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For instance, to have your boot, swap and root partition -mirrored (RAID-1) covering <path>/dev/sda</path> and <path>/dev/sdb</path>, +After partitioning, create the <path>/etc/mdadm.conf</path> file (yes, indeed, +on the Installation CD environment) using <c>mdadm</c>, an advanced tool for +<uri link="http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2002/12/05/RAID.html";>RAID +management</uri>. For instance, to have your boot, swap and root partition +mirrored (RAID-1) covering <path>/dev/sda</path> and <path>/dev/sdb</path>, you can use: </p> @@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ <p> When you're configuring your kernel, make sure you have the appropriate RAID -support <e>in</e> your kernel and not as module. +support <e>in</e> your kernel and not as module. </p> <p> @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ <p> When configuring your bootloader, make sure it gets installed in the MBR of -<e>both</e> disks if you use mirroring. +<e>both</e> disks if you use mirroring. </p> </body> @@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ <body> <p> -Make sure you boot your Installation CD using the <c>doataraid</c> option. Once booted, -check the contents of <path>/dev/ataraid</path>. It should contain various -<path>disc*</path> directories for each harddisk available in the ATA RAID. An -entire disk is displayed as <path>disc</path> while partitions are +Make sure you boot your Installation CD using the <c>doataraid</c> option. Once +booted, check the contents of <path>/dev/ataraid</path>. It should contain +various <path>disc*</path> directories for each harddisk available in the ATA +RAID. An entire disk is displayed as <path>disc</path> while partitions are <path>part*</path>. </p> @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ <p> You still need to write your <path>grub.conf</path> file. This is no different from the installation instructions, just make sure that your <c>root=</c> points -to the ATA RAID device. +to the ATA RAID device. </p> <p> @@ -259,9 +259,10 @@ <p> If you don't want to compile a kernel yourself you can use the kernel from the -Installation CD and copy it to your system. When you come to the point that you're asked -to compile a kernel, go to another terminal (press Alt-F2) and log in with the -root password you've supplied at the beginning of the installation. +Installation CD and copy it to your system. When you come to the point that +you're asked to compile a kernel, go to another terminal (press Alt-F2) and +log in with the root password you've supplied at the beginning of the +installation. </p> <p> @@ -306,13 +307,13 @@ <p> There are several possible solutions for this. The first one is to use -<c>screen</c>. After booting the Installation CD, set your root password and start a -screen session: +<c>screen</c>. After booting the Installation CD, set your root password and +start a screen session: </p> <note> -Not all Installation CDs provide screen. If this is the case, you will have to use one of -the other methods described in this section. +Not all Installation CDs provide screen. If this is the case, you will have to +use one of the other methods described in this section. </note> <pre caption="Starting a screen session"> @@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ </p> <p> -To regain access to your terminal, log in as root again and <e>attach</e> to +To regain access to your terminal, log in as root again and <e>attach</e> to the running screen session: </p> @@ -352,13 +353,14 @@ </pre> <p> -Now exit the chrooted environment (<c>exit</c>) and the Installation CD session. Your -compilation will continue in the background. +Now exit the chrooted environment (<c>exit</c>) and the Installation CD session. +Your compilation will continue in the background. </p> <p> -When you want to check the compilation, log in as root (on the Installation CD) and -chroot back into your environment and go to the directory where you left off: +When you want to check the compilation, log in as root (on the Installation CD) +and chroot back into your environment and go to the directory where you left +off: </p> <pre caption="Chrooting back"> @@ -421,7 +423,7 @@ the instructions again, but ignore the partitioning steps as your partitions are already created and even populated. You can therefore immediately mount those partitions at <path>/mnt/gentoo</path>. You should also ignore the steps about -stage extraction and modifying <path>make.conf</path> - you don't want to +stage extraction and modifying <path>make.conf</path> - you don't want to overwrite your files do you? </p> @@ -441,7 +443,7 @@ <p> Once you have tried a different approach for your situation, you should consider how much of the subsequent steps you need to perform again. If the subsequent -steps are depending on your change, you will need to redo those. +steps are depending on your change, you will need to redo those. </p> <p> @@ -450,7 +452,7 @@ <ul> <li> - if you have changed a variable inside <path>make.conf</path> you will need + if you have changed a variable inside <path>make.conf</path> you will need to do all subsequent compiling since those depend on the settings inside <path>make.conf</path> </li> -- [email protected] mailing list
