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jack

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From: /usr/arg

Registered: 2005-11-17

Posts: 66

Install on RAID 0...many doubts

Hi everybody, I have many doubts on how to install arch linux in my current raid 0 (intel matrix on P55 chipset).
I have this setup currently on my hard drive.
Samsung 500 gs x2 RAID 0
Seagate 500 gs for backup

1º slice 120 gigas contains Win 7x 64.
2º slice rest of the disk for backup.

I want install Arch Linux on partitions marked, see this images.
http://i41.tinypic.com/sdg1ok.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/8zmtdc.jpg

When start install follow the wiki steps, but I have fear or doubts, I don´t want put on risk my data or backups.

In what volume believe that I install arch?
http://i39.tinypic.com/oaygwy.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2cnwnex.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/6p2jxl.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/8ze2c1.jpg

Please, somebody help me?
Thanxs and advance & sorry for my bad english.

jack

Member

From: /usr/arg

Registered: 2005-11-17

Posts: 66

Re: Install on RAID 0...many doubts

/bump?

Nobody healp me?

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 13,219

Re: Install on RAID 0...many doubts

looks like you have a rather complicated setup.

Looking at windows disk management (http://i41.tinypic.com/sdg1ok.jpg) , you appear to have configured 3 drives :

Disco 0 (120GB) on raid0 array
Disco 1 (811.51 GB) on raid0 array
Disco 3 (465.76 GB) is your non-raid drive
On Disco 0 you have 2 primary partitions for windows, and 2 logical partitions you want to use for archlinux.

the output of ls -la /dev/mapper (http://i39.tinypic.com/oaygwy.jpg) tells us what we need to know :

dev/mapper                           windows
isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume0           entire Disco0
isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume0p1       100 Mb (reservado para el vista)
isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume0p2       90,81 GB, NTFS, C-drive
isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume0p5       635 Mb
isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume0p6       28,47 GB

isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume1           Disco1
isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume1p1        811,51 GB , NTFS, D-drive

isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume0p5 should be your archlinux swap partition
isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume0p6 should be your archlinux root partition

Post the output of

cfdisk /dev/mapper/isw_bejiffgfjc_Volume0

to confirm this.

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2010-05-08 13:44:17)

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jack

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From: /usr/arg

Registered: 2005-11-17

Posts: 66

Re: Install on RAID 0...many doubts

Many thanks Lone_Wolf.:)

I install all system, but grub config is my big trouble.:(

I receive error 22, but I don´t understand how to create symlink from /dev/mapper.

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 13,219

Re: Install on RAID 0...many doubts

I'm afraid Grub legacy doesn't work with software raid, and raid controllers on MoBo are software raid.

You have 2 options :
put a boot partition (100 Mb) on your non-raid drive, and install grub there.
You will probably have to use the Bios bootmenu to select the bootdrive.

Try GRub2, check the wiki.

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clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky

TigTex

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From: Portugal

Registered: 2008-06-19

Posts: 301

Re: Install on RAID 0...many doubts

I have grub (legacy) and works. But it only works with older media install disk. Get the 2009.02 somewere and try installing it again. (using the fakeraid wiki)

Using intel matrix raid (ich9m) raid0 setup. ext4 filesystem.

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jack

Member

From: /usr/arg

Registered: 2005-11-17

Posts: 66

Re: Install on RAID 0...many doubts

I'm afraid Grub legacy doesn't work with software raid, and raid controllers on MoBo are software raid.

You have 2 options :
put a boot partition (100 Mb) on your non-raid drive, and install grub there.
You will probably have to use the Bios bootmenu to select the bootdrive.

Try GRub2, check the wiki.

Yeas, maybe try later grub2.
For now, use EasyBCD 2 beta from Windows to boot my Arch partition.

Thanks for all.:)