Re: Support of advanced RAID features in GRUB 2?

[Marco Gerards]

"Leif W" <address@hidden> writes:

Hi,

> There seem to be some areas where support hasn't been implemented in
> GRUB 2.  I've checked the manual, FAQ and the archives of this
> list. Firstly I was wondering if there were any known workarounds with
> GRUB 2, from the ugly or tedious to the not-so-bad techniques, any and
> all. Secondly I was just wondering if anyone had any plans for this?

You are right, GRUB 2 is still in development and missing many
features.

> * RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID5

What kind of support would you like for RAID 1?  It's a mirror so it
should work now, right?

How should GRUB detect RAID devices?  Or should the user configure it
manually?

> * Picking the most up-to-date drive

Can you please explain this in detail?

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Marco