On Sat, Apr 08, 2006 at 05:24:42PM +0200, Jonathan Matthews-Levine wrote: > Evening, all > [Please do forgive me if this is the wrong forum to ask this question.] > > I'm attempting to install etch beta 2 and my initial, "do it all as > completely as possible" disk partitioning scheme resulted in (a) the > installer complaining and (b) a non-booting system. > > Before I carry on and build the system up from a simpler scheme, > however, I thought I'd check that what I'm attempting is neither > unsupported nor currently broken. I'm aware of the.first beta 2 > erratum, and that it might be the cause of my problem (b). > > So, please could I ask this of any knowledgeable persons here present > - are the following two partitioning schemes achieveable > /from/within/the/installer/? > > 1) hda and hdc are both 80 gig Maxtors > > hda1 and hdc1: RAID1 physical volumes, backing md0 (256 Mb) > hda2 and hdc2: RAID1 physical volumes, backing md1 (10Gb+) > > md0: /boot > md1: /
So your questions boil down to Can /boot on a software RAID1 meta device ? Can / on a software RAID1 meta device ? > 2) Same as #1, except that md1 is specified as being an LVM physical > volume (for /, /var, /usr, etc.) > > Should either, or both, of these schemes work? > > Many thanks, > Jonathan Retitler of the subject line -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]