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

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

Sanjay Chakraborty wrote:
> I believe you need to install MBR.
>
> if your system boots with dvd type grub-install /dev/hda1
>
I would have thought grub-install /dev/sda1

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> Sanjay Chakraborty
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Ostrowski, Tomasz (NSN - TH/Bangkok)
> <tomasz.ostrowski at nsn.com> 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
>> 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
>>
>>
>>
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