[mythtv-users] Raid configurations

[Greg]

> > >
> > >  Sorry to sound like a newbie here, but is there 
> somewhere I could 
> > >find good instructions on setting up Raid5 with XFS?  I 
> also have FC2 
> > >and a TX4 and having looking around for setup options.
> > >
> > >Thanks,
> > >Greg
> > >
> > I wrote up what I did here:
> > http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/AdministrationSoftware/LvmRaid
> 
> thanks for the write-up. i still haven't built my myth 
> box/fileserver yet but since i'm planning to use jarod's 
> guide (based on FC1) i'm wondering:
> 
> Does FC1 (2.4 kernel) support LVM and SATA as you described 
> in the LvmRaid howto? Or does anyone have comments about raid 
> arrays + MythTV on 2.4 vs. 2.6? 
> 
> i'm still trying to figure out what distro/kernel version to 
> use for my MythTV box.
> 
> thanks for any advice. 
> --
> Milan
> 

I use SUSE 9.1 (2.6 kernel), partly because it's what I know and like and
partly because setting up lvm/raid I found to be very easy. 
I have 1x 40gb hd with the system etc on it and 2x 160gb hd's with about
57gb setup as raid1 (holds my mp3's) and the rest setup as raid0 (mythtv
recordings).

Greg