Your Promise RAID controller isn't really anything except some extra HDD
ports, and software, so it's not going to really work as slickly as you'd
like, because it isn't really raid (Which sucks, because it means that if you
boot from anything else, say a bootable CD, you won't see it as usable data,
unless you have the driver - which you'd have if you use the kernel driver,
but likely not if you use the proprietary one)
Typically, Linux's software RAID seems to have better performance and better
management software than any of the propritary software RAIDs, so personally,
I'd set up the promise card as JBOD, and then do Linux software RAID from
there.
That's my thoughts...
Kev.
On Saturday 12 February 2005 02:01, Travis Rousseau wrote:
> Gentoo install on a system with 6 hard drives the setup i want is as
> follows
>
> 4 X 37GB Raptors setup with a promise card in a software raid 0 for /
> with Reinser 4
> 2 X 120GB maxors setup in a software raid 0 for /home using Reinser 4
>
> The reason i want a Gentoo install is because i have installed many
> systems (Debian. Slackware, Gentoo, Redhat, Suse) just to name the top
> ones and I find Gentoo and Slackware to be the fastest (in my opinion)
> and i find Gentoo and Debian have the best package managers (Again in my
> opinion) so would like to setup my main computer with it instead of any
> others
>
> Ok now a bit about me to help you help me
> I have installed many (18+) Gentoo systems
> I know how to install the developers method or whatever its called for
> Gentoo
> I have configured many 2.6.8+ kernels (50+)
> I have installed Gentoo using Reinser 4 as a file system a few times (2)
> I have never got a Gentoo system with a raid setup working (able to boot)
> I'm really used to lilo
> I'm new to grub (Well kinda)(i was told i would almost certainly need
> this for my choice of setup)
> I think Gentoo would make this setup quite insane
>
>
> Does anyone have advice for this setup I would like?( I know there is a
> couple kernel options i need to select like for raid 0 and my promise
> card and Reiser 4 {I plan on using the MM patches} and I know a hardware
> raid would be best but i would like to do this first)
>
> If i posted my grub after my install do you think that any of you could
> point out what i _may_ have wrong if it does not boot?
>
> Comments?
>
>
>
> Travis R.
>
> [Note: currently the system has 2 raptors and 2 maxors currently but 2
> raptors are in the plans to be added on Tuesday when i can get a better
> power supply]
>
> [Note2: Yes I'm [EMAIL PROTECTED] I probably will make this
> my future personal email (anyone understand it?)]
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