On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 3:35 PM, Mark Knecht <markkne...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Michael Mol <mike...@gmail.com> wrote: >> 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... > > Is it the only running machine and you con only do the install sitting > at the machine?
Occasionally that's the most convenient approach, sure. Especially when physical space is tight, or when the new box has much larger display[s] available to it. > > 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. Note I never said I used Ubuntu for this process. I was using the Gentoo live DVD. I don't see the need to use an Ubuntu disc over a Gentoo disc, in this case. -- :wq
