On Wed, 12 Sep 2007 17:54:16 +0800 "Linux Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm trying to install on a HW RAID. I've already created RAID-1 for > my two HDD on a Adaptec HW Raid Controller. Do I also need to create > RAID on OS level upon installation?
Any more information on this Adaptec HW RAID controller? Product numbers and such? If it's a fakeraid, as many of these controllers are (especially if they're SATA), you're better off not using it at all. This "hardware RAID" is actually implemented in the BIOS firmware, making it functionally no different from the Linux software RAID implementation, and in most cases, far less efficient and reliable to boot! http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html#fakeraid Anyway, provided it's a true hardware RAID, you shouldn't need to create an OS level RAID during installation, and you should see the disk as a single device. If it's fakeraid, chances are the Linux kernel won't recognize it as a single device, and instead see as many volumes as you have disks in your system, and you should instead disable RAID in your BIOS (to prevent further problems) and then use Linux software RAID on the individual disks. -- Capitalism is the legitmate racket of the ruling class. http://stormwyrm.blogspot.com
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