RAID-1 boot partition and FC2->FC4 upgrade

[Justin Zygmont]

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, Jack Howarth wrote:

> Justin,
>    Any idea why anaconda in FC4 can't find my boot partition to
> upgrade? Also do the commands...
>
> grub
> install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd0,0)/grub/stage1 (hd0) \
>     (hd0,0)/grub/stage2 p (hd0,0)/grub/grub.conf
> install --stage2=/boot/grub/stage2 (hd1,0)/grub/stage1 (hd1) \
>     (hd1,0)/grub/stage2 p (hd1,0)/grub/grub.conf
>
> look correct to you? I guess I could at least try reinstalling
> my grub partitions. Before I used...
>
> boot
> device (hd0) /dev/sdb
> root (hd0,0)
> setup (hd0)
> device (hd0) /dev/sda
> root (hd0,0)
> setup (hd0)
>
> ...previously to install grub on both drives which have the RAID-1
> boot partition. It would be nice if there was a consensus on the
> proper way to install a RAID-1 boot partition....to use...
>
> root (hd0,0)
>
> in grub.conf and the second set of grub commands with only (hd0,0)
> or to omit the 'root (hd0,0)' from grub.conf and use the commands
> Aleksandar recommends. Of course none of this explains yet why
> anaconda can't find the boot partition to update.

What I did in the past was to do the upgrade or install on the /dev/md0 
device that the RAID partition is, then install grub manually on the 
second drive this way:

root (hd1,0)
find /boot/grub/stage1
setup (hd1)

does this work?