From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG  Fri Mar  3 03:06:11 2006
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>
X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BBC716A420
	for <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>; Fri,  3 Mar 2006 03:06:11 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from mitch@kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu)
Received: from kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu (kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu [129.101.191.123])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D05A643D53
	for <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>; Fri,  3 Mar 2006 03:06:10 +0000 (GMT)
	(envelope-from mitch@kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu)
Received: (qmail 50981 invoked by uid 1010); 3 Mar 2006 03:06:10 -0000
Received: from localhost (sendmail-bs@127.0.0.1)
	by localhost with SMTP; 3 Mar 2006 03:06:10 -0000
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 19:06:10 -0800 (PST)
From: Mitch Parks <mitch@kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu>
To: JoaoBR <joao@matik.com.br>
In-Reply-To: <200603022333.52835.joao@matik.com.br>
Message-ID: <20060302190142.D1231@kuoi.asui.uidaho.edu>
References: <44077E79.2080708@rogers.com>
	<20060302233120.GA31584@hugo10.ka.punkt.de>
	<4407A2E5.5060507@rogers.com> <200603022333.52835.joao@matik.com.br>
X-Radio: KUOI
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Fresh install on gmirror'ed disks?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code <freebsd-stable.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-stable@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable>,
	<mailto:freebsd-stable-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:06:11 -0000

On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, JoaoBR wrote:

> On Thursday 02 March 2006 22:59, Mike Jakubik wrote:
>> Thats what i figured. Its sad that the fbsd installer is so behind the
>> linux ones, in terms of setting up raid and lvm during install.
>
> I'm sorry that such things make you sad but do you mind to explain why this is
> "behind" ?
>
> What would be the advantage to have raid as OS install option?
> Certainly such option confuse average users which probably do not know what
> raid is.

I can't think of ANY FreeBSD users I know that don't know what RAID is. 
Having this in the installer seems like a very useful addition!


       | Mitch Parks * mitch at kuoi.org |

    "I bring you love and deeper understanding."
                 - Kate Bush