Florian Philipp <lists <at> binarywings.net> writes:
> sys-boot/grub has two slots. The default slot 0 with version numbers > around 0.92-0.97 is grub-1 (or grub legacy). Slot 2 with version numbers > around 1.99 is grub-2. Because it is still in development hell, it has > not reached version 2.00. OK, this part I understand. > IIRC, sys-boot/grub-static is mostly there for systems that cannot > compile grub, for example AMD64 no-multilib profiles. OK, from the handbook.... Thanks for clearing that up. The second part of this question, is what version of grub do I use with an AMD64 RAID-1-workstation install that will use this (multilib) profile: [5] default/linux/amd64/10.0/desktop/kde * But I intend to put RAID-1 on the boot/root/swap partitions. ext2 and ext4 FS for boot/root. Any preferred version of grub (grub-1) will do ? Trying to use this document: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/RAID/Software The advice about grub (1 vs 2) and mdadm RAID-metadata all confuses the grub choice for me. Should I use Grub-1 ? or Grub-2 ? Or maybe I should just do a traditional gentoo (handbook) install and then migrate to a RAID-1 workstation, via this document: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Migrate_to_RAID I've spent countless hours on numerous attempts to do it all in one install, and grub will not boot for me. IDEAS? James
