RAID 0 and Ubuntu

jadeia · May 22, 2007, 18:08:59

I've been trying to get some advice on installing Ubuntu on a partition on my main rig.

My rig runs two high speed drives in a RAID 0 Stripe array, running XP Pro SP2. I would like to install Linux on a partition and dual boot the machine, but not sure how to approach this.

I'm -not- a hardware tech guy either

The way I understand it is that Ubuntu doesnt support RAID 0 (not out of the box so to speak and as Im not a Linux fanboi I dont want to mess around with configs). If I however, create a Linux partition on one of the drives, this would screw up my RAID array because effectively one hard drive would be smaller than the other (one having the new linux partition).

Any advice or tips?

Rik · May 22, 2007, 18:26:04

A quick Google suggested that this is way beyond my expertise. We do have at least a couple of Linux users in the forum, hopefully one of them may be able to give you the guidance you need.

Fwiw, I'm not a great fan of RAID0, if anything happens to one drive you lose everything. This machine started life with RAID0 (against my wishes - it's a long story

), but now has the same drives as conventional, separate SATA entities. TBH, I have not been able to detect any drop in performance in 'real world' situations.

jadeia · May 22, 2007, 19:27:28

Quote from: Rik on May 22, 2007, 18:26:04Fwiw, I'm not a great fan of RAID0, if anything happens to one drive you lose everything. This machine started life with RAID0 (against my wishes - it's a long story ), but now has the same drives as conventional, separate SATA entities. TBH, I have not been able to detect any drop in performance in 'real world' situations.

Thanks for your message - and that's an interesting point. I was/still am considering removing the RAID 0 configuration, and devoting one of the drives to the Operating System and documents, and the other for gaming - as my machine is primarily used for gaming.

I'm just getting my options together though - but it looks like installing Ubuntu on a dual boot system is insanely difficult with RAID 0.

DorsetBoy · May 23, 2007, 08:12:38

You might want to look at PCLinuxOS before you try Ubuntu.... www.pclinuxos.com ...... wonderful community and lots of help.

The other place to ask your questions is LinuxQuestions

but dual booting a striped raid zero?

Scott · May 24, 2007, 09:10:16

Interesting to hear we've other Tux-heads in here...anyone got some advice for installing an Ubuntu/Kubuntu onto a VirtualPC session on my host laptop...everytime I get through the install routine successfully but the graphics onscreen are corrupted and the screen res seems to be set at about 4000 x 500 !!

Any help greatly appreciated
S

Rik · May 24, 2007, 09:20:19

Quote from: Scott on May 24, 2007, 09:10:16
the graphics onscreen are corrupted and the screen res seems to be set at about 4000 x 500 !!

Buy a very widescreen monitor?

DorsetBoy · May 24, 2007, 09:21:27

Have you tried Vesa settings or safe mode?

DorsetBoy · May 24, 2007, 13:01:46

Another thought,when you run the disc as a live CD or want to install there should be a "boot options" or "options" available,usualy through the F keys.

Scott · May 24, 2007, 17:57:54

Thanks for the thoughts guys will investigate all and report results. I've also got the option of dual-booting a Shuttle XPC I built a couple of years ago so might try that as well.
S

RobMc · May 26, 2007, 20:25:13

Quote from: Scott on May 24, 2007, 09:10:16
...anyone got some advice for installing an Ubuntu/Kubuntu onto a VirtualPC session on my host laptop...

Well I wanted to do that using Microsoft VirtualPC 2004 (also tried 2007). I failed totally. It kept failing during installation with some sort of cpu error (ho hum). In the end I installed Ubuntu onto my old laptop and it worked first time no hassle at all.

Rob.