On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> 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
