> I do know that people have done this. But I think you need a fair
number of
> kernel patches, or v2.4.6-ac (or whatever the moniker is for Andy
Cox's
> kernels). Even then, you can't convert two non-RAID drives into a
RAID
> drive without reformatting. So the installer would have to use
the modified
> kernel in order to install Linux onto the RAID drive. Otherwise,
I suppose
> I could have a small, non-RAID disk with Linux installed on it.
But that
> doesn't seem like a good option to me.
Q1. Do you have a functioning Linux system??
If you do, then this can be done. Make a boot disk for the distro that you
wish to install
mount it (eg under /floppy of /mnt/floppy)
grab the ac source and compile it. The tricky part will be _how much_ you
put into it. 2.4 kernels tend to be biiiiiiiig
Then, remove the kernel form the bootdisk, copy over the new kernel
and re-install lilo on the boot disk.
options you will need to pass to lilo
-r root-directory
Before doing anything else, do a chroot to the
indicated directory. Used for repairing a setup
from a boot floppy.
-C config-file
lilo reads its instructions about what files to map
from its config file, by default /etc/lilo.conf.
This option can be used to specify a non-default
config file.
there may be others - have a look at the man page - the above options are
a cut'n'paste job
the one problem you will have when the system is installed is modules.
Since you re-compiled the kernel, the kernel modules will no longer work.
So i guess that the first thing you will have to do on the new system is
kernel re-compile. a good way to measeure performance though ;)
Good Luck
Monkey
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