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 ) id 1RzwRe-00079t-Qc for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:36:19 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id C3510E1989; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:36:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-vx0-f181.google.com (mail-vx0-f181.google.com [209.85.220.181]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46666E1790 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:35:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vcbfl10 with SMTP id fl10so5397295vcb.40 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:35:12 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of markknecht@gmail.com designates 10.52.26.197 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.52.26.197; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of markknecht@gmail.com designates 10.52.26.197 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=markknecht@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=markknecht@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.52.26.197]) by 10.52.26.197 with SMTP id n5mr13015565vdg.81.1329856512853 (num_hops = 1); Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:35:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=NxN8oTxScHWOheBT5mUPbUXkQc1EraAR/5bdRBhBoB4=; b=Eetf15R+8Oba6xZVXz05tTFqHE9s/1G20Tc5HtXF4umqLa/5rygxtcaCt1w1gLKV/F ltMq05VqT7Q7BWGlkmrWFh+4iy0QCECtQb7W4/cJAbrtD/HKGQsS+9AUIX64GEcEf5N3 vgXsTK1r7olH4Rz/Tp98y9ISnv/4n4YfeqygY= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.26.197 with SMTP id n5mr10565320vdg.81.1329856512801; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:35:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.179.204 with HTTP; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:35:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <20120221200726.1489233f@digimed.co.uk> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:35:12 -0800 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Raid install via ubuntu From: Mark Knecht To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-Archives-Salt: 88872d0b-edd1-4b49-82ef-3793b865cb56 X-Archives-Hash: 359fbe64d54bc1a770cf18aaf3b7b683 On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Michael Mol wrote: > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Neil Bothwick wrote: >> On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:46:02 -0500, Michael Mol wrote: >> >>> > Has anyone installed gentoo on ubuntu raid install? >>> > If so, your experiences? >>> >>> I haven't tried anything that way, but is sounds like using Ubuntu as >>> a fancy bootstrap to replace the Gentoo live boot environment, and >>> seems unnecessary. Have you tried the Gentoo live DVD? >> >> I did this several years ago, because I wanted a functional distro to >> work with while compiling everything, a long task with the hardware of the >> day. It's no different to using a live CD for the job, just make sure the >> tools you need are installing in the host OS before you start. > > I prefer to do it this way, as I can load up the Gentoo Handbook in a > browser and avoid the risk of some typos by copy/pasting some > commands. And if I hit an error[1], I can copy/paste if I need to dig > up someone else who's had a similar problem. > > [1] And, really, every new box is unique, and I always find > *something* to file a bug report against... > > -- > :wq > Is it the only running machine and you con only do the install sitting at the machine? I do most installs by booting the Gentoo install CD, enabling shh and then shelling in from another machine where I run the handbook and copy/paste the commandsin my shell terminal. No need for Ubuntu to do that unless the machine is somehow in isolation and doesn't have networking. That said, using Ubuntu might be a very good way to do it especially if you are going to build a RAID which isn't automatically recognizzed at bott by the kernel. I.e. - needs an initrd. Think metadata > 0.9 and things like RAID5 or 6. I once used Ubuntu to get a PowerPC machine booting Linux, then studied how Ubuntu did and did my Gentoo install from scratch on a different partition until it worked at which time I removed Ubuntu. Just some thoughts, Mark