Subject: Re: Using RAIDframe as the boot disk(s)
To: Chris Ross <cross+netbsd@distal.com>
From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 09/14/2007 15:40:06
On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 09:08:47AM -0400, Chris Ross wrote:
>   Is it still not possible to configure and install onto a RAID-1  
> from a NetBSD (-current, or netbsd-4) installation CD, without  
> installing onto a single disk, then "convincing" the RAIDframe system  
> that it's part of a RAID-1 and so-forth as in the aforementioned  
> documentation?

Yes, you can:

 - Boot the install CD
 - use Utilities/Start a shell
 - manually configure the raid (don't forget to mark it as -A root)
 - exit the shell

Now continue in sysinst to install the system, selecting raid0 as the
disk to install to. If this does not work, please file a pr ;-}

Martin