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Paul Stear wrote: |
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> Hi all, |
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> I'm new to this list (migrating from x86) and am going to use my old windows |
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> amd64 box for linux. |
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> The motherboard has sata raid via Promise PDC20378 raid controller. I have |
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> downloaded gentoo linux 2006.1 amd64 live cd for the installation. Having |
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> looked at the install docs I am a little unsure of how to proceed. |
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> Do I set up the sata raid in the bios? |
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> Are the correct drivers on the install disc? |
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> Will this raid set boot ok? |
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> Do I need to setup any linux software raid? |
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Hardware raid generally provides better performance than software, so I |
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would go with that. It's not uncommon for the configuration of on-board |
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controllers to be done in the bios, so if the options are there, the |
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setup for your hardware raid should be done there. |
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The correct drivers will probably not be on the install disk - a bit of |
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googling should help you work out what's right there. |
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It will boot, as long as the bios is correctly configured to boot from |
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the raid device. |
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It should be noted that I've never done this, but none-the-less, I hope |
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this helps, |
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