Bug 11279 – Installing grub works in chroot on at least 1 scsi raid controller

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: [OLD] Docs-user

[Description Chris PeBenito (RETIRED) 2002-11-26 20:56:03 UTC]

The install doc says that grub cant be installed in a chroot, if using hardware
raid.  This is not totally true.  It can be done, at least on dell percraid
controllers (driver: Adaptec AACRAID).  The raid container (volume) just shows
up as a massive hd, with some partitions.

Unfortunately, I can't say for sure if this is the case for most/all scsi raid
controllers.  I have a mylex (DAC960), but dont have any drives to test this on.

[Comment 1 Eric Stockbridge 2002-12-11 18:55:41 UTC]

can someone with hardware raid try this out?

[Comment 2 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-12-12 12:29:41 UTC]

I dont know of anyone who had hardware RAID with Gentoo on it..

//ZhEN

[Comment 3 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2002-12-20 19:29:04 UTC]

I couldn't get this to work. I just have a cheapie Adaptec ATA_RAID 1200A. Was
your controller a SCSI controller?

//ZhEN

[Comment 4 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2003-01-06 21:56:03 UTC]

no response to inquiry, closing.
//zhen

[Comment 5 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2003-04-04 01:21:28 UTC]

db fix

[Comment 6 John Davis (zhen) (RETIRED) 2003-04-04 01:26:20 UTC]

db fix