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zacmitche11
April 28th, 2019, 03:00 PM
Can someone please provide the instructions to do so?

zacmitche11
May 4th, 2019, 01:51 AM
No one knows how to setup raid 0 in a Lubuntu live then install it?

oldfred
May 4th, 2019, 03:38 AM
I do not know nor use RAID.

But there are multiple types of RAID. BIOS (aka fakeRAID), specific hardware card, and Linux software mdadm.
Which are you planning to use?
Advantages & disadvantages of each.

But RAID 0 not recommended for normal desktop use. It is used by those who have all data on a server or just game and do not save any data on system. When one drive fails, you lose all data from both drives.

Don't bother with RAID 0 unless you have a specific need for speed without data redundancy, since if one drive goes out, you lose the whole array.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-features/31745-data-recovery-tales-raid-is-not-backup


Is system UEFI or BIOS?

Server install generally required for RAID, but then you still can add desktop of choice.

Install Ubuntu 18.04 desktop with RAID 1 and LVM on machine with UEFI BIOS
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1066028/install-ubuntu-18-04-desktop-with-raid-1-and-lvm-on-machine-with-uefi-bios
How to install Ubuntu 64-bit with a dual-boot RAID 1 partition on an UEFI/GPT system?
http://askubuntu.com/questions/660023/how-to-install-ubuntu-14-04-64-bit-with-a-dual-boot-raid-1-partition-on-an-uefi

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto
dmraid was replaced by mdadm for handling FakeRAID in Ubuntu 14.04 and later.

zacmitche11
May 4th, 2019, 04:39 PM
Thanks for the reply, I have a bios. It only supports raid 1. I'm aware of the risks of data loss. I don't keep anything important on the PC. Occasional games. I can back up my saves somewhere else. I would perfer Lubuntu for resource reasons.

zacmitche11
May 4th, 2019, 04:41 PM
Also I tried server, but it needed a lan connection or something. I guess the alternate version doesn't, but I don't believe it has a GUI.

zacmitche11
May 5th, 2019, 06:48 PM
I tried the Ubuntu way and the install hangs, there isn't way to do this from Lubuntu live?