[PLUG] SATA with Linux RAID

[Josh]

Josh wrote:
>
> Elliott Mitchell wrote:
>>> From: Josh <josh at emediatedesigns.com>
>>> So, I bought all new parts for a server running 3 SATA drives to 
>>> make a RAID 5 system.  This was going to be a software raid with 
>>> CentOS 4.2.  The install went well.  It found the drives and 
>>> installed a RAID system.  I actually installed about 3 times now.  
>>> Tried LVM on RAID 5 with RAID 1 for /boot.  That didn't work so I 
>>> rebuilt with RAID 5 and RAID 1 only and that didn't work.  What I'm 
>>> seeing is that when I reboot I only get a flashing cursor after it 
>>> gets past POST.   I thought since the installer recognized the hard 
>>> drives and the BIOS has an option to boot to the 3rd IDE Master 
>>> (SATA drives) that I'd be fine.  Well, it turns out that Linux or 
>>> CentOS is looking for something a bit different.
>>> So my questions would be:
>>>
>>> 1. Do you know what would cause this behavior
>>>     
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>>  
>>> Thanks for any suggestions.  I've been reading all over the Web for 
>>> the last 5 hours and no concrete solutions so far.     
>>
>> The boot loader isn't working. Likely it wasn't installed, or perhaps
>> some bit of weird installation killed it. LILO? GRUB? Do you need to
>> manually install the loader?
>>
>>
>>   
> Just thought of that and ran the rescue disk and it mounted the system 
> just fine.  So, yep the boot loader is screwed.  It is grub.  How do I 
> go about finding out what is wrong or do I just need to reinstall the 
> boot loader?
> Thanks,
>
> Josh
>
Also wondering now if Grub doesn't have the SATA_ild driver to see the 
Hard Drives.  That or from what I read it is not in the MBR.  Do think 
that is correct? 

Josh