On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:23 PM, Michael Mol <mike...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: >> On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:46:02 -0500, Michael Mol wrote: >> >>> > Has anyone installed gentoo on ubuntu raid install? >>> > If so, your experiences? >>> >>> I haven't tried anything that way, but is sounds like using Ubuntu as >>> a fancy bootstrap to replace the Gentoo live boot environment, and >>> seems unnecessary. Have you tried the Gentoo live DVD? >> >> I did this several years ago, because I wanted a functional distro to >> work with while compiling everything, a long task with the hardware of the >> day. It's no different to using a live CD for the job, just make sure the >> tools you need are installing in the host OS before you start. > > I prefer to do it this way, as I can load up the Gentoo Handbook in a > browser and avoid the risk of some typos by copy/pasting some > commands. And if I hit an error[1], I can copy/paste if I need to dig > up someone else who's had a similar problem. > > [1] And, really, every new box is unique, and I always find > *something* to file a bug report against... > > -- > :wq >
Is it the only running machine and you con only do the install sitting at the machine? I do most installs by booting the Gentoo install CD, enabling shh and then shelling in from another machine where I run the handbook and copy/paste the commandsin my shell terminal. No need for Ubuntu to do that unless the machine is somehow in isolation and doesn't have networking. That said, using Ubuntu might be a very good way to do it especially if you are going to build a RAID which isn't automatically recognizzed at bott by the kernel. I.e. - needs an initrd. Think metadata > 0.9 and things like RAID5 or 6. I once used Ubuntu to get a PowerPC machine booting Linux, then studied how Ubuntu did and did my Gentoo install from scratch on a different partition until it worked at which time I removed Ubuntu. Just some thoughts, Mark
