[LinuxUsers] ubuntu questions

[Jeff Lasman]

On Monday 16 February 2009 12:06 pm, Dante Lanznaster wrote:

> Are you using onboard raid? If so, you're in for some fun, as it's
> never recognized properly at installation, it needs the device-mapper
> stuff. Do a search for fakeraid.

I thought I made it clear I was using software RAID; sorry if it wasn't 
clear.

> If you're using real hardware raid, I suppose it wouldn't be
> /dev/md0, haven't got much experience with this, others might pitch
> in.
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID
>
> Take a look at this page, it's pretty simple and you need the
> alternate install CD.

I'd found that page, that's where I got the understanding I could do it 
with the alternate install CD.  But then I found the bug mentioned in 
my last post.

I did finally get Software RAID to work with individual partitions:

First I created both hard disks entirely as single RAID partitions each.

Then I created a RAID partition using both whole drives.

Then I ran LVM to create separate LVM partitions. A lot of work but it 
worked.

Ubuntu is still driving me crazy; will post more as I understand more, 
but first: how come the alternate install uses LILO? Can I convert to 
Grub?  I'd try except that I'll have to learn how to run grub on LVMs 
first.

Jeff
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