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| 6 | <guide link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml"> |
6 | <guide link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml"> |
| 7 | <title>The Gentoo Linux alternative installation method HOWTO</title> |
7 | <title>The Gentoo Linux alternative installation method HOWTO</title> |
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| 22 | or a computer that can't boot cds. |
22 | or a computer that can't boot cds. |
| 23 | </abstract> |
23 | </abstract> |
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| 25 | <license/> |
25 | <license/> |
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| 27 | <version>0.35</version> |
27 | <version>0.36</version> |
| 28 | <date>October 31, 2003</date> |
28 | <date>March 11, 2004</date> |
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| 30 | <chapter> |
30 | <chapter> |
| 31 | <title>About this document</title> |
31 | <title>About this document</title> |
| 32 | <section> |
32 | <section> |
| 33 | <body> |
33 | <body> |
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| 113 | <p>By default Knoppix boots into a KDE 3.0 desktop. The first thing I did was open a konsole and typed <c>sudo passwd root</c>. This lets you set the root password for Knoppix.</p> |
113 | <p>By default Knoppix boots into a KDE 3.0 desktop. The first thing I did was open a konsole and typed <c>sudo passwd root</c>. This lets you set the root password for Knoppix.</p> |
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| 115 | <p> Next, I su to root and typed <c>usermod -d /root -m root</c>. This sets user roots home directory to /root (the Gentoo way) from /home/root (the Knoppix way). If you do not do this, then you will receive errors when emerging about "/home/root: not found" or something to that effect.</p> |
115 | <p> Next, I su to root and typed <c>usermod -d /root -m root</c>. This sets user roots home directory to /root (the Gentoo way) from /home/root (the Knoppix way). If you do not do this, then you will receive errors when emerging about "/home/root: not found" or something to that effect.</p> |
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| 117 | <p>I then typed <c>exit</c> and then <c>su</c> back into root. This loads the change that was made with the usermod command. At this point, you can pick up with the standard install documentation at step 6. However, when you're asked to mount the proc system, issue the following commands instead: </p> |
117 | <p>I then typed <c>exit</c> and then <c>su</c> back into root. This loads the change that was made with the usermod command. Now create the <path>/mnt/gentoo</path> mountpoint using <c>mkdir</c>:</p> |
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119 | <pre caption="Creating the /mnt/gentoo mountpoint"> |
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120 | # <i>mkdir /mnt/gentoo</i> |
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121 | </pre> |
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123 | <p>At this point, you can pick up with the standard install documentation at step 6. However, when you're asked to mount the proc system, issue the following command instead: </p> |
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| 119 | <pre caption = "Bind-mounting two important filesystems"> |
125 | <pre caption = "Bind-mounting the proc pseudo filesystem"> |
| 120 | # <i>mount -o bind /proc /mnt/gentoo/proc</i> |
126 | # <i>mount -o bind /proc /mnt/gentoo/proc</i> |
| 121 | # <i>mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev</i> |
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| 122 | </pre> |
127 | </pre> |
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| 124 | </body> |
129 | </body> |
| 125 | </section> |
130 | </section> |
| 126 | </chapter> |
131 | </chapter> |
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| 657 | <impo> Be patient! The computer is working! Just look at the hardware LED on |
662 | <impo> Be patient! The computer is working! Just look at the hardware LED on |
| 658 | your case to see that it is really working. This should take between 2 and 30 |
663 | your case to see that it is really working. This should take between 2 and 30 |
| 659 | minutes. </impo> |
664 | minutes. </impo> |
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| 661 | <p>Once you have resized, boot back into your old linux as described. Then go to |
666 | <p>Once you have resized, boot back into your old linux as described. Then go to |
| 662 | <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml">http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-x86-install.xml</uri> and follow steps 6 through 17. Don't forget to create the <path>/mnt/gentoo</path> directory before proceeding with step 7. In step 8 you have to download the requested stage-tarball as we're not working from a LiveCD. When chrooting, use the following command to flush your environment: |
667 | <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1&chap=5">The Gentoo Handbook: Installing the Gentoo Installation Files</uri> and follow the instructions. When chrooting, use the following command to flush your environment: |
| 663 | </p> |
668 | </p> |
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| 665 | <pre caption = "Flushing the environment during chroot"> |
670 | <pre caption = "Flushing the environment during chroot"> |
| 666 | # <i>env -i chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash</i> |
671 | # <i>env -i chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash</i> |
| 667 | </pre> |
672 | </pre> |
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