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Linux Software Raid 1 Recovery Question



I tried something new:

  # lilo -v
  LILO version 21.4-4, Copyright (C) 1992-1998 Werner Almesberger
  'lba32' extensions Copyright (C) 1999,2000 John Coffman
  
  boot = /dev/hda, map = /boot/map.0301
  Reading boot sector from /dev/hda
  Merging with /boot/boot.b
  Mapping message file /boot/message
  Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-10
  Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.18-10.img
  Added linux *
  /boot/boot.0300 exists - no backup copy made.
  Writing boot sector.
  boot = /dev/hdc, map = /boot/map.1601
  Reading boot sector from /dev/hdc
  Merging with /boot/boot.b
  Mapping message file /boot/message
  Boot image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.18-10
  Mapping RAM disk /boot/initrd-2.4.18-10.img
  Added linux *
  /boot/boot.1600 exists - no backup copy made.
  Writing boot sector.
  # 


Hmmm.  That makes me think that two MBRs did get installed, one on
each disk.  Maybe I have my bios set wrong.  (It seems to number them
in a strange way.)

To check I will have to wait until I get home.


-kb, the Kent who doesn't do rebooting experiments remotely.




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