Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:27:56 -0500 From: Mike Jakubik <mikej@rogers.com> To: JoaoBR <joao@matik.com.br> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fresh install on gmirror'ed disks? Message-ID: <4408607C.9040703@rogers.com> In-Reply-To: <200603030545.45427.joao@matik.com.br> References: <44077E79.2080708@rogers.com> <200603022333.52835.joao@matik.com.br> <4407B194.5050609@rogers.com> <200603030545.45427.joao@matik.com.br>
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JoaoBR wrote: > On Friday 03 March 2006 00:01, Mike Jakubik wrote: > >> Because most Linux distributions have had this feature for a while now. >> It's no secret that our installer blows. It gets the job done for a >> basic install, provided you know its quirks, and thats it. >> >> > > I don't think that having or not a raid option at install time is classifying > the installer as behind nor I think it is important. Freebsd's installer > probably lacks a nice look but on the other side it is clear and direct and > you get without lots of questions and blabla the system up and running in > 5-10 minutes what certainly is straight forward and not behind. > > Well, thats your opinion, which i doubt many people share. > The only advantage I can see is when you really want raid at install time and > that definitly is not usual. > > What planet are you from? It's very usual. You setup RAID before you copy data to the array, not the other way around. > Even if *your* opinion is that Freebsd is not intended for average users it is > used by thousends of them. > > I seriously doubt they don't know what RAID is. > Setting up raid with gmirror on FBSD is as easy as dd'ing an image to a floppy > disk so I do not see where you wast your time - still less since you do not > need to reinstall the OS again. So who is confused here is you. > > You fail to see the point, please don't get involved on this topic any more. I didn't ask to debate the above advantages, with people that don't have a clue what they are talking about.
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