[nzlug] Trying to Install Ubuntu 7.04

[Dave Lane]

You don't mention what sort or RAID you're using - if you're wanting to 
set up software RAID 1 (which I recommend), you'll need to use the 
"alternative" install disk, as it supports creating the RAID array as 
part of the install process...  You may also want to write Grub to both 
disks, to ensure that if either one fails, the other knows how to boot. 
  You'll have to set the root device to one drive and then the other, 
running update-grub each time.

If you're using hardware RAID (e.g. a 3ware controller), then you 
shouldn't have any issues with Grub unless the driver required for the 
RAID controller isn't included in your initrd image...  If that's the 
case, there are ways to get it into the initrd, but it's a bit too 
complicated to describe in a quick email :)  A reinstall is one way to 
address it - try the alternative install disc image...

Hope that helps.

Dave

Osei Amoafo wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have two 320G HDD that I want to setup as RAID1 and Install Ubuntu
> 7.04 on. Basically I want to set this up to be able to install VMWare
> and then install other OS on the VMWare system.
> 
> I would be very happy if guys could tell me the best way to set this
> up.
> 
> Initially I just decided set it up following defaults but then I get
> Grub error"Error 2"
> 
> Any help?
> 
> Cheers OseiK
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