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Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 10:23:13 -0500
From: Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org>
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Subject: Need advice on building a system with a Raid drive
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Hi

I am building a new system and plan to use two 
300GB drives in a raid 1 configuration. However,
I have read where fbsd can't boot from a raid
drive, but it is not clear why.

Can anyone confirm if this is a valid restriction?
Will I really need a boot drive separate from my
raid drives?

Thanks
-- 
Jim Freeze