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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=IT link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hello list,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I’ve tried a client standalone installation via a USB stick (created from the FAI ISO large image) using the “Simple” profile from the examples. During the installation some errors were reported (see files attached).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The problem is the following: my system has 2 HDDs that I’ve put into a single RAID1 array (mirroring) prior to the installation using the capabilities provided by Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST), which is a sort of SATA/fake/BIOS RAID. After the installation, the system doesn’t boot, i.e. GRUB is not executed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>My feeling is that I have to modify my USB stick by (i) adding the mdadm package and (ii) updating the script that configures GRUB.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Do you have any sort of experience with that kind of setup? In general, is it better to avoid Intel RST in place of a pure software RAID using mdadm?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thank you in advance for any suggestion and best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Giorgio B.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>