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Re: You can do root raid NOW...



Michael Alan Dorman <mdorman-debian.devel@debian.org> writes:

> Russell Coker <russell@coker.com.au> writes:
> 
> Install onto a small (20-64MB) partition.  Install Debian on it.
> Reboot, set up your RAID devices.  Reboot again into single user mode.
> Copy the contents of the small partition to the raid device.  Change
> your configuration so that the small partition will now be /boot.
> Modify your /etc/lilo.conf appropriately.  Run lilo.  Reboot
> 
> Sure, you just wasted 15-60MB, but who cares.  That's what, $.15 these
> days?

If you care about the partition, reuse it as swap later.

May the Source be with you.
                        Goswin


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