This one explains that Mac OS X v.10.1.x can not start up from a software RAID. It also mentions 10.2 Server but does *not* say that this functionality has been added.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106594
This one explains that any Mac with a New World ROM can not be booted from a software RAID. The Blue and White G3 I have and the Sawtooth G4 also in discussion are both New World ROM Macs.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58258
Hope that helps clear up some things.
There isn't any documentation on Apple's Knowledge Base that states a Mac can boot from a software RAID. Likewise third party RAID solutions such as SoftRAID and FWB's RAIDToolKit do not allow you to boot from a software RAID either.
FWB bought RAIDToolKit from someone else I used to be called NXRAID I think. FWB's page doesn't say anything about booting from a software RAID one way or the other but the old product page did, I was unable to find a cached copy of their documentation on Google.
SoftRAID's page states it in their FAQ under requirements.
http://www.softraid.com/FAQs.lasso
David
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