RAID

[Phillip Susi]

Yes, you have a fakeraid.  Read this:  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FakeRaidHowto


Scott wrote:
> What is a "MD device" and will this scenario allow me to a:
> 
> Configure my array as RAID0
> 
> Dual/Triple/Quad-boot with other Operating Systems (including but not 
> limited to, Windows XP).
> 
> I started off trying to do the dual-boot thing, but it's a no-go.
> Ubuntu (and Debian and Fedora as well) won't recognize the RAID.  It
> comes up as my just having two separate drives (which I do of course,
> but they should be showing up as RAID.
> 
> Depending on who I talk to I either do or do not have "fake
> RAID/fakeraid".    Do SATA drives connected to a SATA RAID controller
> automatically equal "fakeraid"?
> 
> I have two 250 GB SATA drives connected to a Promise FastTrack 378 RAID 
> controller.  This and an onboard VIA VT6420 RAID are connected to and 
> came with my ASUS A8V-Deluxe Motherboard ( VIA K8T800 chipset).
> 
> Someone recently told me I might have better luck connecting the drives 
> to the VIA controller instead (it's unused).  I'm going to be trying 
> that soon (well I'll be paying someone to switch it for me, actually).
> 
> Presently I've got Ubuntu occupying parts of both drives with on other 
> OS installed. This is a temporary situation, just so I can have 
> something going. It is by no means what I want in the long term.
> 
> My efforts to get the drives switched to the VIA controller could still 
> be in vain, but we'll see.     Between this and the problems I'm having 
> connecting my new printers, printers I bought based on their supposed 
> excellent Linux compatibility - 
> http://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-users/2006-January/062413.html 
> ANYONE?? -), Winblows is looking awfully good right now....
> 
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