From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 3 17:12:53 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: 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 D81CE16A420 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dom@helenmarks.co.uk) Received: from mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk (mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk [83.223.104.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 493B543D45 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dom@helenmarks.co.uk) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 425C011465 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 85569-02 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.helenmarks.co.uk (unknown [87.194.32.124]) by mail.goodforbusiness.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0FD51141E for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.helenmarks.co.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DE8717058; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.helenmarks.co.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.helenmarks.co.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 22568-02; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:45 +0000 (GMT) Received: by mail.helenmarks.co.uk (Postfix, from userid 80) id ED8EC17051; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailhost.graphdata.co.uk ([195.12.22.194]) (SquirrelMail authenticated user dom) by www.helenmarks.co.uk with HTTP; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:44 -0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <2590.195.12.22.194.1141405964.squirrel@www.helenmarks.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <4407A2E5.5060507@rogers.com> References: <44077E79.2080708@rogers.com> <20060302233120.GA31584@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> <4407A2E5.5060507@rogers.com> Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 17:12:44 -0000 (GMT) From: "Dominic Marks" To: "Mike Jakubik" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.5 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-15 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: By ClamAV 0.85.1 X-Virus-Scanned: By GoodforBusiness.co.uk Cc: 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 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:12:54 -0000 Mike Jakubik wrote: > Patrick M. Hausen wrote: >> Hello! >> >> >>> Is it possible to boot off the install CD, setup a gmirror, and >>> then >>> reboot and install on the mirror (and expect things to work ok)? >>> Anyone >>> try this? It would be nice if the installer let you do this... >>> >> >> AFAIK, no. >> >> Install a minimal system on the first disk, then follow >> these instructions: >> >> http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200502/diskmirror.html >> > > 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. Someone could be funded to work on this like the TCP/IP performance project. I'd be willing to make a donation, as I am sure you would Mike. All that is required is a willing + able person and enough donations to make it worth his or her while. Volunteers? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Dom