Grub and dual booting allow multiple operating systems to run simultaneously.
Grub and dual booting allow multiple operating systems to run simultaneously.
Looking for advice on dual booting a RAID 0 SSD with a mechanical disk. I'm unsure if this is feasible, but I've tried mounting a boot drive with GRUB pointing to both OS partitions. My setup has Windows on the RAID and Linux on the mechanical drive. Do you know of any resources or experiences with this configuration? Any tips or links would be appreciated.
It's configured with RAID 0 on the motherboard, which means software-based striping. Currently, Windows boots from the stripe while Linux runs on the separate 3 TB drive. You're considering moving some data from the second drive to create a new partition, installing Linux there, and setting up GRUB to recognize both Windows boot from the stripe and Linux boot from the new drive. This setup appears feasible if you're comfortable managing RAID configurations and GRUB settings.
I've installed Linux on a striped RAID 0 setup, but due to the server motherboard, I can't use separate drives. Instead, I'm adding other drives as single volumes in the RAID controller software. The system should recognize this configuration and detect it, allowing GRUB to identify the Windows bootloader. I'm curious about how your RAID software handles this situation—can you explain the process? Also, do you need additional drives outside the RAID controller or must they all be integrated as volumes?
I’ve reached a solid outcome for myself. After experimenting with the installation, I successfully mounted Ubuntu on my mechanical drive. The GRUB bootloader isn’t detected during startup, but after checking the BIOS for about 20 seconds I realized it recognizes all installations. Now I can boot directly into the OS without needing a full install. It’s not super easy to get started, but since I only switch OSes occasionally for remote work, it works fine. I won’t change it right away because I mostly stay at home and don’t mind the fact it boots into Windows. Thanks for sharing your experience!
I'll look into it and experiment with it on another machine. All your choices seem perfectly acceptable, but I found a method that works especially well for my home/gaming PC. It boots up really quickly, which is great since I don't want a grub loading screen to delay it. If I need to switch to Linux, I'm more than willing to do it through the BIOS.