>> looking for a non-x86 server i wonder whether macppc supports booting
>> off a RAID1 (via RAIDframe)?
>
> Probably as well as some other platforms do.  The advantage of RAID 1
> is that if you set both drives up to be boot drives, the bootloader
> doesn't need to know it's RAID.  I've only tried that on x86, though.
>
> I know that RAIDframe has gotten a lot of work recently.  I don't know
> if that addresses John's concerns.
>
> -allen

hm,

i just wonder whether it's possible to boot from cdrom like booting 
from CF attached to IDE...

AFAICS, the only thing needed is to put the bootloader and kernel onto 
a cd (like the install isos)?

the RAID, configured to hold /, /usr etc., should be recognized by the 
kernel?

i'm just curious in case i don't get an CF->IDE converter ASAP.

furthermore, booting from an USB stick should also work, shouldn't it?

tia & regards,

timo