[gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml

[Xavier Neys]

neysx       06/03/14 14:59:22

  Modified:             gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml
  Log:
  #115151 clear up when mdadm.conf should be copied and extra improvements

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retrieving revision 1.15
retrieving revision 1.16
diff -u -r1.15 -r1.16
--- gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml	3 Oct 2005 20:53:53 -0000	1.15
+++ gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml	14 Mar 2006 14:59:22 -0000	1.16
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml,v 1.15 2005/10/03 20:53:53 rane Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml,v 1.16 2006/03/14 14:59:22 neysx Exp $ -->
 
 <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-x86-tipsntricks.xml">
 <title>Gentoo/x86 Installation Tips &amp; Tricks</title>
+
 <author title="Author">
-    <mail link="swift@g.o">Sven Vermeulen</mail>
+  <mail link="swift@g.o">Sven Vermeulen</mail>
+</author>
+<author title="Editor">
+  <mail link="neysx@g.o">Xavier Neys</mail>
 </author>
 
 <abstract>
@@ -19,8 +23,8 @@
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 <license/>
 
-<version>1.9</version>
-<date>2005-07-02</date>
+<version>1.10</version>
+<date>2006-03-14</date>
 
 <chapter>
 <title>Introduction</title>
@@ -104,9 +108,9 @@
 </p>
 
 <pre caption="Creating metadevice nodes">
-# <i>mknod /dev/md0 b 9 0</i>
-# <i>mknod /dev/md1 b 9 1</i>
-# <i>mknod /dev/md2 b 9 2</i>
+# <i>mknod /dev/md0 b 9 1</i>
+# <i>mknod /dev/md1 b 9 2</i>
+# <i>mknod /dev/md2 b 9 3</i>
 </pre>
 
 <p>
@@ -119,13 +123,18 @@
 </p>
 
 <pre caption="mdadm command example">
-# <i>mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1</i>
-# <i>mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md1 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda2 /dev/sdb2</i>
-# <i>mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md2 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb3</i>
+# <i>mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md1 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1</i>
+# <i>mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md2 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda2 /dev/sdb2</i>
+# <i>mdadm --create --verbose /dev/md3 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda3 /dev/sdb3</i>
 <comment>(Save information about the created devices in mdadm.conf)</comment>
 # <i>mdadm --detail --scan > /etc/mdadm.conf</i>
 </pre>
 
+<impo>
+You should not use any form of striping such as raid-0 or raid-5 on your the
+partition you boot from.
+</impo>
+
 <p>
 The Linux Software RAID driver will start creating the metadevices. You can see
 its progress in <path>/proc/mdstat</path>. Wait until the metadevices are
@@ -133,31 +142,25 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-From now onwards, use <path>/dev/md0</path> for the boot partition,
-<path>/dev/md1</path> for the swap partition and <path>/dev/md2</path> for the
+From now onwards, use <path>/dev/md1</path> for the boot partition,
+<path>/dev/md2</path> for the swap partition and <path>/dev/md3</path> for the
 root partition.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-After mounting <path>/dev/md2</path> on <path>/mnt/gentoo</path>, don't forget
-to copy over <path>/etc/mdadm.conf</path> to <path>/mnt/gentoo/etc</path>. You
-should also bind-mount <path>/dev</path> to <path>/mnt/gentoo/dev</path> or
-create the device nodes in the chrooted environment as well:
+Right before chrooting, don't forget to copy over <path>/etc/mdadm.conf</path>
+to <path>/mnt/gentoo/etc</path>.
 </p>
 
-<pre caption="Bind-mounting /dev to /mnt/gentoo/dev">
-# <i>mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev</i>
-</pre>
-
 <p>
 When you're configuring your kernel, make sure you have the appropriate RAID
 support <e>in</e> your kernel and not as module. 
 </p>
 
 <p>
-When installing extra tools, emerge <c>mdadm</c> as well. Note that this
-isn't available on all Installation CDs so you might not be able to install Gentoo on a
-Software RAID when using a networkless installation!
+When installing extra tools, emerge <c>mdadm</c> as well. Note that this isn't
+available on all Installation CDs so you might not be able to install Gentoo on
+a Software RAID when using a networkless installation!
 </p>
 
 <p>



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