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<included> |
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<version>4</version> |
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<date>2011-08-23</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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</pre> |
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</body> |
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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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</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>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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</pre> |
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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 init.d</i> |
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livecd init.d # <i>ln -s net.lo net.eth0</i> |
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livecd init.d # <i>cd ../conf.d</i> |
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livecd conf.d # <i>echo 'config_eth0="192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 brd 192.168.1.255"' >> 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, add it to /etc/conf.d/modules</comment> |
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livecd conf.d # <i>echo 'modules="r8169"' >> /etc/conf.d/modules</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/timezone</path> to define the time zone you used |
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previously. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Edit /etc/timezone"> |
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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> and |
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<path>/etc/conf.d/keymaps</path> and edit any of those files if required. |
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</p> |
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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/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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<body test="func:keyval('raid+lvm')='yes'"> |
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<p> |
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Install RAID and LVM2 utilities. |
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</p> |
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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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</pre> |
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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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</note> |
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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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</p> |
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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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</pre> |
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</body> |
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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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<p> |
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Emerge <c>grub</c> and configure it. Do not forget to update the necessary boot |
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parameters if you are using an initramfs. |
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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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user 0m39.460s |
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sys 0m15.280s |
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livecd conf.d # <i>nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf</i> |
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</pre> |
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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> |
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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> |
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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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</pre> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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