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grent
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 Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:24 pm Post subject: need help installing gentoo on a raid(mirror) system |
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i have a computer with 2 raids in it (4hd)
and i want to install gentoo on the boot raid
but i cant find the raid partition
only the 4 hd
does anyone have any helping ideas?
thx
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NeddySeagoon
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| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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grent,
Do you need windows to read the RAID system or not. There may be different answers depending on that requirement.
Als search for some of my posts in RAID threads Over the last 3 weeks.
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cyrillic
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| It would also help to know what type of RAID controller you are using. |
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appetitus
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| Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 3:23 am Post subject: Re: need help installing gentoo on a raid(mirror) system |
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| grent wrote: | i have a computer with 2 raids in it (4hd)
and i want to install gentoo on the boot raid
but i cant find the raid partition
only the 4 hd
does anyone have any helping ideas?
thx
grent |
It's pretty easy, I routinely do it on some fancy RAID setups.
You need to use a Knoppix bootable CD, it carries a lot of tools that are missing from the Gentoo install CD (hint hint). With Knoppix and a simple RAID, it will start your arrays for you (if you have autostart enabled...and you should do that) and then you can follow the normal installation procedure. For fancy RAID setups (striped mirrors for instance or failing to have autostart setup), you setup the /etc/raidtab file on the knoppix image and then start the arrays (use raidstart of course) and proceed as before.
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