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{{Warning box|Get it right or you will lose data. Take a backup, and keep in mind if you commit a mistake you can loose a whole hard disk, meanly if you switch /dev/sda with /dev/sdb for example}}
=== Are the Disk Partitioned Correctly ? ===
Here two disks are partitioned identically
[root@ ~]# '''fdisk -lu /dev/sda; fdisk -lu /dev/sdb'''
Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 208844 104391 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda2 208845 1953520064 976655610 fd Linux raid autodetect
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 63 208844 104391 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2 208845 1953520064 976655610 fd Linux raid autodetect
==== Example : Incorrecty Partitioned 2nd Disk ====
In this example the partitions are set too close to the start of the disk and there is no room for GRUB to be written, the disk will not boot, there will not be enough room for grub ''staging''
[root@ ~]# '''fdisk -lu /dev/sdb; fdisk -lu /dev/sdb'''
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 13 104384+ fd Linux raid autodetect
'''Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.'''
/dev/sdb2 13 121601 976655647 fd Linux raid autodetect
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 208769 104384+ fd Linux raid autodetect
'''Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.'''
/dev/sdb2 208770 1953520063 976655647 fd Linux raid autodetect
===== message Log showing Grub errors during the processus of installation=====
add_drive_to_raid: Waiting for boot partition to sync before installing grub...
add_drive_to_raid: Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
add_drive_to_raid:
add_drive_to_raid:
add_drive_to_raid: GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
add_drive_to_raid:
add_drive_to_raid: [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
add_drive_to_raid: lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
add_drive_to_raid: completions of a device/filename.]
add_drive_to_raid: grub> device (hd0) /dev/sdb
add_drive_to_raid: grub> root (hd0,0)
add_drive_to_raid: Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0xfd
add_drive_to_raid: grub> setup (hd0)
add_drive_to_raid: Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
add_drive_to_raid: Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes
add_drive_to_raid: Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes
add_drive_to_raid: Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
add_drive_to_raid: Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... failed (this is not fatal)
add_drive_to_raid: Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0,0)"... failed (this is not fatal)
add_drive_to_raid: Running "install /grub/stage1 (hd0) /grub/stage2 p /grub/grub.conf "... succeeded
add_drive_to_raid: Done.
add_drive_to_raid: grub> quit
== HowTo: Partition / Re-Partition a disk ==
=== Delete Existing Partitions ===
[root@ ~]# '''fdisk /dev/sdb'''
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 121601.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): '''p'''
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 13 104384+ fd Linux raid autodetect
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sdb2 13 121601 976655647 fd Linux raid autodetect
Command (m for help): '''d'''
Partition number (1-4): '''1'''
Command (m for help): '''d'''
Selected partition 2
Command (m for help): '''w'''
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
=== Create new partitions ===
Note: change the partitions system id to reflect Linux raid autodetect
[root@ ~]# fdisk /dev/sdb
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 121601.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): '''n'''
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
'''p'''
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-121601, default 1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-121601, default 121601): 13
Command (m for help): '''n'''
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
'''p'''
Partition number (1-4): 2
First cylinder (14-121601, default 14):
Using default value 14
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (14-121601, default 121601):
Using default value 121601
Command (m for help): '''a'''
Partition number (1-4): '''1'''
Command (m for help): '''t'''
Partition number (1-4): '''1'''
Hex code (type L to list codes): '''fd'''
Changed system type of partition 1 to fd (Linux raid autodetect)
Command (m for help): '''t'''
Partition number (1-4): '''2'''
Hex code (type L to list codes): '''fd'''
Changed system type of partition 2 to fd (Linux raid autodetect)
Command (m for help): '''p'''
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 13 104391 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2 14 121601 976655610 fd Linux raid autodetect
Command (m for help): '''w'''
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
== HowTo: Write the GRUB boot sector ==
[root@ ~]# '''grub'''
GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
completions of a device/filename.]
grub> '''device (hd0) /dev/sdb'''
grub> '''root (hd0,0)'''
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0xfd
grub> '''setup (hd0)'''
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p (hd0,0)/grub/stage2 /grub/grub.conf"... succeeded
Done.
grub> '''quit'''
{{Warning box|Get it right or you will lose data. Take a backup, and keep in mind if you commit a mistake you can loose a whole hard disk, meanly if you switch /dev/sda with /dev/sdb for example}}
=== Are the Disk Partitioned Correctly ? ===
Here two disks are partitioned identically
[root@ ~]# '''fdisk -lu /dev/sda; fdisk -lu /dev/sdb'''
Disk /dev/sda: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 63 208844 104391 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda2 208845 1953520064 976655610 fd Linux raid autodetect
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 63 208844 104391 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2 208845 1953520064 976655610 fd Linux raid autodetect
==== Example : Incorrecty Partitioned 2nd Disk ====
In this example the partitions are set too close to the start of the disk and there is no room for GRUB to be written, the disk will not boot, there will not be enough room for grub ''staging''
[root@ ~]# '''fdisk -lu /dev/sdb; fdisk -lu /dev/sdb'''
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 13 104384+ fd Linux raid autodetect
'''Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.'''
/dev/sdb2 13 121601 976655647 fd Linux raid autodetect
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders, total 1953525168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 208769 104384+ fd Linux raid autodetect
'''Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.'''
/dev/sdb2 208770 1953520063 976655647 fd Linux raid autodetect
===== message Log showing Grub errors during the processus of installation=====
add_drive_to_raid: Waiting for boot partition to sync before installing grub...
add_drive_to_raid: Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
add_drive_to_raid:
add_drive_to_raid:
add_drive_to_raid: GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
add_drive_to_raid:
add_drive_to_raid: [ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
add_drive_to_raid: lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
add_drive_to_raid: completions of a device/filename.]
add_drive_to_raid: grub> device (hd0) /dev/sdb
add_drive_to_raid: grub> root (hd0,0)
add_drive_to_raid: Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0xfd
add_drive_to_raid: grub> setup (hd0)
add_drive_to_raid: Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
add_drive_to_raid: Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes
add_drive_to_raid: Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes
add_drive_to_raid: Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
add_drive_to_raid: Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... failed (this is not fatal)
add_drive_to_raid: Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0,0)"... failed (this is not fatal)
add_drive_to_raid: Running "install /grub/stage1 (hd0) /grub/stage2 p /grub/grub.conf "... succeeded
add_drive_to_raid: Done.
add_drive_to_raid: grub> quit
== HowTo: Partition / Re-Partition a disk ==
=== Delete Existing Partitions ===
[root@ ~]# '''fdisk /dev/sdb'''
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 121601.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): '''p'''
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 13 104384+ fd Linux raid autodetect
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary.
/dev/sdb2 13 121601 976655647 fd Linux raid autodetect
Command (m for help): '''d'''
Partition number (1-4): '''1'''
Command (m for help): '''d'''
Selected partition 2
Command (m for help): '''w'''
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
=== Create new partitions ===
Note: change the partitions system id to reflect Linux raid autodetect
[root@ ~]# fdisk /dev/sdb
The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 121601.
There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024,
and could in certain setups cause problems with:
1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., old versions of LILO)
2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs
(e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK)
Command (m for help): '''n'''
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
'''p'''
Partition number (1-4): 1
First cylinder (1-121601, default 1):
Using default value 1
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (1-121601, default 121601): 13
Command (m for help): '''n'''
Command action
e extended
p primary partition (1-4)
'''p'''
Partition number (1-4): 2
First cylinder (14-121601, default 14):
Using default value 14
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (14-121601, default 121601):
Using default value 121601
Command (m for help): '''a'''
Partition number (1-4): '''1'''
Command (m for help): '''t'''
Partition number (1-4): '''1'''
Hex code (type L to list codes): '''fd'''
Changed system type of partition 1 to fd (Linux raid autodetect)
Command (m for help): '''t'''
Partition number (1-4): '''2'''
Hex code (type L to list codes): '''fd'''
Changed system type of partition 2 to fd (Linux raid autodetect)
Command (m for help): '''p'''
Disk /dev/sdb: 1000.2 GB, 1000204886016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 121601 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 13 104391 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2 14 121601 976655610 fd Linux raid autodetect
Command (m for help): '''w'''
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
== HowTo: Write the GRUB boot sector ==
[root@ ~]# '''grub'''
GNU GRUB version 0.95 (640K lower / 3072K upper memory)
[ Minimal BASH-like line editing is supported. For the first word, TAB
lists possible command completions. Anywhere else TAB lists the possible
completions of a device/filename.]
grub> '''device (hd0) /dev/sdb'''
grub> '''root (hd0,0)'''
Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0xfd
grub> '''setup (hd0)'''
Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... no
Checking if "/grub/stage1" exists... yes
Checking if "/grub/stage2" exists... yes
Checking if "/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
Running "embed /grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded.
succeeded
Running "install /grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p (hd0,0)/grub/stage2 /grub/grub.conf"... succeeded
Done.
grub> '''quit'''
