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Subject: Re: gmirror and partitioning
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> Laszlo,
>
> You're making gmirror way too difficult.  In short, install FreeBSD with
> however many partitions you want, then install gmirror and replicate
> your disk to the second disk.
>
> The standard howto documents are:
>
> http://dannyman.toldme.com/2005/01/24/freebsd-howto-gmirror-system/
>
> http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/11/10/FreeBSD_Basics.html
>
> http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/mirror/
>
> I've used Danny's and Ralf's (the first and third).  Danny's is simpler,
> but Ralf's has the advantage that it can be done remotely.  Danny's
> website now recommends Dru's (the second).  You may want to try that
> first.
>
> Let us know how it goes,
>   
This looks easy. I'll get the hardware on 19th, but I'll let you know 
how it goes.
Thank you!

   Laszlo