RAID Condrums

ba747heavy · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:10 pm Post subject: RAID Condrums

Is condrums even a word? Is it condundrums? Hrmph, oh well.

I am trying to decide if a RAID setup is the best for my machine. I checked out TLDP and a couple of various gentoo and google searches, but I have found no information on software RAID and the 2.6 kernel. If someone can point out a document that describes 2.6 and RAID setup I would be appreciative. And if someone could even tell me if software RAID would work on my setup I would be very grateful. I used to think it wouldn't but a thing I read earlier today is making me wonder...

I have 3 IDE devices. A CDROM drive, an 80 gig HDD and a 40 gig HDD. The 40 and my CDROM share a single channel, with the CDROM as the slave on the channel. I don't have an PCI IDE card, and I don't really want one. Ditto for a RAID card. From what I have read, if I can use software RAID I would need to take the CDROM drive off of the channel shared by the 40 gig HDD. Is that correct?

Thank you in advance.
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pbrianf17 · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:27 pm Post subject:

you could do it if your up for a challenge. Especially since you have your drives on different channels. but if u do it u can only have a 40 gig root partaition and then u would have to make a nonraid 40gig partion. so all for all u would still have all your normal spacest bounced around a bit.

ba747heavy · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:32 am Post subject:

Thank you. I am up for the challenge, I just need to find some info before I tackle it

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