Comment 28 for bug 112402

This is really getting to me. I like to solve things! =P So, I've recovered the full size of the first drive. I had to use a tool from http://blog.atola.com/ (The Capacity Restore Tool), and since my drives are on a fakeraid controller, I had to use a desktop computer to do it (glad I'm out of warranty.) Still, no joy, so I've tried installing fedora, again, no joy. Then, last night while reading it over an Idea struck me: Should the data dump come from partitioned space? Because mine was from empty space, no data, no partition, no nothing. Should I have a partition in that space? If so how can I install Ubuntu, though. Maybe make a blank Partition for /, one for home, and one for swap before installation, reboot from live cd again and try again? Or an NTFS or FAT32 partition, Since I cant install onto RAID from ubuntu., Although I do have Partition Magic, so Maybe that will work. Well, I'm going to find out, I got all day and I just bought some Dark Roasted Sumatran Bold (EXCELLENT COFFEE - WARNING: ULCER ALERT =D) My computer desk is cleared off, my data is backing up as we speak, (Disks are not in RAID, JBOD in BIOS, though still detected as raid volumes in windows due to weird toshiba drivers. I'm gonna switch to Intels Matrix Storage Drivers, I tried 'em, they work and are stable, it IS an Intel fakeraid, re-branded as toshiba by drivers). Coffee is brewing, and I have a half dozen donuts in a box, fresh from my favorite shop. I'm gonna go all out. I've reformatted and changed raid more times than i remember in the last 2 weeks, whats another days effort.

Sorry, kinda a rant, basically, I'm gonna try to do it with a partition where the data is. I'm going all out. It's a mission, maybe a foolish or pointless one, but I'm an obsessive compulsive and love solving problems, so I'm gonna do it for the thrill of the chase, and If I need some help, I may be back, and If this works, I WILL be back, because Ubuntu v6.06 WORKED on my RAID 0, and I want it back. =D.

Post Script: I know, long rant, but I'm worked up and I love challenges, and windows doesn't provide them anymore, while I'm still relatively new to Linux and I get the thrill of it! WOOHOOO! MORE COFFEE!!! =D