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From: Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Installing BTRFS on MBR with OpenRC
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2015 09:20:17
Message-Id: 25696997.3meCMPYNSB@wstn
1 I've started a new thread rather than hijacking the other one. I've made
2 several attempts at installing a btrfs system on what may be a too-old
3 machine, and Grant Edwards and I asked Rich for help.
4
5 On Wednesday 05 August 2015 13:55:09 Rich Freeman wrote:
6 > On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk>
7 wrote:
8 > > On Wednesday 05 August 2015 10:43:28 Rich Freeman wrote:
9 > >> Just to humor you I'll include an OpenRC version of my raid1 btrfs
10 > >> install walkthrough. :) It has been a while since I've done one of
11 > >> those...
12 > >
13 > > Me too please, Rich. I still haven't got this six-year-old MBR box to boot
14 > > raid1 btrfs.
15 >
16 > FWIW, my notes are at:
17 > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VJlJyYLTZScta9a81xgKOIBjYsG3_VfxxmUSxG23
18 > Uxg/edit?usp=sharing
19
20 Impressive, Rich - thanks. You've given me several things to think about
21 already.
22
23 First, btrfs balance. I had no idea that was needed, so of course I didn't
24 include it in my attempts. Could that be why, on booting, the kernel couldn't
25 mount the file system?
26
27 Second, --xattrs on the tarball extraction. I haven't seen this recommended
28 before, and I wonder what extra attributes are needed for btrfs.
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30 Third, why do you do your kernel compiling in /var/tmp/linux? It seems like
31 extra work and I can't see a reason for it.
32
33 Finally, can I assume that your procedure would work just as well installing
34 into, say, /dev/sd[ab]4?
35
36 --
37 Rgds
38 Peter

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Re: [gentoo-user] Installing BTRFS on MBR with OpenRC Jeremi Piotrowski <jeremi.piotrowski@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] Installing BTRFS on MBR with OpenRC Rich Freeman <rich0@g.o>