[gentoo-user] Re: Gentoo Raid install via ubuntu

[james <wireless@tampabay.rr.com>]

Mark Knecht <markknecht <at> gmail.com> writes:


> > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/index.xml

> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86+raid+lvm2-quickinstall.xml

Yes I tried this link and ended up with a system that would not boot.

Something everyone but Neil is missing, is using the Ubuntu to setup the
raid array to where the system will reboot. Then install Gentoo.
That's why I cannot make any of the gentoo_ish install methods work.

I've built dozens of gentoo systems, over the years, without many issues.
I've spent way too much time trying to get a working raid1 install.

Grub2, fstab examples, fdisk, 4K sector issues, gpt. It's all too screwy
on gentoo install media and poorly documented. For peak sake, the
livedvd-12 does not even have gptfdisk on it.

So I'm going to install raid1 via ubuntu and then install gentoo over
it. That way,  the dual raid1 disks should be setup and the install
will mostly mirror the handbook.

Maybe that will work.... Maybe not, but, I'm done with
Gentoo's lack of current (or poor) documentation on raid et all.
That's the reason that grub2 is still masked: no current documentation.
 
The handbook still says to use fdisk  to prepare 4K sector hard drives,
there is no GPT formatting tools; and too much out of date information.

The doc folks just ignore the obvious; been down that path too.
Hell, I've even to pay folks to just bring any of the numerous
(onerous) raid install docs up to date; to no avail.

thanks for the input.
James