RAID 1: Dual boot Fedora 9 & XP

[Sebastian Gurovich]

It appears that software RAID may be possible for a dual boot Fedora9/WinXP:
http://www.overclock3d.net/articles.php?type=3&id=51&page=1&desc=dual_boot_raid_windows_and_linux
But I was hoping to have a RAID 1 setup and not RAID 0 unlike the guide.
Could this be the problem or should it be do-able?

Option two: Anyone know of any current motherboard  with SATA RAID
controller that would support Fedora 9 and windows hardware RAID
simultaneously?

2008/5/20 Sam Varshavchik <mrsam at courier-mta.com>:

> Sebastian Gurovich writes:
>
>
>> Are you suggesting that I partition my 2 disks identically and then
>> implement software RAID 1
>> inside of my Windows XP and linux partitions?
>>
>
> No, I'm suggesting that the chances of you getting both Linux and Windows
> XP working with a RAID configuration on the same set of drives is slim to
> none. As far as I know, Windows XP does not implement any kind of software
> RAID. The only kind of RAID I am aware of, that works with Windows XP is
> hardware or pseudo-hardware RAID. Ordinary, run-of-the-mill RAID controllers
> ship with Windows XP-specific drivers. Furthermore, the Windows XP-specific
> RAID device drivers almost always assume that they're going to take control
> of the disk's entire contents, and you won't be able to carve out a portion
> of each disk for Linux's soft-WAID.
>
> If, and only if, you invest significant time into planning and doing your
> homework, you may be able to carefully select RAID hardware that's supported
> by both Windows XP and Linux. You'll need to do your research in advance,
> and select your hardware only after researching that specific hardware's
> RAID support in both Linux and Windows XP.
>
> But, if you're saying that you already have some random bits of hardware
> with a "RAID" sticker slapped on it, the chances of you being able to use it
> in both Linux and Windows XP is somewhat slim.
>
>                                                Do I only need to install
>> the two OSs on 1 of the two physical disks?
>>
>
> Ignoring Windows XP, when installing Fedora, you get an option to set up a
> RAID partition(s) of your choosing. Subsequently, the installer proceeds
> normally, and installs itself onto the RAID partition. End of story. Once a
> RAID partition is set up, it looks like a single, ordinary partition for all
> practical concerns.
>
> One the Windows XP side, what has to happen is that the RAID must be set up
> before Windows XP gets actually installed. Either Windows XP must have
> built-in drivers for the RAID hardware, or the hardware must provide a
> device driver disk, and instructions for loading the device driver when
> installing Windows XP.
>
>
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