Comment 7 for bug 1042999

I was able to do a fresh install where root (/) is on a mdadm software raid

downloaded the mini.iso. could not use usb-creator-gtk to transfer the iso to a usb drive. It acted like , but would not accept the mini.iso. This was on the same hardware, but had been upgraded at least 2 cycles of ubuntu. it currently was @ 12.10 beta2. UNetbootin allowed me to create a bootable usb drive.

Partitioning thru the mini.iso. When it got to the partitioning section of the install, could not use the 'guided' reuse of my root array. Had to go into the 'manual' section and select my array. Did not have to recreate the array though.

Software selection thru the mini.iso. At first I tried to select all the various software groupings that I thought I would need. Ubuntu desktop,mythbuntu frontend, video editing, ssh server, etc. This did not work. I got a vague error. I went back and just selected Ubuntu Desktop and ssh server, and the install continued , and finished up normally.

Overall it may have taken a little longer to download/install the software on the fly, but not noticeably so on my 25mbit cable modem connection.

in Summary, I have (2) ssd's (sata2), in raid0, the palimpset (grrr gnome-disks ) show's a read throughput of around 500Mb per second :) Yes my previous upgrade to 12.10 was working just as well but after a couple upgrade cycles I like to do a fresh install. What I love about linux is an upgrade to the OS makes it feel snappier, not slower to sell me new hardware. thanks again and hopefully a raid root installation will be folded into the standard install image for the next cycle