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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
| 10 | <section> |
10 | <section> |
| 11 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
11 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
| 12 | <subsection> |
12 | <subsection> |
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| 95 | power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great |
95 | power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great |
| 96 | installation method for those who would like to know more about the |
96 | installation method for those who would like to know more about the |
| 97 | inner workings of Gentoo Linux. |
97 | inner workings of Gentoo Linux. |
| 98 | </p> |
98 | </p> |
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100 | <p> |
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101 | A <e>stage1</e> installation can only be performed when you have a working |
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102 | Internet connection. |
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103 | </p> |
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104 | |
| 100 | <table> |
105 | <table> |
| 101 | <tr> |
106 | <tr> |
| 102 | <th>Stage1</th> |
107 | <th>Stage1</th> |
| 103 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
108 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
| 104 | </tr> |
109 | </tr> |
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| 125 | <th>-</th> |
130 | <th>-</th> |
| 126 | <ti> |
131 | <ti> |
| 127 | If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is probably a waste of time |
132 | If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is probably a waste of time |
| 128 | </ti> |
133 | </ti> |
| 129 | </tr> |
134 | </tr> |
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135 | <tr> |
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136 | <th>-</th> |
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137 | <ti> |
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138 | Not suitable for networkless installations |
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139 | </ti> |
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140 | </tr> |
| 130 | </table> |
141 | </table> |
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| 132 | <p> |
143 | <p> |
| 133 | <e>Stage2</e> installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process and doing this |
144 | <e>Stage2</e> installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process and doing this |
| 134 | is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose |
145 | is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose |
| 135 | for your particular <e>stage2</e> tarball. |
146 | for your particular <e>stage2</e> tarball. |
| 136 | </p> |
147 | </p> |
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149 | <p> |
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150 | A <e>stage2</e> installation can only be performed when you have a working |
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151 | Internet connection. |
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152 | </p> |
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| 138 | <table> |
154 | <table> |
| 139 | <tr> |
155 | <tr> |
| 140 | <th>Stage2</th> |
156 | <th>Stage2</th> |
| 141 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
157 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
| 142 | </tr> |
158 | </tr> |
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| 161 | <ti>It's not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti> |
177 | <ti>It's not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti> |
| 162 | </tr> |
178 | </tr> |
| 163 | <tr> |
179 | <tr> |
| 164 | <th>-</th> |
180 | <th>-</th> |
| 165 | <ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti> |
181 | <ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti> |
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182 | </tr> |
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183 | <tr> |
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184 | <th>-</th> |
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185 | <ti> |
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186 | Not suitable for networkless installations |
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187 | </ti> |
| 166 | </tr> |
188 | </tr> |
| 167 | </table> |
189 | </table> |
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| 169 | <p> |
191 | <p> |
| 170 | Choosing to go with a <e>stage3</e> allows for the fastest install of Gentoo |
192 | Choosing to go with a <e>stage3</e> allows for the fastest install of Gentoo |
| 171 | Linux, but also means that your base system will have the optimization |
193 | Linux, but also means that your base system will have the optimization |
| 172 | settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings |
194 | settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings |
| 173 | and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining |
195 | and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining |
| 174 | stability). <e>stage3</e> is also required if you want to install Gentoo using |
196 | stability). <e>stage3</e> is also required if you want to install Gentoo using |
| 175 | prebuilt packages. |
197 | prebuilt packages or without a network connection. |
| 176 | </p> |
198 | </p> |
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199 | |
| 178 | <table> |
200 | <table> |
| 179 | <tr> |
201 | <tr> |
| 180 | <th>Stage3</th> |
202 | <th>Stage3</th> |
| 181 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
203 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
| 182 | </tr> |
204 | </tr> |
| 183 | <tr> |
205 | <tr> |
| 184 | <th>+</th> |
206 | <th>+</th> |
| 185 | <ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti> |
207 | <ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti> |
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208 | </tr> |
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209 | <tr> |
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210 | <th>+</th> |
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211 | <ti>Suitable for networkless installations</ti> |
| 186 | </tr> |
212 | </tr> |
| 187 | <tr> |
213 | <tr> |
| 188 | <th>-</th> |
214 | <th>-</th> |
| 189 | <ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti> |
215 | <ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti> |
| 190 | </tr> |
216 | </tr> |
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| 255 | <p> |
281 | <p> |
| 256 | In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can |
282 | In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can |
| 257 | check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as |
283 | check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as |
| 258 | <path>gentoo-alpha-1.4rc1-test3.iso.bz2.md5sum</path>). You can check the MD5 |
284 | <path>gentoo-alpha-1.4rc1-test3.iso.bz2.md5sum</path>). You can check the MD5 |
| 259 | checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
285 | checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
| 260 | link="http://www.md5summer.org">md5summer</uri> for Windows. |
286 | link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. |
| 261 | </p> |
287 | </p> |
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| 263 | <p> |
289 | <p> |
| 264 | Once downloaded, decompress the ISO file (as it is stored in a compressed format |
290 | Once downloaded, decompress the ISO file (as it is stored in a compressed format |
| 265 | using the Burrows-Wheeler text compression algorithm) using <c>bunzip2</c> (on |
291 | using the Burrows-Wheeler text compression algorithm) using <c>bunzip2</c> (on |
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| 269 | <pre caption="Decompressing the iso.bz2 file"> |
295 | <pre caption="Decompressing the iso.bz2 file"> |
| 270 | # <i>bunzip2 gentoo-alpha-1.4rc1-test3.iso.bz2</i> |
296 | # <i>bunzip2 gentoo-alpha-1.4rc1-test3.iso.bz2</i> |
| 271 | </pre> |
297 | </pre> |
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| 273 | <p> |
299 | <p> |
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300 | Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to |
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301 | verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with |
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302 | <path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key: |
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303 | </p> |
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305 | <pre caption="Obtaining the public key"> |
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306 | $ <i>gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 17072058</i> |
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307 | </pre> |
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309 | <p> |
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310 | Now verify the signature: |
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311 | </p> |
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313 | <pre caption="Verify the cryptographic signature"> |
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314 | $ <i>gpg --verify <signature file> <downloaded iso></i> |
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315 | </pre> |
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317 | <p> |
| 274 | To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you |
318 | To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you |
| 275 | do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss a couple of popular |
319 | do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and |
| 276 | tools on how to do this. |
320 | <c>K3B</c> here; more information can be found in our <uri |
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321 | link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>. |
| 277 | </p> |
322 | </p> |
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323 | |
| 279 | <ul> |
324 | <ul> |
| 280 | <li> |
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| 281 | With EasyCD Creator you select <c>File</c>, <c>Record CD |
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| 282 | from CD image</c>. Then you change the <c>Files of type</c> to <c>ISO image |
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| 283 | file</c>. Then locate the ISO file and click <c>Open</c>. When you click on |
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| 284 | <c>Start recording</c> the ISO image will be burned correctly onto the CD-R. |
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| 285 | </li> |
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| 286 | <li> |
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| 287 | With Nero Burning ROM, select <c>File</c>, <c>Burn CD image</c>. Set the |
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| 288 | type of file to <c>*.*</c> and select the ISO file. Older versions of Nero |
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| 289 | will tell you they don't recognize the format -- confirm here, it does |
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| 290 | recognize it but doesn't know it yet :) In the next dialog, set the |
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| 291 | following parameters: |
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| 292 | <ul> |
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| 293 | <li>Type of image: <c>Data Mode 1</c></li> |
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| 294 | <li>Block size: <c>2048 bytes</c></li> |
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| 295 | <li>File precursor and length of the image trailer: <c>0 bytes</c></li> |
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| 296 | <li>Scrambled: <c>no</c></li> |
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| 297 | <li>Swapped: <c>no</c></li> |
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| 298 | </ul> |
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| 299 | Now click on <c>OK</c> and then <c>Burn</c> (the CD-R) |
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| 300 | </li> |
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| 301 | <li> |
325 | <li> |
| 302 | With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc</c> (replace |
326 | With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc</c> (replace |
| 303 | <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device path) followed |
327 | <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device path) followed |
| 304 | by the path to the ISO file :) |
328 | by the path to the ISO file :) |
| 305 | </li> |
329 | </li> |
| 306 | <li> |
330 | <li> |
| 307 | With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. The |
331 | With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. Then |
| 308 | under the 'Image to Burn' area, locate the ISO file. Finally click |
332 | you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click |
| 309 | <c>Start</c>. |
333 | <c>Start</c>. |
| 310 | </li> |
334 | </li> |
| 311 | </ul> |
335 | </ul> |
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336 | |
| 313 | </body> |
337 | </body> |
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