From: James <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo Raid install via ubuntu
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:41:00 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <loom.20120221T213021-93@post.gmane.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: CA+czFiAZvfW_Hcxywuf362h8rp_5JMv4tA9oXoBdQ_4725Mt-Q@mail.gmail.com
Michael Mol <mikemol <at> gmail.com> writes:
> >> > 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?
It sets up the raid1 on /boot/root/swap (identical drives) really easy.
Since GPTfdisk does not exist on any gentoo installation media, it
sounds like the easiest (most direct path) to set up a RAID-1 gentoo
workstation.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID
Is this url the guide you used?
Any other links?
> > 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 think I'm going to take the plunge.
What did your partition setup look like?
Can you post or send me privately a copy of the fstab used for
the UUID devices, cdrom etc etc?
James
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-02-21 20:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-02-21 19:39 [gentoo-user] Gentoo Raid install via ubuntu James
2012-02-21 19:46 ` Michael Mol
2012-02-21 20:07 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-02-21 20:23 ` Michael Mol
2012-02-21 20:35 ` Mark Knecht
2012-02-21 20:40 ` Michael Mol
2012-02-21 23:33 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-02-21 20:41 ` James [this message]
2012-02-21 20:47 ` [gentoo-user] " Michael Mol
2012-02-21 20:55 ` Mark Knecht
2012-02-21 22:15 ` james
2012-02-21 23:35 ` Neil Bothwick
2012-02-22 4:34 ` tlze
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