Here is my problem: opensuse 11.2 64 bits installed in a RAID1 software array.
Everything worked smooth during installation, the system boots, the mdx partitions are in their places, did the upgrades, configured the way i wanted, booted several times… all ok.
Then i wanted to test the RAID and since its RAID1 i just disconnected 1 drive and started the computer. All what i got is
GRUB loading stage 1.5
GRUB loading, please wait…
Error 21
Connect the drive back and the system works ok.
Disconnect the other drive, then i got
GRUB loading stage 1.5
GRUB loading, pleas wait…
(hd1,0)/message: file not found
and a simple boot menu (in character mode) shows up with the 2 options SUSE LINUX and Failsafe – SUSE LINUX (no version number)
Whatever option i select the system simply reboot
Connect the drive back and the system works ok.
I expect since i’m using a RAID array the system to work if one of the drives fails otherwise why should i waste the money for a second hdd
Now about the array done with yast during installation
2 identical SATA hdds of 320GB connected in IDE compatibility mode
On each drive 4 primary partitions linux raid type of 100MB, 5GB, 20GB and rest. Then each 2 of them in a raid1 mounted as /boot, /swap, / and /space
Boot enabled from /boot and MBR (not sure what MBR means in this case)
> Here is my problem: opensuse 11.2 64 bits installed in a RAID1
> software array.
> Everything worked smooth during installation, the system boots, the
> mdx partitions are in their places, did the upgrades, configured the
> way i wanted, booted several times… all ok.
> Then i wanted to test the RAID and since its RAID1 i just disconnected
> 1 drive and started the computer. All what i got is
> GRUB loading stage 1.5
> GRUB loading, please wait…
> Error 21
>
> Connect the drive back and the system works ok.
>
> Disconnect the other drive, then i got
> GRUB loading stage 1.5
> GRUB loading, pleas wait…
> (hd1,0)/message: file not found
> and a simple boot menu (in character mode) shows up with the 2 options
> SUSE LINUX and Failsafe – SUSE LINUX (no version number)
>
> Whatever option i select the system simply reboot
>
> Connect the drive back and the system works ok.
>
> I expect since i’m using a RAID array the system to work if one of the
> drives fails otherwise why should i waste the money for a second hdd
Exactly. Your test is perfectly valid.
> Now about the array done with yast during installation
> 2 identical SATA hdds of 320GB connected in IDE compatibility mode
> On each drive 4 primary partitions linux raid type of 100MB, 5GB, 20GB
> and rest. Then each 2 of them in a raid1 mounted as /boot, /swap, /
> and /space
> Boot enabled from /boot and MBR (not sure what MBR means in this case)
Master Boot Record, there is one on each drive.
This sounds like a completely standard openSUSE install, so your config
should just work(R). I don’t speak grub, only lilo, but I would have
expected yast to have configured grub so that it is duplicated on your
two drives.
I suggest you open a bug report. https://bugzilla.novell.com
If you’re in experimental mode, you could also try 11.3.,
I will raise the bug, hoping its still something wrong with my setup and installation.
…this kind of bugs should never escape no matter how minimal is the testing (supposing it is a testing)