On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:26:05 am Steve Holdoway wrote: > I think you need the alternate install disk to get it to install softraid, > not the desktop version. Wesley should be able to fix you up ( plug, plug > ).
Or if you have an existing running system you could follow my notes to add a disk and mirror your home partition. http://www.fisherfamily.orconhosting.net.nz/softraid.html > > Steve > > On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:23:48 +1300 > > chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So a question for the stupid and slow like me. > > > > is it possible to install a raid system under Ubuntu gnome desktop ver > > 8.04 > > > > I have not yet looked online, as I only have a dial up connection which > > is flakey where I live > > > > Regards Chris T > > > > On Thu, 2008-10-16 at 09:04 +1300, Volker Kuhlmann wrote: > > > On Thu 16 Oct 2008 22:45:18 NZDT +1300, Jim Cheetham wrote: > > > > Well, you can restore the OS from an install CD easily enough, and as > > > > long as you've got a list of installed packages, you'll be good to go > > > > quickly enough. > > > > > > Uhhm, > > > > > > > Having said that, I don't have any customer servers that aren't on > > > > RAID1 for their OS, because no-one wants to waste time restoring from > > > > backup, or reinstalling :-) > > > > > > exactly. I can be without computer for the number of days it takes to > > > get a new disk, then spend 2h installing Linux and anything up to X to > > > configure it again the way I had it. Or I can take a slightly older > > > disk from a previous computer, or buy another smaller disk, put it in > > > as well, and remain mostly operational (and fully for email etc) all > > > the way. There's just no comparison. Mount the non-raided disk > > > partitions of the two disks as /data and /biggerdata, use one for your > > > collections and the other for on-disk ISOs of your install media or > > > latest backups. > > > > > > Raid doesn't do away with the need for backups, but the hassles it > > > saves are enormous. A fortnight ago I ran badblocks etc and the works > > > on one disk while keeping on working on the other disk. No problems, > > > just a few reallocated sectors, so hot-add it again. Zero downtime. > > > > > > Volker -- Regards, Robert -------------------------------------------------------------- Robert Fisher (aka - Rob, Bob, Robbie, Robbo, Fish) www.fisher.net.nz Phone: 03 383 5807 Mobile: 027 228 4698
