Re: Bug#686130: further comments on grub/initramfs issue

[Gour <gour@atmarama.net>]

Daniel Pocock <daniel@pocock.com.au> writes:

Hello,

I've returned to Debian after (short) excursion to Free/PC-BSD-10.

Considering I was able to use ZFS with its features like pools & raid1,
I'd like to avoid using lvm2/mdadm setup on Linux and embrace btrfs
which provides the same functionality with simpler setup.

Found some tutorials on the net like yours
http://danielpocock.com/install-debian-directly-with-btrfs-raid1 which
describes btrfs in raid1 setup and
http://zythmer.acyclic.org/blog/2013/01/27/debian-full-disk-encryption-btrfs-subvolumes.html
which describes simple lvm2-like setup using btrfs and subvolumes.

Downloaded jessie-a1 installer and can see that it can normally use btrfs
as fs in e.g. guided partition schemes, but there is still no automatic support
for install with btrfs' subvolumes and/or btrfs raid1 setup which is
pity considering those are some of the benefits of using btrfs.

> Whether my patch is accepted or not, there appear to be only three
> viable ways to ensure all necessary LVs are active:

So, I'm interested what is the status/plan in regard to this bug as far
as installer for Jessie is concerned?


Sincerely,
Gour

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