Les Mikesell wrote: > Karl Larsen wrote: > >>>> If bios sees the drives as separate things, then that's how you >>>> have to install grub, since it has to call bios to load the >>>> kernel. On a real hardware raid, bios will only see the array. >>> >>> BIOS sees them as one drive. A working F7 sees them as two drives >>> and as one under the /mapper dir. I could see this to be a BIOS >>> problem if nothing loads, but GRUB does load at least so far as >>> that it gets to the grub> prompt. So it is not that BIOS is >>> confused. It is purely a GRUB issue. > > You aren't done with bios when you get the grub prompt. Grub does not > know anything about disk drivers and must make bios calls to load the > kernel. > >> Exactly. I am going to see if it is a kernel problem. Grub really >> did work on FC6 and that might have been because it has a different >> kernel. I have the last good old kernel still bootable on this f7 >> and will try it later. > > If you have a grub prompt, the kernel hasn't been loaded yet and can't > be the problem. > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx Les, I've been following this thread and I've just got to say, you have the patience of a Saint ..... I've never used that phrase before, but, MAN! ... , does it ever apply to you! Randy rforston@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
