb2(1)"
5. Follow the installation handbook from the 4d, using "/dev/md0" as a root 
partition, instead of "/dev/hda3".
6. Try to run the "sbin/lilo". You will get an error. There is a bug filed for 
that. (100962)
7. Run the command "mknod /dev/md0 b 9 0"
8. Try to run /sbin/lilo.
Actual Results:  
You will receive the error saying that lilo is available only for the RAID1 
installation.

Expected Results:  
LILO finish installation with out an error.

GRUB loader works without any problem.
It might not be the correct place to file the bug. Please forgive, since I 
just starting to work with the Linux.

Thank you.
Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-08-01 01:02:56 UTC
*** Bug 100967 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev 2005-08-01 04:25:40 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 100962 ***
Comment 3 Igor Korot 2005-08-02 16:37:11 UTC
The bug 100962 and this one are 2 different bugs that are related but they are 
not describing the same situation. One is about the documentation, second one 
is about the actual problem in the LILO installation.
It says that the LILO is not supporting anything, but the RAID1 level.
According to the bug description this is not the case here. Also, it might not 
be the best place to file the bug, probably the best place would be the LILO 
web-site.
Please confirm.
Comment 4 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2005-08-03 10:29:54 UTC
LILO cannot boot from linear RAID, not a Gentoo bug.