> > > > sync) finally finished the install AND IT DIDNT WRITE THE BOOT RECORD! > > > > when it rebooted i got my grub menu from GENTOO! - strike two, > > Grub doesn't understand raid - is your /boot on an md device? > > -- > I have grub booting off /dev/md0 right now which is mounted as /boot. And have with gentoo and many other distros, I think you have been mis-informed.