RHEL5.3 x64 first boot problem on FTS RX300 S6 - grub not loading

[Ostrowski, Tomasz (NSN - TH/Bangkok)]

W dniu 23.06.2011 00:39, ext Grzegorz Witkowski pisze:
> On Tue, 2011-06-21 at 15:14 +0200, Ostrowski, Tomasz (NSN - TH/Bangkok)
> wrote:
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I just wonder if it is known case that right after installation of RHEL
>> 5.3 x64 on FTS RX300 S6 the grub is even not loading.
>> What I've done is standard RAID (mirroring) configuration in the LSI
>> menu (CTRL + C during post)
>> hd1 + hd3 = mirror1
>> hd2 + hd4 = mirror2
>>
>> I've booter from DVD installed like via gui (no lvm) everything on sda:
>> /boot    ext3    200MB   (sda1)
>> /    ext3    40960MB    (sda2)
>> Swap    ext3    20480MB
>> /opt    ext3<Free space>
>> /var    ext3    10240MB
>> /usr    ext3    10240MB
>> /home    ext3    20480MB
>> /tmp    ext3    20480MB
>>
>> Then after reboot when the server wants to boot the screen becomes
>> black, and there is no grub.
>>
>> I've booted to rescue mode with rhel DVD, performed grub installation
>> "setup (hd0) (hd0,0)" the result was successful but still after reboot
>> the screen is black :(.
>>
>> Do you have any hints about this?
>>
>> Do you think that using dd to load stage1 directly into /dev/sda could
>> be good idea?
>>
>> Regards
>> Tomek
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Tomasz Ostrowski
>> Nokia Siemens Networks Ltd, Thailand
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> Hi Tomek,
>
> Have you check on your controller if there is any option to select which
> virtual disk should be a boot device?
> Some controllers offer that option.
> > From your post it looks you setup 2xRAID1 VDs. If non of them or the
> wrong one has the boot flag set the system won't boot from this VD.
> I do not know this platform, but have you got a BIOS boot menu
> available? If yes, have you tried to select it? Are you sure you are
> booting from the correct device?
>
> Kindest regards,
> Ges
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HI Grzegorz,

The LSI controller has very limited configuration options. Like create 
RAID and nothing more. I haven't see any option for boot flag in the LSI 
controller.
In the BIOS the created VD's are visible. I've even tried to manually 
force in boot-menu to boot from the VD but no luck.
I think it is some kind of bug, Ive found some web pages during 
googling. Make a query "grub installation problem on LSI mirror". But 
make it on google.com on .pl the results are different.
Unfortunately nothing helpful for me.

One more thing putting stage1 by dd on the drive is not healthy, I've 
expected that it will erase partitions info but just wanted to try :)

Regards
Tomek