On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 01:21:49PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > Hi, > > I got a laptop from work (Windows unfortunately) which I would like to > use from time to time with an install on a SD card. Also recently my own > laptop wouldn't start because of fan troubles (I had to "assist" with > the vacuum cleaner) and I realised that a) I want to have my work > environment and b) my backups are a bit old. > > So here is what I thought of: > > - make a software RAID1 on my laptop between a SD card and a partition > on the builtin HDD > - whenever I want or need to use the other laptop I use the SD card to > boot from it and work in my environment > > This way I can enjoy my work environment on whatever machine I work and > also have a sort of backup. > > My questions are: > > 1. Is this setup possible and/or feasible? > 2. Where should I start? > 3. Any other issues I haven't thought of (I have zero experience with > RAID) > Sounds feasible, but I think you'd be better off with a Debian-Live USB with persistence. I use that on several machines and it's really handy.
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