All I want is speed out of this box, got some PR to do with Windoz types, so I'll take some time setting this up, test each configuration. I know this is not the best hardware, but it's what I have.
Which brings me to my other point, how would I test performance cross-platform, for video. I see this site for FOSS and video http://www.free3d.org/ I sure wish I had a definitive software for testing. But it doesn't matter. It's a beautiful "ubuntu" day. BTW, what's your take on Google and Android software? Sounds like a winner to me! Thanks for the links, I'll take it slow and get it right... Brian P.S. Tux is not dead, he's only sleeping, he'll be baaaaack! On Nov 15, 2007 9:29 AM, Ben Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > My suggestion is to avoid use of the hardware raid, and use software raid > via linux. > Also, be familiar with and refer to google's wealth :) > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Raid > http://www.howtoforge.com/linux_software_raid > https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto ("Fake" raid is soft raid, > nothing really fake about it) > I don't know why software RAID does not get more respect these days. When > processors were just babies, > hardware raid was needed for reasonable performance, but now soft raid is > really fast, unless you're comparing > it with enterprise-grade NAS setups. IMO soft raid is fine for non-SCSI > RAIDs :) > Basically, if you can/need-to afford SCSI, you prolly want a hardware > controller. Also if you need a BIG array, > or even anything beyond 3 or 4 drives. > > Yikes, TLDP is just not keeping up!!!.... TLDP is dead! Long live TLDP. > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-RAID-HOWTO.html (2.4 kernels, outdated) > http://tldp.org/FAQ/Linux-RAID-FAQ/x37.html (outdated tho!) > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.html (old/outdated) > http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux-Promise-RAID1-HOWTO/index.html (promise > controlled/outdated) > > ben > > PS - you do mention RAID 1 there as well; although it sounds like you're > wanting 0/mirroring for speed, > did you also want to setup a 1/striped array? > > > > > > > On Nov 15, 2007 9:11 AM, Eponymous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm happy to report that I have finally gotten to where I want to be > > with Linux. Of course I did nothing; it was Ubuntu 7.10 in the > > Kitchen with the pipe wrench - the CLUE'less one > > > > Now I am going to reconfigure this box to start Blending. I've had a > > great experience with my XP RAID 0 box, so I'm looking to configure my > > Ubuntu box for speed via RAID 0. > > > > I've been informed by folks in the past, to my benefit, about things > > like RAID 1; so I'm looking for some help on this setup. > > > > ASUS A7V333 Mobo > > 2 GB Crucial memory > > 2 Seagate 160 GB ATA drives > > NiVidia G4 Ti 4200 Video Card > > > > I know this is years behind the curve but it's what I got. This board > > has the on-board Promise RAID Chipset w/ separate RAID and IDE MoBo > > connectors, which I want to use for flexibility. > > > > I am so happy to be getting out of Windows, thanks for all the > > support; and I hope to be offering something back to the group, via a > > art input, in the coming year. > > > > Brian > > _______________________________________________ > > EUGLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
