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Tiny Core Extensions => TCE Q&A Forum => Topic started by: Yart on March 26, 2011, 03:29:29 PM

Title: RAID 1 & 64-Bit
Post by: Yart on March 26, 2011, 03:29:29 PM

Oi!

I have two hard drives in my system and I want to RAID 1 them. I have them set up in the BIOS to be RAIDed, but when I tried to format them with GParted they reset back to a non-RAID.

Before I burn off Parted Magic and possibly waste a disc, what is the proper way to utilize my RAID 1 set in the BIOS for Tiny Core?

I noticed a raid-dm-2.6.33.3-tinycore64.tcz (RAID Device Mapper) extension in the repository, so would I use that after or before my partitions are made?

(And it's a 64-bit system. Where would I get the 64 bit version/kernel for Tiny Core?)

Title: Re: RAID 1 & 64-Bit
Post by: gerald_clark on March 26, 2011, 06:23:41 PM

Do not use BIOS ( fake ) RAID.
Use md RAID.

Title: Re: RAID 1 & 64-Bit
Post by: Yart on March 26, 2011, 07:15:04 PM

Oh! Alright. Any reasons?

How would I set up a md one then?

Title: Re: RAID 1 & 64-Bit
Post by: Rich on March 26, 2011, 07:29:40 PM

Hi Yart
Portability is one good reason. If your hardware ever fails you can move the drives to another system
and access your data. Otherwise you have to track down compatible hardware assuming it's still
available. I don't know how interchangeable hardware raid devices are.

Title: Re: RAID 1 & 64-Bit
Post by: Yart on March 26, 2011, 09:08:01 PM

Aight. Cool. I'll try that.

Is it the same for all Linuxes or...?