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| 5 | <guide link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml"> |
5 | <guide link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml"> |
| 6 | |
6 | |
| 7 | <title>The Gentoo Linux alternative installation method HOWTO</title> |
7 | <title>The Gentoo Linux alternative installation method HOWTO</title> |
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| 53 | or a computer that can't boot cds. |
53 | or a computer that can't boot cds. |
| 54 | </abstract> |
54 | </abstract> |
| 55 | |
55 | |
| 56 | <license/> |
56 | <license/> |
| 57 | |
57 | |
| 58 | <version>0.63</version> |
58 | <version>0.64</version> |
| 59 | <date>2005-06-19</date> |
59 | <date>2005-06-23</date> |
| 60 | |
60 | |
| 61 | <chapter> |
61 | <chapter> |
| 62 | <title>About this document</title> |
62 | <title>About this document</title> |
| 63 | <section> |
63 | <section> |
| 64 | <body> |
64 | <body> |
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| 76 | </body> |
76 | </body> |
| 77 | </section> |
77 | </section> |
| 78 | </chapter> |
78 | </chapter> |
| 79 | |
79 | |
| 80 | <chapter> |
80 | <chapter> |
| 81 | <title>Booting the LiveCD with Smart BootManager</title> |
81 | <title>Booting the Install CD with Smart BootManager</title> |
| 82 | <section> |
82 | <section> |
| 83 | <body> |
83 | <body> |
| 84 | |
84 | |
| 85 | <p> |
85 | <p> |
| 86 | Download Smart BootManager available from |
86 | Download Smart BootManager available from |
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| 135 | Replace fd0 with your respective floppy device name if yours is different. |
135 | Replace fd0 with your respective floppy device name if yours is different. |
| 136 | </note> |
136 | </note> |
| 137 | |
137 | |
| 138 | <p> |
138 | <p> |
| 139 | Now simply place the floppy in the floppy drive of the computer you'd like to |
139 | Now simply place the floppy in the floppy drive of the computer you'd like to |
| 140 | boot the LiveCD on, as well as placing the LiveCD in the CD-ROM and boot the |
140 | boot the Install CD on, as well as placing the Install CD in the CD-ROM and boot |
| 141 | computer. |
141 | the computer. |
| 142 | </p> |
142 | </p> |
| 143 | |
143 | |
| 144 | <p> |
144 | <p> |
| 145 | You'll be greeted with the Smart BootManager dialog. Select your CD-ROM and |
145 | You'll be greeted with the Smart BootManager dialog. Select your CD-ROM and |
| 146 | press ENTER to boot the LiveCD. Once booted proceed with the standard |
146 | press ENTER to boot the Install CD. Once booted proceed with the standard |
| 147 | installation instructions. |
147 | installation instructions. |
| 148 | </p> |
148 | </p> |
| 149 | |
149 | |
| 150 | <p> |
150 | <p> |
| 151 | Further information on Smart BootManager may be found at |
151 | Further information on Smart BootManager may be found at |
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| 242 | <title>Installing from Stage 1 without network access</title> |
242 | <title>Installing from Stage 1 without network access</title> |
| 243 | <section> |
243 | <section> |
| 244 | <body> |
244 | <body> |
| 245 | |
245 | |
| 246 | <p> |
246 | <p> |
| 247 | Burn a LiveCD iso. |
247 | Burn an Install CD iso. |
| 248 | </p> |
248 | </p> |
| 249 | |
249 | |
| 250 | <p> |
250 | <p> |
| 251 | Get the latest portage snapshot from |
251 | Get the latest portage snapshot from |
| 252 | <uri>http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/snapshots/</uri> |
252 | <uri>http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/gentoo/snapshots/</uri> |
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| 257 | </p> |
257 | </p> |
| 258 | |
258 | |
| 259 | <p> |
259 | <p> |
| 260 | Follow all instructions of the Gentoo Installation Handbook up to <c>chroot |
260 | Follow all instructions of the Gentoo Installation Handbook up to <c>chroot |
| 261 | /mnt/gentoo</c> in Chapter 6. If you only have one CD-ROM remember to use the |
261 | /mnt/gentoo</c> in Chapter 6. If you only have one CD-ROM remember to use the |
| 262 | <c>docache</c> option while booting so you can unmount the LiveCD and mount |
262 | <c>docache</c> option while booting so you can unmount the Install CD and mount |
| 263 | your portage snapshot CD. |
263 | your portage snapshot CD. |
| 264 | </p> |
264 | </p> |
| 265 | |
265 | |
| 266 | <p> |
266 | <p> |
| 267 | Open a new console (Alt-F2), we will continue with the Install Doc up to |
267 | Open a new console (Alt-F2), we will continue with the Install Doc up to |
| 268 | running the bootstrap.sh script. |
268 | running the bootstrap.sh script. |
| 269 | </p> |
269 | </p> |
| 270 | |
270 | |
| 271 | <warn> |
271 | <warn> |
| 272 | Older realeases of the livecd required you to change the password using the |
272 | Older realeases of the Install CD required you to change the password using the |
| 273 | <c>passwd</c> command, before logging in manually. |
273 | <c>passwd</c> command, before logging in manually. |
| 274 | </warn> |
274 | </warn> |
| 275 | |
275 | |
| 276 | <p> |
276 | <p> |
| 277 | Go back to the first console (Alt-F1, without chroot) and mount a second CD on |
277 | Go back to the first console (Alt-F1, without chroot) and mount a second CD on |
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| 480 | <section> |
480 | <section> |
| 481 | <title>Creating the system on the server</title> |
481 | <title>Creating the system on the server</title> |
| 482 | <body> |
482 | <body> |
| 483 | |
483 | |
| 484 | <p> |
484 | <p> |
| 485 | You might want to reboot the server with a Gentoo LiveCD, although you can |
485 | You might want to reboot the server with a Gentoo Install CD, although you can |
| 486 | very well continue immediately if you know how to proceed with the Gentoo |
486 | very well continue immediately if you know how to proceed with the Gentoo |
| 487 | Installation Instructions from an existing installation. Follow the standard |
487 | Installation Instructions from an existing installation. Follow the standard |
| 488 | install procedure as explained in the Gentoo Install Howto BUT with the |
488 | install procedure as explained in the Gentoo Install Howto BUT with the |
| 489 | following differences: |
489 | following differences: |
| 490 | When you mount the file system, do the following (where hdaX is the partition |
490 | When you mount the file system, do the following (where hdaX is the partition |
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