Ubuntu question

I have four HDD's and I want to set them up on a RAID 5. Once the RAID 5 is setup I would like to do a dual boot with Ubuntu and XP. Is this possible?

I ran into a few problems...

I setup the motherboards on-board RAID. Ubuntu does not recognize this because it's not a true RAID (ubuntu considers this a fake RAID). So Ubuntu see's the 4 HDD's instead of the one. I then delete the motherboards RAID and setup a RAID 5 using ubuntu and I finish the installation and I have been using it since. I downloaded XP and I am wondering how to do a dual boot. I know I have to redo my RAID because I partitioned it weird ( I tried to setup two RAID 5's, one for ubuntu and one for XP).

I do not want to setup a VM of Windows because I only want it to play games and any VM does not work well with gaming.

To dual boot with Linux installed first use this: http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_linux_and_windows_xp_linux_installed_first.htm

To dual boot with XP installed first use this: http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_windows_xp_and_linux_xp_installed_first.htm

I've seen that one before. I have a RAID and the setup is completely different.

You will find it much easier if you install the linux OS first. Then XP.
This comes from experience, both my own. And from other students and faculty at my college.

I have ubuntu 8.10 installed right now. I setup a RAID 5 with it. I created another RAID 5 for XP however XP doesn't see the other RAID because it was created with ubuntu. That is the issue.

**cough** Geeks **cough**

Oh RAID issues, I thought u had issues with dual booting xD

Btw what version of Window XP are u running?

Well I want to dual boot on a RAID.

XP Pro

Do you have a specific need for running the RAID 5 config, or just the desire to have 1 big ass HDD without the chance of dumping data on a HDD failure?

Yeah, I would rather have a RAID 5. I've lost data before because of a HDD died. Learned my lesson.

Are you setting up using hardware RAID or software?

Software RAID. I don't have the PCI slot to setup a hardware RAID.

Thats your problem, if you have software RAID it will only work in one environment. So there is no way you can set up RAID in linux and have it work in XP and vice versa. If you use hardware RAID then its a different story.

That's what I figured. I haven't looked yet but I heard that the hardware RAID costs a good bit to get the card.

I might just install ubuntu and just try to install everything I need with wine. I got Guitar Hero III almost installed, just have an issue with virtual memory. I found a registry fix I have to import and it should work.