Raid 1 install and clarification

[knottshawk]

I have a computer which I plan to setup for RAID 1 (hardware setup...in the bios).. once that is complete, do I just step through a normal Ubuntu 9.04 desktop install?

Thanks...

[darkod]

I haven't installed on raid myself, but according to ubuntu you need to use the alternate install cd/image, not standard desktop (liveCD) image.

The alternate install CD allows you to perform certain specialist installations of Ubuntu. It provides for the following situations:


setting up automated deployments;
upgrading from older installations without network access;
LVM and/or RAID partitioning;
installs on systems with less than about 256MB of RAM (although note that low-memory systems may not be able to run a full desktop environment reasonably).

http://releases.ubuntu.com/karmic/

Note: the installer is text based. You will still end up with GUI system. Watch out if you need to select GUI desktop during installation, not sure if it's default.

[knottshawk]

Yeah... I thought that might be for software RAID... the instructions for all of it is, um, not exactly clear.

[darkod]

Yeah... I thought that might be for software RAID... the instructions for all of it is, um, not exactly clear.

I think it's to be able to see the raid at all. I guess no drivers in desktop cd.