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<version>1</version>
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<date>2008-01-01</date>
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<section>
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<title>Configure the system</title>
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<body test="func:keyval('raid+lvm')='no'">
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<p>
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Edit your <path>/etc/fstab</path> and replace <c>BOOT</c>, <c>ROOT</c> and
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<c>SWAP</c> with the actual partition names. Don't forget to check that the
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file systems match your installation.
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</p>
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<pre caption="Example fstab">
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livecd linux # <i>cd /etc</i>
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livecd etc # <i>nano -w fstab</i>
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/dev/<i>sda1</i> /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2
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/dev/<i>sda3</i> / ext3 noatime 0 1
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/dev/<i>sda2</i> none swap sw 0 0
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<body test="func:keyval('raid+lvm')='yes'">
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<p>
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Edit your <path>/etc/fstab</path> and replace <c>BOOT</c>, <c>ROOT</c> and
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<c>SWAP</c> with the actual partition names and add your logical volumes. Don't
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forget to check that the file systems match your installation.
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<pre caption="Example fstab">
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livecd linux # <i>cd /etc</i>
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livecd etc # <i>nano -w fstab</i>
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/dev/<i>md1</i> /boot ext2 noauto,noatime 1 2
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/dev/<i>md3</i> / ext3 noatime 0 1
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/dev/<i>sda2</i> none swap sw,pri=1 0 0
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/dev/<i>sdb2</i> none swap sw,pri=1 0 0
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/dev/vg/usr /usr ext3 noatime 1 2
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/dev/vg/portage /usr/portage ext2 noatime 1 2
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/dev/vg/distfiles /usr/portage/distfiles ext2 noatime 1 2
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/dev/vg/home /home ext3 noatime 1 2
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/dev/vg/opt /opt ext3 noatime 1 2
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/dev/vg/tmp /tmp ext2 noatime 1 2
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/dev/vg/var /var ext3 noatime 1 2
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/dev/vg/vartmp /var/tmp ext2 noatime 1 2
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</body>
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<body>
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<p>
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Configure your network in <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path>. Add the <c>net.eth0</c>
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init script to the default run level. If you have multiple NICs, symlink them
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to the <c>net.eth0</c> init script and add them to the default run level as
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well. Either edit <path>/etc/conf.d/net</path> with <c>nano</c> or use the
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following commands:
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<pre caption="Configure networking">
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livecd etc # <i>cd conf.d</i>
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livecd conf.d # <i>echo 'config_eth0=( "192.168.1.10/24" )' >> net</i>
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livecd conf.d # <i>echo 'routes_eth0=( "default via 192.168.1.1" )' >> net</i>
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livecd conf.d # <i>rc-update add net.eth0 default</i>
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<comment>(If you compiled your network card driver as a module,
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add it to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6)</comment>
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livecd conf.d # <i>echo r8169 >> /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6</i>
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<comment>(If you want to reconnect via ssh after you have rebooted your new box)</comment>
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livecd conf.d # <i>rc-update add sshd default</i>
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</pre>
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<note>
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Emerge <c>pcmciautils</c> if you need support for PCMCIA cards.
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</note>
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<p>
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Set the root password using <c>passwd</c>.
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<pre caption="Set the root password">
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livecd conf.d # <i>passwd</i>
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New UNIX password: <comment>type_the_password</comment>
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Retype new UNIX password: <comment>type_the_password_again</comment>
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passwd: password updated successfully
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<p>
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Edit <path>/etc/conf.d/clock</path> to define the time zone you used
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previously.
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<pre caption="Edit /etc/conf.d/clock">
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livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock</i>
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TIMEZONE="Europe/Brussels"
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</pre>
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<p>
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Check the system configuration in <path>/etc/rc.conf</path>,
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<path>/etc/conf.d/rc</path>, <path>/etc/conf.d/keymaps</path> and edit any of
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those files if required.
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<pre caption="Optional: edit some config files">
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livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/rc.conf</i>
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livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/rc</i>
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livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/keymaps</i>
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</pre>
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</body>
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</section>
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<section>
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<title>Installing System Tools</title>
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<p>
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Install RAID and LVM2 utilities.
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<pre caption="Install RAID & LVM2 tools">
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livecd conf.d # <i>emerge mdadm lvm2</i>
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</body>
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<body>
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<p>
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Install a system logger like <c>syslog-ng</c> and a cron daemon like
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<c>vixie-cron</c>, and add them to the default run level.
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</p>
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<note>
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Cron daemons depend on an MTA. <c>mail-mta/ssmtp</c> will be pulled in as a
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dependency. If you want to use a more advanced MTA, you might want to install
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it now. If you are in a hurry, let ssmtp be installed and remove it later when
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you install the MTA of your choice.
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<pre caption="Install a syslogger and a cron daemon">
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livecd conf.d # <i>time emerge syslog-ng vixie-cron</i>
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real 1m54.099s
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user 1m2.630s
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sys 0m34.620s
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livecd conf.d # <i>rc-update add syslog-ng default</i>
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livecd conf.d # <i>rc-update add vixie-cron default</i>
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</pre>
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<p>
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Install the necessary file system tools (<c>xfsprogs</c>, <c>reiserfsprogs</c>
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or <c>jfsutils</c>) and networking tools (<c>dhcpcd</c> or <c>ppp</c>) if you
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need any.
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<pre caption="Install extra tools if required">
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livecd conf.d # <i>emerge xfsprogs</i> <comment>(If you use the XFS file system)</comment>
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livecd conf.d # <i>emerge jfsutils</i> <comment>(If you use the JFS file system)</comment>
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livecd conf.d # <i>emerge reiserfsprogs</i> <comment>(If you use the Reiser file system)</comment>
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livecd conf.d # <i>emerge dhcpcd</i> <comment>(If you need a DHCP client)</comment>
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livecd conf.d # <i>emerge ppp</i> <comment>(If you need PPPoE ADSL connectivity)</comment>
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</section>
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<section id="grub">
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<title>Configuring the Bootloader</title>
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<body>
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Emerge <c>grub</c> and configure it.
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</p>
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<pre caption="Emerge grub and edit its configuration file">
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livecd conf.d # <i>time emerge grub</i>
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real 1m4.634s
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livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf</i>
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<pre caption="Example grub.conf">
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default 0
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timeout 10
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title=Gentoo
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root (hd0,0)
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kernel /boot/kernel root=<keyval id="root"/>
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<pre caption="Install grub" test="not(contains(func:keyval('root'),'md'))">
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livecd conf.d # <i>grub</i>
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Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
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grub> <i>root (hd0,0)</i>
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Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0xfd
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grub> <i>setup (hd0)</i>
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Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
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Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
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Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
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Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded.
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succeeded
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Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p (hd0,0)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/
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grub/menu.lst"... succeeded
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Done.
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grub> <i>quit</i>
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<pre caption="Install grub on both disks" test="contains(func:keyval('root'),'md')">
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livecd conf.d # <i>grub</i>
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Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
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grub> <i>root (hd0,0)</i>
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Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0xfd
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grub> <i>setup (hd0)</i>
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Checking if "/boot/grub/stage1" exists... yes
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Checking if "/boot/grub/stage2" exists... yes
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Checking if "/boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5" exists... yes
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Running "embed /boot/grub/e2fs_stage1_5 (hd0)"... 16 sectors are embedded.
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succeeded
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Running "install /boot/grub/stage1 (hd0) (hd0)1+16 p (hd0,0)/boot/grub/stage2 /boot/
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grub/menu.lst"... succeeded
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Done.
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grub> <i>root (hd1,0)</i>
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Filesystem type is ext2fs, partition type 0xfd
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grub> <i>setup (hd1)</i>
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grub> <i>quit</i>
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