Well, alternate cd has mdadm, but it isn't used for fakeraid. If you setup a fakeraid volume from the bios, and then start a new install, you are forced to use dmraid. If you don't setup a raid volume with the bios, you are offered the chance of setup a linux software raid with mdadm, but this isn't a fakeraid.
I tried to manually setup a fakeraid with the precise live cd: - booted the cd with the nodmraid option (also did a rmmod dmraid*) - setted up a fakeraid volume accordingly to https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/RAID_setup#External_Metadata - finally started the installation from inside the live following this thread http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1928562 but failed since the raid volume was in read-only (probably due to Bug #957494 ). The procedure found in the forum may work, but it is a trickier way. This bug is aimed at having a more convenient ad automated way to setup a fakeraid (or handle an existing fakeraid volume) from the installer. Tomorrow I will try with the quantal live cd (#957494 should be fixed in quantal). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1028677 Title: mdadm should be used for fakeraid (instead of dmraid) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1028677/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
