From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 23 16:58:26 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D17C16A418 for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:58:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gabe@dragffy.com) Received: from pixeco.com (pixeco.com [216.70.123.161]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAD8313C45B for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:58:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gabe@dragffy.com) Received: (qmail 19501 invoked from network); 23 Sep 2007 16:58:25 +0000 Received: from 88-105-44-36.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com (HELO ?192.168.1.66?) (88.105.44.36) by pixeco.com with SMTP; 23 Sep 2007 16:58:25 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) In-Reply-To: <20070922100320.Q22375@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <9F2B2568-9F37-4422-85F4-4740533A0DAD@dragffy.com> <20070922074223.GA22262@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20070922100320.Q22375@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <0257F5E8-3B63-49D4-9E7E-C335C762D452@dragffy.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Gabriel Dragffy Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:57:42 +0100 To: Wojciech Puchar , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.3) Cc: Subject: Re: Software RAID5 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:58:26 -0000 On 22 Sep 2007, at 09:03, Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> If you google for gvinum you'll find tutorials etc. >> >> AFAICT, you can't have the root device on a RAID5 gvinum. Just make a >> small root partition. > > yes you can > __________ Hi Wojciech Would you be able to give me any tips or know of any howtos that explain installing freebsd root on to gvinum raid5 array? I really cannot find any tutorials for this :( Many thanks gabriel