X-Posted to fedora-list and fedora-devel-list. Gmane followups set to: gmane.linux.redhat.fedora.general Original message: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2005-February/msg05035.html Keith G. Robertson-Turner wrote: > Well I'm back after a long absence, mainly work related, but also due to > a hardware upgrade that has effectively left me Linux-less ... I've just tried this Live CD, which is Gentoo based, and put simply ... it works. http://tienstra4.flatnet.tudelft.nl/~gerte/gen2dmraid/ I'm now looking at rolling a custom boot/setup CD, initrd and GRUB install script for FC4t1. > Another issue is the DVD drives. SATA CD/DVD drives is still an ongoing issue, however. For now you will need an IDE/SCSI optical drive to boot off, at least for the install. > So, my questions: <snip> > 4) ... Will FC4 be prepped and ready for this type of install? This is the bit relevant to the devel list. I believe it should be offered as a separate option, since this is all still officially "unstable" - i.e. - a mini-CD for installing on fakeraid systems. Thoughts? > 5) ... Are there any "Live" distros that include dmraid (Knoppix doesn't > - AFAICT)? http://tienstra4.flatnet.tudelft.nl/~gerte/gen2dmraid/gen2dmraid-0.99a.iso > 7) ... What kernel parameters do I need to pass, to enable the SATA DVD > drives to work properly, or is it the case that this doesn't work yet? The latter, I'm afraid. This is a matter for upstream - i.e. kernel dev. > I don't want to get sidetracked by the alternatives (3ware, PATA, > raidtools, mdadm, etc.), I am fully aware of them. Software raid is still the best way, IMHO, however - not for dual boot systems on the same array - obviously. Especially in a small enclosure where real estate for drives is limited. We definitely need the dmraid option. > I haven't had a working Linux system for some time, and I'm anxious to > get back to working on Tripwire, amongst other things. > > If it comes down to it, I can always resurrect the dinosaur from cold > storage, in order to get a working Linux system, but space is limited; > it was beginning to pack up (SCSI controller dying); it's dog slow, pig > ugly, noisy; huge; and the very reason I bought a new system in the > first place. I'd really rather just ditch it. As you can see, I have the motivation, but unfortunately not much time. My work overseas keeps me almost constantly occupied. IOW .. *help!!!*. - K.
