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murderbymodem

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From: New Jersey

Registered: 2008-07-24

Posts: 41

Installing Arch in Raid 0?

As my motherboard does not have RAID functionality, my only hope here is software RAID. I found a bit of info here, but nothing on RAID 0. Is RAID 0 possible only using software RAID? and if so how do I go about setting it up during the install process? I have two 74GB Western Digital Raptors, so I'm excited to see how fast they'll be in RAID 0. I do need to RMA one of them before I can start the install, however, so I'm starting this topic to get an idea of how hard this will be. I've never done more than a run of the mill Arch install and setup.

lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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Re: Installing Arch in Raid 0?

Raid1 is recommended when trying arch in a  boot raid because boot cannot occur in raid0.

The boot has to be on a separate device hence raid 1.

Many posts on the subject....read a lot.

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saharchie

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Registered: 2008-09-17

Posts: 20

Re: Installing Arch in Raid 0?

when you are partitioning your drives during setup, just create 100MB (or w/e) partition for booting....

e.g.

/dev/sda1 --> 100MB
/dev/sda2 --> rest

/dev/sdb1 -->100MB
/dev/sdb2 --> rest

you can create a software RAID0 from the /dev/sdx2 partitions and just boot from one of the /dev/sdx1 partitions.

hope that helps

rusty99

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Registered: 2009-03-18

Posts: 253

Re: Installing Arch in Raid 0?

A worthwhile read before you do this - http://faq.storagereview.com/tiki-index … iveVsRaid0