--- John Griffiths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ># Would this be worthwhile? How hard is it to set > up a software raid? > >what do I do? does it matter that i want the whole > OS as well as the > >data storage mirrored? > > > >Fairly easy. Read the appropriate HOWTOs are > http://www.linuxdoc.org > > > >Dave > > > OK.. thanks for pointing me there. > > so on a debian potata box would i need to recompile > the kernel? or could i > > #apt-get install kernel-patch-2.2.10-raid > #apt-get install raidtools2 > > and then use the raidtools? > > www.debian.org package lists makes no use of RAID1 > which is the level i'd want to go for... > > --
you need raidtools2, and you need to patch the kernel for software raid. I had success with kernel 2.2.18 and the patches from http://www.linuxraid.org hth, Patrick. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Share your holiday photos online! http://photos.yahoo.com/
