From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from <gentoo-user+bounces-121226-garchives=archives.gentoo.org@lists.gentoo.org>) id 1Q6XSa-00047H-9h for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:16:00 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 4FB511C011; Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:14:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ww0-f53.google.com (mail-ww0-f53.google.com [74.125.82.53]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E58111C011 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:14:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by wwj40 with SMTP id 40so5513533wwj.10 for <gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org>; Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:14:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=kGMtQd1/nDT09nyv5lEbrSaITIWWrNbxOv5/Ti523mA=; b=QbrOWOyfIVhvW5AZQ9NMmH4Sv7zVvCBH7pCZpI8ITKcmmIWwWHKMvObG1Zzs0du0hR Uc0kbe8mIwp97a0/kA99zKOEcn9UhE4xrDoUdNc9QAtZ119Tao6Eex8ubl6OJZ4nnRdM 7EYD2/1DKnsCoA22V0YO8sNIMRjcP/JHrIG7w= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; b=N4PHQsTCvvxuLfuvH0qaB6lH2/raI5e3zND7ZFd1UZ9Q9e9t3w3aPaQ8RVcU2EppcS 11bUtImm3FLtHm09QzDXZIHIlrRXTPZNvyEd+zCTN8wKr3b/0fA52GhV9Ud9edL8sxqL DTzHuzkr3+RiIEZb3IHXEGYadSXcWowdKlaSE= Received: by 10.227.153.145 with SMTP id k17mr4837811wbw.18.1301876069081; Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:14:29 -0700 (PDT) Precedence: bulk List-Post: <mailto:gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org> List-Help: <mailto:gentoo-user+help@lists.gentoo.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+unsubscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:gentoo-user+subscribe@lists.gentoo.org> List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail <gentoo-user.gentoo.org> X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.227.21.141 with HTTP; Sun, 3 Apr 2011 17:14:09 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <loom.20110331T214239-135@post.gmane.org> References: <loom.20110331T214239-135@post.gmane.org> From: Mark Shields <laebshade@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 19:14:09 -0500 Message-ID: <BANLkTimdgWTj-omrxq_AgAPSf6ht-+AU4Q@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] RAID on new install To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016e6dd8f3da3a95104a00ca469 X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 81e523f4b3cdb817cf181e24f99fad82 --0016e6dd8f3da3a95104a00ca469 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 2:46 PM, James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > I'm about to install a dual HD (mirrored) gentoo > software raid system, with BTRFS. Suggestion, > guides and documents to reference are all welcome. > > I have this link, which is down as the best example: > http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/RAID/Software > > > Additionally, I have these links for a guide: > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/lvm2.xml > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86+raid+lvm2-quickinstall.xml > > > Any other Raid/LVM/BTRFS information I should reference? > > James > > > The last guide recommends using raid0 on some partitions; everytime I use LVM2, I use nothing but raid1 partitions. I'd rather have the full raid1 than partial raid 1 + speed of raid0. --0016e6dd8f3da3a95104a00ca469 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 2:46 PM, James <span dir= =3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:wireless@tampabay.rr.com">wireless@tampabay.= rr.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"= margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <br> <br> Hello,<br> <br> I'm about to install a dual HD (mirrored) gentoo<br> software raid system, with BTRFS. Suggestion,<br> guides and documents to reference are all welcome.<br> <br> I have this link, which is down as the best example:<br> <a href=3D"http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/RAID/Software" target=3D"_blank">= http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/RAID/Software</a><br> <br> <br> Additionally, I have these links for a guide:<br> <a href=3D"http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/lvm2.xml" target=3D"_blank">http://= www.gentoo.org/doc/en/lvm2.xml</a><br> <a href=3D"http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86+raid+lvm2-quickinstall.x= ml" target=3D"_blank">http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86+raid+lvm2-qui= ckinstall.xml</a><br> <br> <br> Any other Raid/LVM/BTRFS information I should reference?<br> <font color=3D"#888888"><br> James<br> <br> <br> </font></blockquote></div>The last guide recommends using raid0 on some par= titions; everytime I use LVM2, I use nothing but raid1 partitions. =A0I'= ;d rather have the full raid1 than partial raid 1 + speed of raid0. --0016e6dd8f3da3a95104a00ca469--