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From: covici@××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Tips for fresh install with GRUB2+RAID1+LVM2
Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 10:52:04
Message-Id: 4981.1432119113@ccs.covici.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Tips for fresh install with GRUB2+RAID1+LVM2 by Rich Freeman
1 Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o> wrote:
2
3 > On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 5:42 AM, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote:
4 > >
5 > > No, it's only new SSDs, not the whole system, which is six years old. Does
6 > > that mean my choice is restricted to just the two versions of GRUB?
7 > >
8 >
9 > Well, you could always use syslinux or something else. However, GRUB
10 > is probably your best bet.
11 >
12 > You should really consider moving to GRUB2 though. I don't know about
13 > legacy GRUB, but GRUB2 can handle your boot partition being on btrfs.
14 > I still left space on my drives for a boot partition anyway, since it
15 > will be needed when I move to EFI.
16
17 How did you makr the boot partition, or is it just linux? Did you use
18 gpt or mbr? I am about to convert to ssd, and I may as well do it in
19 such a way that future mbs will work much easier.
20
21 --
22 Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is:
23 How do
24 you spend it?
25
26 John Covici
27 covici@××××××××××.com

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Re: [gentoo-user] Tips for fresh install with GRUB2+RAID1+LVM2 Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk>