[mdlug] Something to watch out for - motherboard RAID chips

[Ingles, Raymond]

> From: Aaron Kulkis

> This is one reason why I don't like Ubuntu, or any other
> distribution (or desktop) in which those in charge assume
> that the person using or installing the system is ignorant,
> and therefore should have decisions made for them without
> even asking.

 As it turns out, it wasn't *quite* that simple. I ran "dmraid -E -r
/dev/sda" and discovered that some RAID metadata lingered on the drives
from long ago. This is apparently what confused the installer. I still
think things should have been more clearly displayed, but the installer
wasn't entirely to blame.

 Sincerely,

 Ray Ingles                                         (313) 227-2317

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    endorsement of their mission, no matter how immoral and ill-
     advised it may seem to me... this woeful logic... mandates
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