10.04.1 LTS install with RAID support?

[Steve Malenfant]

On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:06 PM, Tom H <tomh0665 at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Steve Malenfant <smalenfant at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > I've searched, I've tried and I failed.
> > How can you install Ubuntu Desktop with 2 drives in RAID-1 using soft
> RAID?
> > I also want my machine to boot if 1 of the drive fails.
> > Seems like during the install I can't select a RAID partition. mdadm is
> not
> > included by default and the alternate version doesn't boot via USB stick.
> > Anybody got good pointers? Seems like there is a lot of information, but
> I
> > can't achieve to find the proper solution.
> > Here is what I'm trying to achieve (about) :
> > sda1 -> /boot
> > sda2 -> swap
> > sda3 -> /
> > sdb1 -> /boot
> > sdb2 -> swap
> > sdb3 -> /
> > md0 -> /boot
> > md1 -> /
> > I've done this in Centos without a hitch before, but really want to move
> to
> > something like Ubuntu since that new machine needs the newer kernel to
> work.
> > I guess I'll have to get a special CD to make the partition, install the
> OS
> > and then setup RAID? That seems all backward to me.
>
> Use either the server or mini iso.
>
> Well, looks like none of the alternate or server ISO works from a USB flash
drive. It always want to load the CD-ROM and I can't find any ways around
that. I tried Unetbootin, the USB installer suggested from the Ubuntu site
and Lili. None of them wants to go pass the CD-ROM detection. I guess I'll
have to find a CD to burn to.


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