Comment 33 for bug 102973

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Phillip Susi (psusi) wrote : Re: [Bug 102973] Re: dmraid looking for raid45 when kernel uses raid456

On 12/14/2011 5:50 AM, Doudz wrote:
> I'm trying to install Ubuntu 11.10 server on a Tyan GT20B7002 server using fakeraid ICH10R raid 5
> dmraid says that raid45 is not in kernel but I think it would be raid456
>
> the result is a raid volume activated but in readonly so I can't do
> anything with it.
>
> any idea ?

Don't use fakeraid; it isn't well supported and is buggy. Use regular
software raid instead, which works much better. The only reason to use
fakeraid is if you dual boot with Windows ( since it doesn't understand
Linux software raid ).