[aklug] Re: Apparent failure of mind - lilo won't boot

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* Bruce Hill <bruce@slackwarebox.com> [2011-07-11 00:45 -0500]:
> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 10:21:49PM -0500, David J. Weller-Fahy wrote:
>
> [snips throughout]
>
> It's too late for me to be up but I see one descrepancy perhaps. This
> is my /etc/lilo.conf with /boot on RAID1:

Apparently not too late for correctness! I believe you have found the
answer, as evidenced by the palm print on my forehead. Sigh. ;)

> initrd = /boot/initrd.gz
>
> You also need an initrd with / on LVM.

Of course... now I need to figure out how initrd/initramfs works
(probably the latter, as it seems to be the up and coming thing).
However, the details are usually easy once the solution is identified.
I'll dedicate a night to gaining that knowledge (already found [1], [2],
and [3]).

Also, I'll definitely report back as to the results... and as I'm
documenting the process, I'll include a link.

[1]: http://www.linux.com/learn/linux-training/92607-the-kernel-newbie-corner-qinitrdq-and-qinitramfsq-whats-up-with-that
[2]: http://www.linux.com/learn/linux-career-center/114923-the-kernel-newbie-corner-qinitrdq-and-qinitramfsq-some-unfinished-business
[3]: http://www.linuxfordevices.com/c/a/Linux-For-Devices-Articles/Introducing-initramfs-a-new-model-for-initial-RAM-disks/

Thanks!
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dave [ please don't CC me ]
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