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| 5 | <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml"> |
5 | <guide disclaimer="obsolete"> |
| 6 | <title>A short guide to Gentoo/FreeBSD</title> |
6 | <title>A short guide to Gentoo/FreeBSD</title> |
| 7 | |
7 | |
| 8 | <author title="Author"> |
8 | <author title="Author"> |
| 9 | <mail link="ignacio.arquelatour@gmail.com">Ignacio Arque-Latour</mail> |
9 | <mail link="ignacio.arquelatour@gmail.com">Ignacio Arque-Latour</mail> |
| 10 | </author> |
10 | </author> |
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| 24 | <mail link="flameeyes@gentoo.org">Diego Pettenò</mail> |
24 | <mail link="flameeyes@gentoo.org">Diego Pettenò</mail> |
| 25 | </author> |
25 | </author> |
| 26 | <author title="Editor"> |
26 | <author title="Editor"> |
| 27 | <mail link="nightmorph@gentoo.org">Joshua Saddler</mail> |
27 | <mail link="nightmorph@gentoo.org">Joshua Saddler</mail> |
| 28 | </author> |
28 | </author> |
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29 | <author title="Editor"> |
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30 | <mail link="cam@gentoo.org">Camille Huot</mail> |
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31 | </author> |
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32 | <author title="Editor"> |
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33 | <mail link="klondike" /> |
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34 | </author> |
| 29 | |
35 | |
| 30 | <abstract> |
36 | <abstract> |
| 31 | This document gives some general information on FreeBSD, as well as |
37 | This document gives some general information on FreeBSD, as well as |
| 32 | installation instructions for Gentoo/FreeBSD. It also includes some reference |
38 | installation instructions for Gentoo/FreeBSD. It also includes some reference |
| 33 | for people interested in helping out with development. |
39 | for people interested in helping out with development. |
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41 | |
| 36 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
42 | <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
| 37 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
43 | <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
| 38 | <license/> |
44 | <license/> |
| 39 | |
45 | |
| 40 | <version>2.7</version> |
46 | <version>9</version> |
| 41 | <date>2007-01-02</date> |
47 | <date>2012-08-01</date> |
| 42 | |
48 | |
| 43 | <chapter> |
49 | <chapter> |
| 44 | <title>Introduction to FreeBSD</title> |
50 | <title>Introduction to FreeBSD</title> |
| 45 | <section> |
51 | <section> |
| 46 | <title>What is FreeBSD?</title> |
52 | <title>What is FreeBSD?</title> |
| 47 | <body> |
53 | <body> |
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54 | |
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55 | <impo> |
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56 | Be sure to read the Gentoo/FreeBSD <uri |
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57 | link="http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Gentoo_FreeBSD">wiki page</uri> for up-to-date |
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58 | installation instructions. |
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59 | </impo> |
| 48 | |
60 | |
| 49 | <p> |
61 | <p> |
| 50 | <uri link="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</uri> is a free (<uri |
62 | <uri link="http://www.freebsd.org/">FreeBSD</uri> is a free (<uri |
| 51 | link="http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html">license</uri>) |
63 | link="http://www.freebsd.org/copyright/freebsd-license.html">license</uri>) |
| 52 | Unix-like operating system. Back in 1993 when development of <uri |
64 | Unix-like operating system. Back in 1993 when development of <uri |
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| 56 | sparc64 and alpha platforms. FreeBSD is renowned for its stability, performance |
68 | sparc64 and alpha platforms. FreeBSD is renowned for its stability, performance |
| 57 | and security, thus being used from small to huge companies all over the world. |
69 | and security, thus being used from small to huge companies all over the world. |
| 58 | </p> |
70 | </p> |
| 59 | |
71 | |
| 60 | <p> |
72 | <p> |
| 61 | FreeBSD's current production release is version 6.1, although the release of 6.2 |
73 | FreeBSD's current production release is version 7.1. Gentoo/FreeBSD is based on |
| 62 | is very near at the time of writing (Release Candidate 2 was released recently). |
74 | version 6.2 and older versions of Gentoo/FreeBSD are discontinued and no |
| 63 | Gentoo/FreeBSD development is ongoing on this latter version, while older |
75 | longer supported. |
| 64 | versions are discontinued and no longer supported. |
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| 65 | </p> |
76 | </p> |
| 66 | |
77 | |
| 67 | </body> |
78 | </body> |
| 68 | </section> |
79 | </section> |
| 69 | <section> |
80 | <section> |
| 70 | <title>What is Gentoo/FreeBSD?</title> |
81 | <title>What is Gentoo/FreeBSD?</title> |
| 71 | <body> |
82 | <body> |
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83 | |
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84 | <fig link="/images/artwork/GentooFreeBSD-logo-20060515-200x200.png" |
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85 | linkto="/proj/en/desktop/artwork/artwork.xml"/> |
| 72 | |
86 | |
| 73 | <p> |
87 | <p> |
| 74 | <uri link="/proj/en/gentoo-alt/bsd/fbsd/">Gentoo/FreeBSD</uri> is a subproject |
88 | <uri link="/proj/en/gentoo-alt/bsd/fbsd/">Gentoo/FreeBSD</uri> is a subproject |
| 75 | of the <uri link="/proj/en/gentoo-alt/">Gentoo/Alt project</uri>, with the |
89 | of the <uri link="/proj/en/gentoo-alt/">Gentoo/Alt project</uri>, with the |
| 76 | goal of providing a fully-capable FreeBSD operating system featuring design |
90 | goal of providing a fully-capable FreeBSD operating system featuring design |
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| 99 | consistent. |
113 | consistent. |
| 100 | </li> |
114 | </li> |
| 101 | <li> |
115 | <li> |
| 102 | Contrary to the Linux kernel, FreeBSD development is not led by one person, |
116 | Contrary to the Linux kernel, FreeBSD development is not led by one person, |
| 103 | but instead managed by a small group of people called the <uri |
117 | but instead managed by a small group of people called the <uri |
| 104 | link="http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/staff-core.html">Core |
118 | link="http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/contributors/staff-committers.html">Core |
| 105 | Team</uri>. |
119 | Team</uri>. |
| 106 | </li> |
120 | </li> |
| 107 | </ul> |
121 | </ul> |
| 108 | |
122 | |
| 109 | <p> |
123 | <p> |
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211 | |
| 198 | <note> |
212 | <note> |
| 199 | The output presented here will differ based on your network. |
213 | The output presented here will differ based on your network. |
| 200 | </note> |
214 | </note> |
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215 | |
| 202 | <p> |
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| 203 | Next, create the chroot for your installation: |
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| 204 | </p> |
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| 206 | <pre caption="Making the chroot directory"> |
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| 207 | # <i>mkdir /mnt/gentoo</i> |
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| 208 | </pre> |
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| 210 | <note> |
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| 211 | There is a bug in the <uri |
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| 212 | link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~flameeyes/minimal-freesbie-drizzt.iso.bz2"> |
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| 213 | minimal Freesbie CD</uri> that prevents the creation of the |
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| 214 | <path>/mnt/gentoo</path> mount point. To avoid this, use <path>/mnt</path> |
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| 215 | instead of <path>/mnt/gentoo</path> in the following sections. |
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| 216 | </note> |
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| 218 | </body> |
216 | </body> |
| 219 | </section> |
217 | </section> |
| 220 | <section> |
218 | <section> |
| 221 | <title>Partitioning the Drive</title> |
219 | <title>Partitioning the Drive</title> |
| 222 | <body> |
220 | <body> |
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| 249 | <p> |
247 | <p> |
| 250 | Here, we'll refrain from using the automatic layout, and create one giant root |
248 | Here, we'll refrain from using the automatic layout, and create one giant root |
| 251 | partition, followed by a swap partition. Hit <b>c</b> to create a new |
249 | partition, followed by a swap partition. Hit <b>c</b> to create a new |
| 252 | partition. A dialog prompts you to enter a size. Go ahead and do so, using |
250 | partition. A dialog prompts you to enter a size. Go ahead and do so, using |
| 253 | MB/GB for setting different sizes, or C for cylinders. For root, choose FS as |
251 | MB/GB for setting different sizes, or C for cylinders. For root, choose FS as |
| 254 | the partition type, and set the mount point as <path>/mnt/gentoo</path>. <e>If |
252 | the partition type, and set the mount point as <path>/mnt/</path>. <e>If |
| 255 | you do not adjust the mount point, it will overwrite the FreeSBIE |
253 | you do not adjust the mount point, it will overwrite the FreeSBIE |
| 256 | environment!</e> As <path>/boot</path> is not a separate partition, you'll |
254 | environment!</e> As <path>/boot</path> is not a separate partition, you'll |
| 257 | need to disable soft-updates, or your system will not boot! To do so, use the |
255 | need to disable soft-updates, or your system will not boot! To do so, use the |
| 258 | arrow keys to navigate to your newly created partition, then hit the <b>s</b> |
256 | arrow keys to navigate to your newly created partition, then hit the <b>s</b> |
| 259 | key, until "Newfs" contains no <b>+S</b>. Now navigate the arrow keys until |
257 | key, until "Newfs" contains no <b>+S</b>. Now navigate the arrow keys until |
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| 268 | When choosing a different mountpoint than <path>/</path> for your partition, |
266 | When choosing a different mountpoint than <path>/</path> for your partition, |
| 269 | <c>sysinstall</c> will actually create a 'd' slice, which the bootloader won't |
267 | <c>sysinstall</c> will actually create a 'd' slice, which the bootloader won't |
| 270 | boot from. To fix this, run the following: |
268 | boot from. To fix this, run the following: |
| 271 | </p> |
269 | </p> |
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271 | <note> |
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272 | Please, make sure ad0s1 is unmounted before running the following command, |
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273 | otherwise it will not work. |
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274 | </note> |
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275 | |
| 273 | <pre caption="Fixing the root partition letter"> |
276 | <pre caption="Fixing the root partition letter"> |
| 274 | # <i>disklabel ad0s1 | sed 's/^ d:/ a:/g' | disklabel -w ad0s1</i> |
277 | # <i>disklabel ad0s1 | sed 's/^ d:/ a:/' | disklabel -R ad0s1 /dev/stdin</i> |
| 275 | </pre> |
278 | </pre> |
| 276 | |
279 | |
| 277 | <p> |
280 | <p> |
| 278 | This will finalize the partitioning process, and format the drive in UFS for |
281 | This will finalize the partitioning process, and format the drive in UFS for |
| 279 | FreeBSD to utilize. This will also mount the drive for you at the mount point |
282 | FreeBSD to utilize. This will also mount the drive for you at the mount point |
| 280 | specified earlier (<path>/mnt/gentoo</path>). You can verify this worked by |
283 | specified earlier (<path>/mnt/</path>). You can verify this worked by |
| 281 | running <c>mount</c>: |
284 | running <c>mount</c>: |
| 282 | </p> |
285 | </p> |
| 283 | |
286 | |
| 284 | <pre caption="Verifying the new disk layout was mounted with mount"> |
287 | <pre caption="Verifying the new disk layout was mounted with mount"> |
| 285 | # <i>mount</i> |
288 | # <i>mount</i> |
| 286 | ... |
289 | ... |
| 287 | /dev/ad0s1a on /mnt/gentoo (ufs, local) |
290 | /dev/ad0s1a on /mnt (ufs, local) |
| 288 | </pre> |
291 | </pre> |
| 289 | |
292 | |
| 290 | <p> |
293 | <p> |
| 291 | Now that you have mounted the target partition, it is time to start on the Gentoo |
294 | Now that you have mounted the target partition, it is time to start on the |
| 292 | setup. |
295 | Gentoo setup. |
| 293 | </p> |
296 | </p> |
| 294 | |
297 | |
| 295 | </body> |
298 | </body> |
| 296 | </section> |
299 | </section> |
| 297 | <section> |
300 | <section> |
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| 299 | <body> |
302 | <body> |
| 300 | |
303 | |
| 301 | <p> |
304 | <p> |
| 302 | First, we need to download a stage3 tarball and unpack it into the chroot. |
305 | First, we need to download a stage3 tarball and unpack it into the chroot. |
| 303 | Point your browser to |
306 | Point your browser to |
| 304 | <uri>http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/x86/freebsd/stages/</uri>, grab the |
307 | <uri>http://distfiles.gentoo.org/experimental/x86/freebsd/stages/</uri>, grab the |
| 305 | latest snapshot, and unpack it into the mountpoint: |
308 | latest snapshot, and unpack it into the mountpoint: |
| 306 | </p> |
309 | </p> |
| 307 | |
310 | |
| 308 | <pre caption="Obtaining and unpacking a stage3 tarball"> |
311 | <pre caption="Obtaining and unpacking a stage3 tarball"> |
| 309 | # <i>cd /mnt/gentoo/</i> |
312 | # <i>cd /mnt/</i> |
| 310 | <comment>(Any other Gentoo mirror which includes the experimental/ directory will also work.)</comment> |
313 | <comment>(Any other Gentoo mirror which includes the experimental/ directory will also work.)</comment> |
| 311 | # <i>wget http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/x86/freebsd/stages/stage3-x86-freebsd-6.2_rc2.tar.bz2</i> |
314 | # <i>wget http://distfiles.gentoo.org/experimental/x86/freebsd/stages/stage3-x86-freebsd-6.2-r1.tar.bz2</i> |
| 312 | # <i>tar -jxvpf stage3-x86-freebsd-6.2_rc2.tar.bz2</i> |
315 | # <i>tar -jxvpf stage3-x86-freebsd-6.2-r1.tar.bz2</i> |
| 313 | <comment>(You can delete the tarball with the following command if you want to.)</comment> |
316 | <comment>(You can delete the tarball with the following command if you want to.)</comment> |
| 314 | # <i>rm stage3-x86-freebsd-6.2_rc2.tar.bz2</i> |
317 | # <i>rm stage3-x86-freebsd-6.2-r1.tar.bz2</i> |
| 315 | </pre> |
318 | </pre> |
| 316 | |
319 | |
| 317 | <note> |
320 | <note> |
| 318 | If you want you can use the transition overlay that contains semi-experimental |
321 | If you want you can use the transition overlay that contains semi-experimental |
| 319 | ebuilds with patches not yet in the main Portage tree, but does allow a wider |
322 | ebuilds with patches not yet in the main Portage tree, but does allow a wider |
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| 328 | filesystem from the currently running system into the Gentoo/FreeBSD mount |
331 | filesystem from the currently running system into the Gentoo/FreeBSD mount |
| 329 | point before proceeding with the chroot. |
332 | point before proceeding with the chroot. |
| 330 | </p> |
333 | </p> |
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334 | |
| 332 | <pre caption="Mounting the /dev filesystem and chrooting"> |
335 | <pre caption="Mounting the /dev filesystem and chrooting"> |
| 333 | # <i>mount -t devfs none /mnt/gentoo/dev/</i> |
336 | # <i>mount -t devfs none /mnt/dev/</i> |
| 334 | # <i>cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc</i> |
337 | # <i>cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/etc/</i> |
| 335 | # <i>chroot /mnt/gentoo/ /bin/bash</i> |
338 | # <i>chroot /mnt/ /bin/bash</i> |
| 336 | # <i>env-update && source /etc/profile</i> |
339 | # <i>env-update && source /etc/profile</i> |
| 337 | </pre> |
340 | </pre> |
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341 | |
| 339 | <p> |
342 | <p> |
| 340 | After you obtain the Gentoo/FreeBSD overlay, it's time to link |
343 | After you obtain the Gentoo/FreeBSD overlay, it's time to link |
| 341 | <path>/etc/make.profile</path> to the correct profile and get your |
344 | <path>/etc/portage/make.profile</path> to the correct profile and get your |
| 342 | <path>/etc/make.conf</path> ready for Gentoo/FreeBSD. |
345 | <path>/etc/portage/make.conf</path> ready for Gentoo/FreeBSD. |
| 343 | </p> |
346 | </p> |
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347 | |
| 345 | <p> |
348 | <p> |
| 346 | Now, you have to obtain a copy of the main Gentoo Portage tree, which depending |
349 | Now, you have to obtain a copy of the main Gentoo Portage tree, which depending |
| 347 | on your connection might take quite a while. |
350 | on your connection might take quite a while. |
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352 | |
| 350 | <pre caption="Obtaining the Portage tree"> |
353 | <pre caption="Obtaining the Portage tree"> |
| 351 | # <i>emerge --sync</i> |
354 | # <i>emerge --sync</i> |
| 352 | <comment>(It's also possible to retrieve the Portage tree in another way:)</comment> |
355 | <comment>(It's also possible to retrieve the Portage tree in another way:)</comment> |
| 353 | # <i>cd /</i> |
356 | # <i>cd /</i> |
| 354 | # <i>wget http://gentoo.osuosl.org/snapshots/portage-latest.tar.bz2</i> |
357 | # <i>wget http://distfiles.gentoo.org/snapshots/portage-latest.tar.bz2</i> |
| 355 | # <i>tar -xjf portage-latest.tar.bz2 -C /usr/</i> |
358 | # <i>tar -xjf portage-latest.tar.bz2 -C /usr/</i> |
| 356 | # <i>emerge --metadata</i> |
359 | # <i>emerge --metadata</i> |
| 357 | </pre> |
360 | </pre> |
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361 | |
| 359 | <pre caption="Setting up the profile and editing /etc/make.conf"> |
362 | <pre caption="Setting up the profile and editing /etc/portage/make.conf"> |
| 360 | # <i>ln -sf /usr/portage/profiles/default-bsd/fbsd/6.2/x86/ /etc/make.profile</i> |
363 | # <i>ln -sf /usr/portage/profiles/default-bsd/fbsd/6.2/x86/ /etc/portage/make.profile</i> |
| 361 | # <i>nano /etc/make.conf</i> |
364 | # <i>nano /etc/portage/make.conf</i> |
| 362 | <comment>(Please make sure you add at least the following entries:)</comment> |
365 | <comment>(Please make sure you add at least the following entries:)</comment> |
| 363 | CHOST="i486-gentoo-freebsd6.2" |
366 | CHOST="i686-gentoo-freebsd6.2" |
| 364 | FEATURES="collision-protect" |
367 | FEATURES="collision-protect" |
| 365 | </pre> |
368 | </pre> |
| 366 | |
369 | |
| 367 | <note> |
370 | <note> |
| 368 | The <c>~x86-fbsd</c> keyword does not yet fully cover the same tree as |
371 | The <c>~x86-fbsd</c> keyword does not yet fully cover the same tree as |
| 369 | <c>~x86</c>, but please <e>do not</e> put <c>~x86</c> in ACCEPT_KEYWORDS. Rather |
372 | <c>~x86</c>, but please <e>do not</e> put <c>~x86</c> in ACCEPT_KEYWORDS. Rather |
| 370 | use <path>/etc/portage/package.keywords</path> to test packages, and report |
373 | use <path>/etc/portage/package.accept_keywords</path> to test packages, and |
| 371 | working packages on <uri |
374 | report working packages on <uri |
| 372 | link="http://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gentoo%2FAlt">Bugzilla</uri>. |
375 | link="http://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gentoo%2FAlt">Bugzilla</uri>. |
| 373 | </note> |
376 | </note> |
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377 | |
| 375 | <p> |
378 | <p> |
| 376 | If you want, you can now rebuild the system's core packages. |
379 | If you want, you can now rebuild the system's core packages. |
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| 383 | </body> |
386 | </body> |
| 384 | </section> |
387 | </section> |
| 385 | </chapter> |
388 | </chapter> |
| 386 | <chapter> |
389 | <chapter> |
| 387 | <title>Setting up for Booting</title> |
390 | <title>Setting up for Booting</title> |
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391 | <section> |
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392 | <title>Set your time zone</title> |
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393 | <body> |
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395 | <p> |
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396 | First make sure your date and time is set correctly using <c>date |
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397 | yyyymmddHHMM</c>. Use UTC time. |
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398 | </p> |
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400 | <pre caption="Set the date and UTC time"> |
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401 | <comment>(Check the clock)</comment> |
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402 | # <i>date</i> |
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403 | Mon Mar 6 00:14:13 UTC 2006 |
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405 | <comment>(Set the current date and time if required)</comment> |
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406 | # <i>date 200603060016</i> <comment>(Format is yyyymmddHHMM)</comment> |
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407 | Mon Mar 6 00:16:00 UTC 2006 |
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408 | </pre> |
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409 | |
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410 | <p> |
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411 | Next, set your time zone information by using the correct listing in |
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412 | <path>/usr/share/zoneinfo</path>. |
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413 | </p> |
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414 | |
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415 | <pre caption="Setting your timezone"> |
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416 | # <i>ls /usr/share/zoneinfo</i> |
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417 | <comment>(Using Brussels as an example)</comment> |
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418 | # <i>cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime</i> |
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419 | |
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420 | # <i>date</i> |
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421 | Wed Mar 8 00:46:05 CET 2006 |
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422 | </pre> |
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423 | |
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424 | <p> |
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425 | Edit <path>/etc/timezone</path> to define the time zone you used |
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426 | previously. |
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427 | </p> |
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428 | |
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429 | <pre caption="Edit /etc/timezone"> |
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430 | # <i>nano -w /etc/timezone</i> |
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431 | Europe/Brussels |
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432 | </pre> |
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433 | |
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434 | </body> |
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435 | </section> |
| 388 | <section> |
436 | <section> |
| 389 | <title>Kernel Installation</title> |
437 | <title>Kernel Installation</title> |
| 390 | <body> |
438 | <body> |
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439 | |
| 392 | <p> |
440 | <p> |
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| 489 | <pre caption="Installing and setting up boot0"> |
537 | <pre caption="Installing and setting up boot0"> |
| 490 | # <i>emerge boot0</i> |
538 | # <i>emerge boot0</i> |
| 491 | <comment>(Leave the chroot environment)</comment> |
539 | <comment>(Leave the chroot environment)</comment> |
| 492 | # <i>exit</i> |
540 | # <i>exit</i> |
| 493 | <comment>(Issued from outside the chroot)</comment> |
541 | <comment>(Issued from outside the chroot)</comment> |
| 494 | # <i>fdisk -B -b /mnt/gentoo/boot/boot0 /dev/adX</i> |
542 | # <i>fdisk -B -b /mnt/boot/boot0 /dev/adX</i> |
| 495 | # <i>chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash</i> |
543 | # <i>chroot /mnt/ /bin/bash</i> |
| 496 | # <i>disklabel -B adXsY</i> |
544 | # <i>disklabel -B adXsY</i> |
| 497 | </pre> |
545 | </pre> |
| 498 | |
546 | |
| 499 | <p> |
547 | <p> |
| 500 | If you need additional information on setting up <c>boot0</c>, please consult |
548 | If you need additional information on setting up <c>boot0</c>, please consult |
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| 551 | |
599 | |
| 552 | grub> quit |
600 | grub> quit |
| 553 | </pre> |
601 | </pre> |
| 554 | |
602 | |
| 555 | <p> |
603 | <p> |
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604 | To make the loader find the kernel on a specific slice (the default is 'a'), |
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605 | add a <c>vfs.root.mountfrom</c> line to the <path>/boot/loader.conf</path> |
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606 | file: |
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607 | </p> |
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608 | |
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609 | <pre caption="Tell the loader where to look for the kernel"> |
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610 | # <i>echo 'vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:ad0s1d"' >> /boot/loader.conf</i> |
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611 | </pre> |
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612 | |
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613 | <p> |
| 556 | When you first boot, you may not receive a grub menu. If so, run this at the |
614 | When you first boot, you may not receive a grub menu. If so, run this at the |
| 557 | prompt: |
615 | prompt: |
| 558 | </p> |
616 | </p> |
| 559 | |
617 | |
| 560 | <pre caption="Booting the kernel with no menu"> |
618 | <pre caption="Booting the kernel with no menu"> |
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| 571 | <note> |
629 | <note> |
| 572 | For more information on configuring grub, please refer to the <uri |
630 | For more information on configuring grub, please refer to the <uri |
| 573 | link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=10#doc_chap2">Gentoo |
631 | link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=10#doc_chap2">Gentoo |
| 574 | Linux Handbook</uri>. |
632 | Linux Handbook</uri>. |
| 575 | </note> |
633 | </note> |
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634 | |
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635 | <warn> |
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636 | Grub doesn't follow UFS symlinks so be sure to delete the |
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637 | <path>/boot/grub/menu.lst</path> symlink and to use <path>menu.lst</path> to |
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638 | setup Grub (<path>grub.conf</path> isn't used). |
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639 | </warn> |
| 576 | |
640 | |
| 577 | </body> |
641 | </body> |
| 578 | </section> |
642 | </section> |
| 579 | <section> |
643 | <section> |
| 580 | <title>System configuration</title> |
644 | <title>System configuration</title> |
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| 643 | |
707 | |
| 644 | <note> |
708 | <note> |
| 645 | For more information on domainnames and networking, please refer to the <uri |
709 | For more information on domainnames and networking, please refer to the <uri |
| 646 | link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8#doc_chap2">Gentoo |
710 | link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8#doc_chap2">Gentoo |
| 647 | Linux Handbook</uri>, and please read the documentation in |
711 | Linux Handbook</uri>, and please read the documentation in |
| 648 | <path>/etc/conf.d/net.example</path>. |
712 | <path>/usr/share/doc/openrc-*/net.example.bz2</path>. |
| 649 | </note> |
713 | </note> |
| 650 | |
714 | |
| 651 | <p> |
715 | <p> |
| 652 | In case you need to use another keyboard layout for your language, you have to |
716 | In case you need to use another keyboard layout for your language, you have to |
| 653 | set the correct value in <path>/etc/conf.d/syscons</path>. The following example |
717 | set the correct value in <path>/etc/conf.d/syscons</path>. The following example |
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