Re: can I install redhat90 using the free space on my raid0 logical partition (which also contains winXP)?

From: proflan (kehl_at_trxonline.de)
Date: 01/03/04 

Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 04:29:17 +0100

Oh - I fool - excuse me, you have a Software RAID, of course :-)

It is not possible to install Linux on a Windows XP Software
RAID, because of the different filesystem.
Windows XP uses NTFS while Linux uses Ext 3. But you can turn off Windows
Raid, use a programm like Partition Magic an resize both Windows NTFS
partitions. Then you can create on each hard-Disk Linux Partitions and use
there Linux Software Raid, of coure.

cu
Peter

Am Sat, 03 Jan 2004 04:24:10 +0100 schrieb proflan:

> Do you have installed a software RAID or a "true" Hardware RAID?
>
> There are only few "true" IDE Hardware RAID Cards at the Moment an they
> are rather expensive.
>
> Am Thu, 01 Jan 2004 20:20:52 -0500 schrieb jw:
>
>> Hi all
>>
>> I have a new laptop that runs 2 60gig 7200rpm hardrives in raid 0 (- I
>> wanted the performance for the winXP OS that is installed).
>>
>> (NOTE: the raid array built using the FastBuild utility in the following
>> BIOS: "FastTrak 100 "Lite" (tm) BIOS
>> Version 2.02.1.5". WinXP uses "Promise 2_0 Stripe/RAID0 SCSI Disk Device
>> Driver".)
>>
>> In any case, I'd like to run Redhat90 in a "dual-boot" configuration.
>>
>> In order to load Redhat90, the Redhat install will have to recognize logical
>> raid 0 partition.
>>
>> Thus far, I haven't been able to determine how this can be done.
>>
>> When I boot the Redhat90 install disk, and, then get to the "partition
>> automatically/manually" portion of the install process, a warning is issued
>> saying that the data on disk is *unreadable* (-- it appears the install
>> app is actually looking separately at disk1 and/or disk2 of the raid0 array,
>> instead of seeing the logical partition) .
>>
>> Is it remotely feasible to install Redhat90 (or any other Linux distro) onto
>> the freespace that exists on my (above described) raid0 partition?
>>
>> Any advice appreciated - thanks! (let me know if should provide more
>> information)
>>
>> sd
>> (sairndain@yahoo.com)

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