From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 23 16:59:17 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 25FE116A469 for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:59:17 +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 B675113C459 for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:59:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gabe@dragffy.com) Received: (qmail 19823 invoked from network); 23 Sep 2007 16:59:16 +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 16:59:16 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.3) In-Reply-To: <26ddd1750709211713o36dfabb5ua9f57747d75dc44@mail.gmail.com> References: <9F2B2568-9F37-4422-85F4-4740533A0DAD@dragffy.com> <26ddd1750709211713o36dfabb5ua9f57747d75dc44@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Gabriel Dragffy Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:59:01 +0100 To: Maxim Khitrov , 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 16:59:17 -0000 On 22 Sep 2007, at 01:13, Maxim Khitrov wrote: > On 9/21/07, Gabriel Dragffy wrote: >> Hi all >> >> Hoping to get some help setting up software RAID5. Guides on the >> internet seem to be few and far between, and official documentation >> is a little too technical. Basically I have 3 x 500GB hard drives >> which I'd like to have in a raid5 configuration, using software, root >> partition on their too would be a bonus. I'd be grateful for >> assistance. >> >> Best regards >> >> Gabriel > >> From what I know, you're not going to be able to boot from them. > However, a simple solution to that is to get a 64+ MB USB flash drive > and put the kernel on that. Just use fdisk and bsdlabel to write the > boot blocks. As long as the kernel has all needed drivers and you > specify which root device to use (either via kernel configuration or > /etc/fstab), that should allow you to put everything else on the RAID > array. This is how I currently do full-disk encryption on my laptop > using GELI. Kernel is outside, everything else is encrypted, same idea > for RAID. Hi Maxim This sounds good. How exactly did you manage to encrypt discs and then install freebsd there? I can just about setup software raid once freebsd is installed, but by then I am unable to use a hard drive because it already has freebsd on it. Regards gabe