wojtek@wojtek.from.pl writes:
> > > no but it's big inconsistency and problem to start raid partition from
> > > offset 0 as raid disklabels could overwrite disk's disklabels.
> > 
> > Starting a RAID partition from offset 0 is fine*.  The component labels
> > are stored where they won't stomp on a disklabel, even if the RAID partitio
> n
> > starts at 0.
> i read something else somewhere but can't remember where :(

In the days before component labels it was a problem, but not any more...

Later...

Greg Oster