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On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 3:07 PM, Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:46:02 -0500, Michael Mol wrote: |
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>> > Has anyone installed gentoo on ubuntu raid install? |
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>> > If so, your experiences? |
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>> I haven't tried anything that way, but is sounds like using Ubuntu as |
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>> a fancy bootstrap to replace the Gentoo live boot environment, and |
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>> seems unnecessary. Have you tried the Gentoo live DVD? |
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> I did this several years ago, because I wanted a functional distro to |
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> work with while compiling everything, a long task with the hardware of the |
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> day. It's no different to using a live CD for the job, just make sure the |
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> tools you need are installing in the host OS before you start. |
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I prefer to do it this way, as I can load up the Gentoo Handbook in a |
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browser and avoid the risk of some typos by copy/pasting some |
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commands. And if I hit an error[1], I can copy/paste if I need to dig |
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up someone else who's had a similar problem. |
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[1] And, really, every new box is unique, and I always find |
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*something* to file a bug report against... |
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:wq |
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