<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="SGML-Tools 1.0.9"> <TITLE>Boot + Root + Raid + Lilo : Software Raid mini-HOWTO: What you need BEFORE YOU START</TITLE> <LINK HREF="Boot+Root+Raid+LILO-3.html" REL=next> <LINK HREF="Boot+Root+Raid+LILO-1.html" REL=previous> <LINK HREF="Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.html#toc2" REL=contents> </HEAD> <BODY> <A HREF="Boot+Root+Raid+LILO-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Boot+Root+Raid+LILO-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.html#toc2">Contents</A> <HR> <H2><A NAME="s2">2. What you need BEFORE YOU START</A></H2> <P>The packages you need and the documentation that answers the most common questions about setting up and running raid are listed below. Please review them throughly. <P> <H2><A NAME="ss2.1">2.1 Required Packages</A> </H2> <P>You need to obtain the most recent versions of these packages. <UL> <LI>a linux kernel that supports raid, initrd <BLOCKQUOTE> I used <A HREF="ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/">linux-2.2.14</A> from kernel.org </BLOCKQUOTE> </LI> <LI> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/alpha/">ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/alpha/</A> the most recent tools and patch that adds support for modern raid1/4/5 <BLOCKQUOTE> I used <A HREF="http://people.redhat.com/mingo/raid-patches/raid-2.2.14-B1">http://people.redhat.com/mingo/raid-patches/</A></BLOCKQUOTE> </LI> </UL> <P> <H2><A NAME="ss2.2">2.2 Where to get Up-to-date copies of this document.</A> </H2> <P>Click here to browse the <A HREF="ftp://ftp.bizsystems.net/pub/raid/Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.html">author's latest version</A> of this document. Corrections and suggestions welcome! <P>Boot Root Raid + LILO HOWTO <P>Available in LaTeX (for DVI and PostScript), plain text, and HTML. <BLOCKQUOTE> <A HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.html"> http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.html</A></BLOCKQUOTE> Available in SGML and HTML. <BLOCKQUOTE> <A HREF="ftp://ftp.bizsystems.net/pub/raid/">ftp.bizsystems.net/pub/raid/</A></BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <H2><A NAME="ss2.3">2.3 Documentation -- Recommended Reading</A> </H2> <P><B>If you plan on using raid1/5 over raid0, please read:</B> <BLOCKQUOTE> <B>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/initrd.txt</B> </BLOCKQUOTE> <P> <P>as well as the documentation and man pages that accompany the raidtools set. <P> <P>and..... <A HREF="http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Software-RAID-HOWTO.html">Software-RAID-HOWTO.html</A><P> <H2><A NAME="ss2.4">2.4 RAID resources</A> </H2> <P>Mailing lists can be joined at: <UL> <LI>This one seems quiet: <A HREF="mailto:majordomo@nuclecu.unam.mx">majordomo@nuclecu.unam.mx</A><I> send a message to</I> <B>subscribe raiddev</B><P>send mail to: <A HREF="mailto:raiddev@nuclecu.unam.mx">raiddev@nuclecu.unam.mx</A><P> </LI> <LI>Raid development: <A HREF="mailto:majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu">majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu</A><I> send a message to</I> <B>subscribe linux-raid</B><P>send mail to: <A HREF="mailto:linux-raid@vger.rutgers.edu">linux-raid@vger.rutgers.edu</A> <I>(this seems to be the most active list)</I> </LI> </UL> <P> <P> <HR> <A HREF="Boot+Root+Raid+LILO-3.html">Next</A> <A HREF="Boot+Root+Raid+LILO-1.html">Previous</A> <A HREF="Boot+Root+Raid+LILO.html#toc2">Contents</A> </BODY> </HTML>