From: hpa@zytor.com (H. Peter Anvin)
To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RAID 5 questions
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 00:49:43 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <ceukj7$s89$1@terminus.zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20040801102430.GC28625@janus
Followup to: <20040801102430.GC28625@janus>
By author: Frank van Maarseveen <frankvm@xs4all.nl>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.raid
>
> On Sun, Aug 01, 2004 at 11:27:56AM +0930, Ninti Systems wrote:
> >
> > Q1: Is it true that Linux can't/shouldn't boot off a RAID 5 array?
>
> From software RAID it can't.
>
Actually, it should be able to if the firmware can see all the drives,
AND you're not running it in degraded mode. Obviously not a good
solution. Use RAID-1 for /boot.
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-08-06 0:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-08-01 1:57 RAID 5 questions Ninti Systems
2004-08-01 3:08 ` Daniel Pittman
2004-08-01 3:31 ` Jim Paris
2004-08-01 3:50 ` Alvin Oga
2004-08-02 6:01 ` Jarmo Järvenpää
2004-08-02 6:08 ` Luca Berra
2004-08-02 6:55 ` Jarmo Järvenpää
2004-08-02 6:09 ` Jim Paris
2004-08-02 7:27 ` Jarmo Järvenpää
2004-08-03 20:23 ` Frank van Maarseveen
2004-08-04 8:52 ` Tim Small
2004-08-01 9:33 ` Luca Berra
2004-08-01 10:24 ` Frank van Maarseveen
2004-08-03 5:19 ` misty-
2004-08-06 0:49 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
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2004-06-03 14:29 Raid " David Greaves
2004-06-03 15:13 ` Guy
2004-06-03 15:50 ` David Greaves
2004-06-03 16:43 ` Guy
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