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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
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| 11 | <version>2.4</version> |
11 | <version>2.5</version> |
| 12 | <date>2005-05-24</date> |
12 | <date>2005-08-01</date> |
| 13 | |
13 | |
| 14 | <section> |
14 | <section> |
| 15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
| 16 | <subsection> |
16 | <subsection> |
| 17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
| 18 | <body> |
18 | <body> |
| 19 | |
19 | |
| 20 | <p> |
20 | <p> |
| 21 | Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to |
21 | Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to |
| 22 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. |
22 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. |
| 23 | </p> |
23 | </p> |
| 24 | |
24 | |
| 25 | </body> |
25 | </body> |
| 26 | </subsection> |
26 | </subsection> |
| 27 | <subsection> |
27 | <subsection> |
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| 489 | <p> |
489 | <p> |
| 490 | Now to boot an Alpha Installation CD, put the CD-ROM in the tray and reboot the |
490 | Now to boot an Alpha Installation CD, put the CD-ROM in the tray and reboot the |
| 491 | system. You can use SRM to boot the Installation CD. If you cannot do that, you |
491 | system. You can use SRM to boot the Installation CD. If you cannot do that, you |
| 492 | will have to use <c>MILO</c>. If you don't have <c>MILO</c> installed already, |
492 | will have to use <c>MILO</c>. If you don't have <c>MILO</c> installed already, |
| 493 | use one of the precompiled <c>MILO</c> images available on <uri |
493 | use one of the precompiled <c>MILO</c> images available on <uri |
| 494 | link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/milo/">taviso's homepage</uri>. |
494 | link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/milo/">taviso's homepage</uri>. |
| 495 | </p> |
495 | </p> |
| 496 | |
496 | |
| 497 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using SRM"> |
497 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using SRM"> |
| 498 | <comment>(List available hardware drives)</comment> |
498 | <comment>(List available hardware drives)</comment> |
| 499 | >>> <i>show device</i> |
499 | >>> <i>show device</i> |
| 500 | dkb0.0.1.4.0 DKB0 TOSHIBA CDROM |
500 | dkb0.0.1.4.0 DKB0 TOSHIBA CDROM |
| 501 | <comment>(...)</comment> |
501 | <comment>(...)</comment> |
| 502 | <comment>(Substitute dkb0 with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> |
502 | <comment>(Substitute dkb0 with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> |
| 503 | >>> <i>boot dkb0 -flags 0</i> |
503 | >>> <i>boot dkb0 -flags 0</i> |
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504 | <comment>To boot the 2.4 kernel instead of the default 2.6 kernel use:</comment> |
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505 | >>> <i>boot dkb -flags 1</i> |
| 504 | </pre> |
506 | </pre> |
| 505 | |
507 | |
| 506 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using MILO"> |
508 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using MILO"> |
| 507 | <comment>(Substitute hdb with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> |
509 | <comment>(Substitute hdb with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> |
| 508 | MILO> <i>boot hdb:/boot/gentoo initrd=/boot/gentoo.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs cdroot</i> |
510 | MILO> <i>boot hdb:/boot/gentoo_2.6 initrd=/boot/gentoo_2_6.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs cdroot</i> |
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511 | <comment>To boot the 2.4 kernel instead of the default 2.6 kernel use:</comment> |
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512 | MILO> <i>boot hdb:/boot/gentoo_2.4 initrd=/boot/gentoo_2_4.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs cdroot</i> |
| 509 | </pre> |
513 | </pre> |
| 510 | |
514 | |
| 511 | <p> |
515 | <p> |
| 512 | You should have a root ("#") prompt on the current console and can also switch |
516 | You should have a root ("#") prompt on the current console and can also switch |
| 513 | to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get back to the one you |
517 | to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get back to the one you |
| 514 | started on by pressing Alt-F1. |
518 | started on by pressing Alt-F1. |
| 515 | </p> |
519 | </p> |
| 516 | |
520 | |
| 517 | <p> |
521 | <p> |
| 518 | Now continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>. |
522 | Now continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>. |
| 519 | </p> |
523 | </p> |
| 520 | |
524 | |
| 521 | </body> |
525 | </body> |
| 522 | </subsection> |
526 | </subsection> |
| 523 | <subsection id="hardware"> |
527 | <subsection id="hardware"> |
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