Re: Raid 5

[Dick Thomas <xpd259@gmail.com>]

On 6 March 2013 19:31, Gary Dale <garydale@rogers.com> wrote:
> On 06/03/13 02:26 PM, Adam Wolfe wrote:
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Ignore the advice from Adam Wolfe - it's nonsense. Use the Debian
>>> installer (advanced mode) to create the RAID 5 array on drives with just one
>>> partition (whole disk) as /dev/md0. Then partition the RAID 5 array into /
>>> and /home. Install and reboot.
>>>
>>> If you are using Wheezy this will work directly. If you are using Squeeze
>>> then you may need to fix the UUID in /boot/grub.cfg.
>>>
>>> I've done this successfully several times. It just works.
>>>
>>>
>> Eh.  I tried that too.  Grub failed to install.
>
>
> If grub doesn't install, then install it. Boot using the Debian installer as
> a rescue CD, start the RAID array, chroot to the / partition and install
> grub.
>
>
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will try that, anything is better than buying a extra drive, thanks a
lot for the advice
will try wheezy too. not tried the installer for 6 months

Dick Thomas

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