> > > Ok, you did not set up any RAID. The controller is some kind of "fake > > > hardware RAID" - it is just software RAID with BIOS support. > > > > > > Follow partitioning instructions within Disk Druid during installation > > > of Fedora by this manual: > > > > > > > > > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-3-Manual/sysadmin-guide/ch-software-raid.html > > > > > > You have to make use of Linux software RAID. And see > > > > > > http://www.dirigo.net/tuxTips/avoidingProblems/GrubMdMbr.php > > > > > > for having grub on both RAID1 drives. (The link was posted today here on > > > the list by Christopher K. Johnson.) > > > > > > Alexander > ---- > dude - you just got a complete analysis of the problem, links to the > solution to your problem, by one of the best people on this message > base. > > Regardless of the fact that you think you have hardware raid - to ANY > Linux, it is not hardware raid because if it were true hardware raid, it > would only appear as a single system device. Windows plays along with > the notion that what you have is hardware raid but it's only a wolf in > sheep's clothing. > > If you were to search the archives, you will find this topic repeatedly > on the various versions of redhat archives but the answer doesn't > change. > > Craig So, the *only* solution is to set up software RAID? I looked at the following and it does seem to suggest that my "low-end" ADAPTEC 1200 device is listed under hardware RAID. http://www.linuxmafia.com/faq/Hardware/sata.html Am I misunderstanding, or is it something else? Please advise. Best wishes! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail is new and improved - Check it out! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
