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11 | <version>12</version> |
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12 | <date>2011-02-26</date> |
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| 10 | <section> |
14 | <section> |
| 11 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
| 12 | <subsection> |
16 | <subsection> |
| 13 | <title>Introduction</title> |
17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
| 14 | <body> |
18 | <body> |
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19 | |
| 16 | <p> |
20 | <p> |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. This of course depends on your |
22 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. |
| 19 | architecture. |
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23 | </p> |
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24 | |
| 22 | </body> |
25 | </body> |
| 23 | </subsection> |
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| 24 | <subsection> |
26 | </subsection> |
| 25 | <title>The Alpha Architecture</title> |
27 | <subsection> |
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28 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
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29 | <body> |
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31 | <table> |
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32 | <tr> |
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33 | <th>CPU</th> |
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34 | <ti> |
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35 | Please check with the <uri |
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36 | link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/FAQ-5.html">Alpha/Linux FAQ</uri> |
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37 | </ti> |
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38 | </tr> |
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39 | <tr> |
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40 | <th>Memory</th> |
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41 | <ti>64 MB</ti> |
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42 | </tr> |
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43 | <tr> |
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44 | <th>Diskspace</th> |
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45 | <ti>1.5 GB (excluding swap space)</ti> |
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46 | </tr> |
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47 | <tr> |
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48 | <th>Swap space</th> |
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49 | <ti>At least 256 MB</ti> |
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50 | </tr> |
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51 | </table> |
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52 | |
| 26 | <body> |
53 | </body> |
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54 | </subsection> |
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55 | </section> |
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56 | |
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57 | <section> |
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58 | <title>The Gentoo Installation CD</title> |
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59 | <subsection> |
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60 | <title>Introduction</title> |
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61 | <body> |
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62 | |
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63 | <p> |
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64 | The <e>Gentoo Installation CDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a |
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65 | self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD. |
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66 | During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers |
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67 | are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers. |
| 28 | <p> |
68 | </p> |
| 29 | Check the following requirements before you |
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| 30 | continue with the Gentoo installation: |
70 | <p> |
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71 | All Installation CDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your |
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72 | partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. |
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73 | </p> |
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74 | |
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75 | <!-- |
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76 | <impo> |
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77 | If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, please use |
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78 | the installation instructions described in the <uri |
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79 | link="2008.0/index.xml">Gentoo 2008.0 Handbooks</uri>. |
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80 | </impo> |
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81 | |
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82 | <p> |
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83 | The two Installation CDs we currently provide are: |
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84 | </p> |
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85 | |
| 33 | <ul> |
86 | <ul> |
| 34 | <li> |
87 | <li> |
| 35 | You need at least 1 Gb of free disk space |
88 | The Gentoo Minimal Installation CD, a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD which |
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89 | sole purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and continue |
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90 | with the Gentoo installation. |
| 36 | </li> |
91 | </li> |
| 37 | <li> |
92 | <li> |
| 38 | For the <e>Alpha architecture</e>, you should check with the <uri |
93 | The Gentoo Universal Installation CD, a bootable CD with the same abilities |
| 39 | link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/FAQ-5.html">Alpha/Linux FAQ</uri> |
94 | as the Minimal Installation CD. Additionally, it contains several stage3 |
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95 | tarballs (optimized for the individual subarchitectures). |
| 40 | </li> |
96 | </li> |
| 41 | </ul> |
97 | </ul> |
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99 | <p> |
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100 | To help you decide which Installation CD you need, we have written down the |
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101 | major advantages and disadvantages of each Installation CD. |
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102 | </p> |
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103 | --> |
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104 | |
| 43 | </body> |
105 | </body> |
| 44 | </subsection> |
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| 45 | </section> |
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| 46 | <section> |
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| 47 | <title>Make your Choice</title> |
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| 48 | <subsection> |
106 | </subsection> |
| 49 | <title>Introduction</title> |
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| 50 | <body> |
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| 52 | <p> |
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| 53 | Still interested in trying out Gentoo? Well, then it is now time to |
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| 54 | choose the installation medium you want to use. Yes, you have the |
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| 55 | choice, no, they are not all equal, and yes, the result is always the same: a |
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| 56 | Gentoo base system. |
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| 57 | </p> |
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| 59 | <p> |
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| 60 | The installation media we will describe are: |
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| 61 | </p> |
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| 63 | <ul> |
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| 64 | <li>The Gentoo Alpha LiveCD</li> |
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| 65 | </ul> |
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| 67 | <p> |
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| 68 | Before we continue, let's explain our three-stage installation. |
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| 69 | </p> |
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| 71 | </body> |
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| 72 | </subsection> |
107 | <subsection> |
| 73 | <subsection> |
108 | <title>Gentoo Minimal Installation CD</title> |
| 74 | <title>The Three Stages</title> |
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| 75 | <body> |
109 | <body> |
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| 77 | <p> |
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| 78 | Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three <e>stage</e> tarball files. |
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| 79 | The one you choose depends on how much of the system you want to compile |
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| 80 | yourself. The <e>stage1</e> tarball is used when you want to bootstrap and |
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| 81 | build the entire system from scratch. The <e>stage2</e> tarball is used for |
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| 82 | building the entire system from a bootstrapped "semi-compiled" state. |
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| 83 | The <e>stage3</e> tarball already contains a basic Gentoo Linux system that has |
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| 84 | been built for you. |
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| 85 | </p> |
111 | <p> |
| 86 | |
112 | The Minimal Installation CD is called <c><keyval id="min-cd-name"/></c> and |
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113 | takes up only <keyval id="min-cd-size"/> MB of diskspace. You can use this |
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114 | Installation CD to install Gentoo, but <e>only</e> with a working Internet |
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115 | connection. |
| 87 | <p> |
116 | </p> |
| 88 | Now what stage do you have to choose? |
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| 91 | <p> |
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| 92 | Starting from a <e>stage1</e> allows you to have total control over the |
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| 93 | optimization settings and optional build-time functionality that is |
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| 94 | initially enabled on your system. This makes <e>stage1</e> installs good for |
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| 95 | power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great |
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| 96 | installation method for those who would like to know more about the |
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| 97 | inner workings of Gentoo Linux. |
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| 98 | </p> |
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| 99 | |
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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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118 | <table> |
| 106 | <tr> |
119 | <tr> |
| 107 | <th>Stage1</th> |
120 | <th>Minimal Installation CD</th> |
| 108 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
121 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
| 109 | </tr> |
122 | </tr> |
| 110 | <tr> |
123 | <tr> |
| 111 | <th>+</th> |
124 | <th>+</th> |
| 112 | <ti> |
125 | <ti>Smallest download</ti> |
| 113 | Allows you to have total control over the optimization settings and optional |
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| 114 | build-time functionality that is initially enabled on your system |
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| 115 | </ti> |
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| 116 | </tr> |
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| 118 | <th>+</th> |
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| 119 | <ti>Suitable for powerusers that know what they are doing</ti> |
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| 120 | </tr> |
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| 122 | <th>+</th> |
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| 123 | <ti>Allows you to learn more about the inner workings of Gentoo</ti> |
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| 124 | </tr> |
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| 126 | <th>-</th> |
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| 127 | <ti>Takes a long time to finish the installation</ti> |
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| 128 | </tr> |
126 | </tr> |
| 129 | <tr> |
127 | <tr> |
| 130 | <th>-</th> |
128 | <th>-</th> |
| 131 | <ti> |
129 | <ti> |
| 132 | If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is probably a waste of time |
130 | Contains no stage3 tarball, no Portage snapshot, no prebuilt packages and is |
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131 | therefore not suitable for networkless installation |
| 133 | </ti> |
132 | </ti> |
| 134 | </tr> |
133 | </tr> |
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134 | </table> |
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135 | |
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136 | </body> |
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137 | </subsection> |
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138 | <subsection> |
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139 | <title>Gentoo's Universal Installation CD</title> |
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140 | <body> |
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142 | <p> |
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143 | The Universal Installation CD is called <c>install-alpha-universal-2008.0.iso</c> |
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144 | and consumes about 316 MB on a CD. You can use this Installation CD to install |
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145 | Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo without a working internet |
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146 | connection. |
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147 | </p> |
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148 | |
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149 | <table> |
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150 | <tr> |
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151 | <th>Universal Installation CD</th> |
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152 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
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153 | </tr> |
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154 | <tr> |
| 136 | <th>-</th> |
155 | <ti>+</ti> |
| 137 | <ti> |
156 | <ti> |
| 138 | Not suitable for networkless installations |
157 | Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network |
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158 | connection. |
| 139 | </ti> |
159 | </ti> |
| 140 | </tr> |
160 | </tr> |
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161 | <tr> |
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162 | <ti>-</ti> |
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163 | <ti> |
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164 | Huge download |
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165 | </ti> |
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166 | </tr> |
| 141 | </table> |
167 | </table> |
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| 144 | <e>Stage2</e> installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process and doing this |
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| 145 | is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose |
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| 146 | for your particular <e>stage2</e> tarball. |
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| 147 | </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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| 156 | <th>Stage2</th> |
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| 157 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
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| 160 | <th>+</th> |
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| 161 | <ti>You don't need to bootstrap</ti> |
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| 164 | <th>+</th> |
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| 165 | <ti>Faster than starting with stage1</ti> |
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| 168 | <th>+</th> |
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| 169 | <ti>You can still tweak your settings</ti> |
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| 172 | <th>-</th> |
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| 173 | <ti>You cannot tweak as much as with a stage1</ti> |
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| 176 | <th>-</th> |
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| 177 | <ti>It's not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti> |
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| 180 | <th>-</th> |
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| 181 | <ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti> |
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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> |
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| 191 | <p> |
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| 192 | Choosing to go with a <e>stage3</e> allows for the fastest install of Gentoo |
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| 193 | Linux, but also means that your base system will have the optimization |
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| 194 | settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings |
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| 195 | and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining |
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| 196 | stability). <e>stage3</e> is also required if you want to install Gentoo using |
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| 197 | prebuilt packages or without a network connection. |
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| 198 | </p> |
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| 202 | <th>Stage3</th> |
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| 203 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
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| 206 | <th>+</th> |
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| 207 | <ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti> |
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| 210 | <th>+</th> |
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| 211 | <ti>Suitable for networkless installations</ti> |
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| 214 | <th>-</th> |
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| 215 | <ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti> |
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| 216 | </tr> |
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| 218 | <th>-</th> |
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| 219 | <ti>You cannot brag about having used stage1 or stage2</ti> |
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| 220 | </tr> |
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| 223 | <p> |
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| 224 | Write down (or remember) what stage you want to use. You need this later when |
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| 225 | you decide what LiveCD (or other installation medium) you want to use. You might |
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| 226 | be interested to know that, if you decide to use different optimization settings |
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| 227 | after having installed Gentoo, you will be able to recompile your entire system |
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| 228 | with the new optimization settings. |
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| 229 | </p> |
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| 231 | <p> |
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| 232 | Now take a look at the available installation media. |
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| 233 | </p> |
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| 235 | </body> |
169 | </body> |
| 236 | </subsection> |
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| 237 | <subsection> |
170 | </subsection> |
| 238 | <title>The Gentoo Alpha LiveCD</title> |
171 | |
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172 | <subsection> |
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173 | <title>Other CDs</title> |
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174 | <body> |
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176 | <p> |
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177 | You might find a Package CD on one of our mirrors. This CD is not an |
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178 | Installation CD but an additional resource that can be exploited during a |
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179 | networkless installation. It contains prebuilt packages (also known as the GRP |
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180 | set) that allow you to easily and quickly install additional applications |
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181 | (such as OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the networkless |
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182 | Gentoo installation. |
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183 | </p> |
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184 | |
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185 | <p> |
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186 | If you intend to use the Packages CD to quickly install additional software, |
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187 | make sure that you use the same subarchitecture as the stage3 tarball you use. |
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188 | </p> |
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189 | --> |
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190 | </body> |
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191 | </subsection> |
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192 | <subsection> |
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193 | <title>The Stage3 Tarball</title> |
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194 | <body> |
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| 242 | The <e>Gentoo Alpha LiveCD</e> is a bootable CD which contain a |
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| 243 | self-sustained Gentoo environment. It allows you to boot Linux from the CD. |
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| 244 | During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers |
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| 245 | are loaded. It is maintained by Gentoo developers. |
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| 246 | </p> |
196 | <p> |
| 247 | |
197 | A stage3 tarball is an archive containing a minimal Gentoo environment, suitable |
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198 | to continue the Gentoo installation using the instructions in this manual. |
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199 | Previously, the Gentoo Handbook described the installation using one of three |
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200 | stage tarballs. While Gentoo still offers stage1 and stage2 tarballs, the |
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201 | official installation method uses the stage3 tarball. If you are interested in |
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202 | performing a Gentoo installation using a stage1 or stage2 tarball, please read |
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203 | the Gentoo FAQ on <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#stage12">How do I Install Gentoo |
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204 | Using a Stage1 or Stage2 Tarball?</uri> |
| 248 | <p> |
205 | </p> |
| 249 | The <e>Gentoo Alpha LiveCD</e> is a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD which sole |
206 | |
| 250 | purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and continue with the |
207 | <p> |
| 251 | Gentoo installation. It does not contain any stages (or, in some cases, a |
208 | Stage3 tarballs can be downloaded from <path><keyval |
| 252 | single stage1 file), source code or precompiled packages. For example the |
209 | id="release-dir"/>current-stage3/</path> on any of the <uri |
| 253 | alpha variant of this LiveCD can be found in the |
210 | link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">Official Gentoo Mirrors</uri> and are not provided |
| 254 | <path>releases/1.4_rc1/alpha</path> subdirectory and is called |
211 | on the LiveCD. |
| 255 | <c>gentoo-alpha-1.4rc1-test3.iso.bz2</c>. |
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| 256 | </p> |
212 | </p> |
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213 | |
| 258 | </body> |
214 | </body> |
| 259 | </subsection> |
215 | </subsection> |
| 260 | </section> |
216 | </section> |
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217 | <!-- STOP --> |
| 261 | <section> |
218 | <section> |
| 262 | <title>Download, Burn and Boot the Gentoo LiveCD</title> |
219 | <title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo Installation CD</title> |
| 263 | <subsection> |
220 | <subsection> |
| 264 | <title>Downloading and Burning the LiveCDs</title> |
221 | <title>Downloading and Burning the Installation CDs</title> |
| 265 | <body> |
222 | <body> |
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223 | |
| 267 | <p> |
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| 268 | You have chosen to use a Gentoo LiveCD (if not, then you are reading the |
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| 269 | wrong document). We'll first start by downloading and burning the chosen |
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| 270 | LiveCD. |
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| 271 | </p> |
224 | <p> |
| 272 | |
225 | You have chosen to use a Gentoo Installation CD. We'll first start by |
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226 | downloading and burning the chosen Installation CD. We previously discussed |
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227 | the several available Installation CDs, but where can you find them? |
| 273 | <p> |
228 | </p> |
| 274 | Visit one of our <uri |
229 | |
| 275 | link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri> and go to |
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| 276 | <path>releases/1.4rc1/alpha</path> which is where the LiveCD(s) of your choice |
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| 277 | are located. Inside that directory you'll find so-called ISO-files. Those are |
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| 278 | full CD images which you can write on a CD-R. |
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| 279 | </p> |
230 | <p> |
| 280 | |
231 | You can download any of the Installation CDs from one of our <uri |
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232 | link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The Installation CDs are located in |
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233 | the <path><keyval id="release-dir"/>current-iso/</path> directory. |
| 281 | <p> |
234 | </p> |
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235 | |
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236 | <p> |
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237 | Inside that directory you'll find ISO files. Those are full CD images which you |
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238 | can write on a CD-R. |
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239 | </p> |
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240 | |
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241 | <p> |
| 282 | In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can |
242 | In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check |
| 283 | check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as |
243 | its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as |
| 284 | <path>gentoo-alpha-1.4rc1-test3.iso.bz2.md5sum</path>). You can check the MD5 |
244 | <path><keyval id="min-cd-name"/>.DIGESTS</path>). You can check the MD5 checksum |
| 285 | checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
245 | with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
| 286 | link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. |
246 | link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. |
| 287 | </p> |
247 | </p> |
| 288 | |
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| 289 | <p> |
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| 290 | Once downloaded, decompress the ISO file (as it is stored in a compressed format |
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| 291 | using the Burrows-Wheeler text compression algorithm) using <c>bunzip2</c> (on |
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| 292 | Unix/Linux systems): |
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| 293 | </p> |
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| 294 | |
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| 295 | <pre caption="Decompressing the iso.bz2 file"> |
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| 296 | # <i>bunzip2 gentoo-alpha-1.4rc1-test3.iso.bz2</i> |
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| 297 | </pre> |
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| 298 | |
248 | |
| 299 | <p> |
249 | <p> |
| 300 | Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to |
250 | Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to |
| 301 | verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with |
251 | verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with |
| 302 | <path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key: |
252 | <path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key: |
| 303 | </p> |
253 | </p> |
| 304 | |
254 | |
| 305 | <pre caption="Obtaining the public key"> |
255 | <pre caption="Obtaining the public key"> |
| 306 | $ <i>gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 17072058</i> |
256 | $ <i>gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 2D182910</i> |
| 307 | </pre> |
257 | </pre> |
| 308 | |
258 | |
| 309 | <p> |
259 | <p> |
| 310 | Now verify the signature: |
260 | Now verify the signature: |
| 311 | </p> |
261 | </p> |
| 312 | |
262 | |
| 313 | <pre caption="Verify the cryptographic signature"> |
263 | <pre caption="Verify the files"> |
| 314 | $ <i>gpg --verify <signature file> <downloaded iso></i> |
264 | <comment>(Verify the cryptographic signature)</comment> |
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265 | $ <i>gpg --verify <downloaded iso.DIGESTS.asc></i> |
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266 | <comment>(Verify the checksum)</comment> |
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267 | $ <i>sha1sum -c <downloaded iso.DIGESTS.asc></i> |
| 315 | </pre> |
268 | </pre> |
| 316 | |
269 | |
| 317 | <p> |
270 | <p> |
| 318 | To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you |
271 | To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you |
| 319 | do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and |
272 | do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and |
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| 321 | link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>. |
274 | link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>. |
| 322 | </p> |
275 | </p> |
| 323 | |
276 | |
| 324 | <ul> |
277 | <ul> |
| 325 | <li> |
278 | <li> |
| 326 | With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc</c> (replace |
279 | With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc <downloaded iso |
| 327 | <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device path) followed |
280 | file></c> (replace <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's |
| 328 | by the path to the ISO file :) |
281 | device path). |
| 329 | </li> |
282 | </li> |
| 330 | <li> |
283 | <li> |
| 331 | With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. Then |
284 | With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>Burn CD Image</c>. Then you can locate |
| 332 | you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click |
285 | your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click <c>Start</c>. |
| 333 | <c>Start</c>. |
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| 334 | </li> |
286 | </li> |
| 335 | </ul> |
287 | </ul> |
| 336 | |
288 | |
| 337 | </body> |
289 | </body> |
| 338 | </subsection> |
290 | </subsection> |
| 339 | <subsection> |
291 | <subsection> |
| 340 | <title>Booting the Alpha LiveCD(s)</title> |
292 | <title>Booting the Installation CD</title> |
| 341 | <body> |
293 | <body> |
| 342 | |
294 | |
| 343 | <p> |
295 | <p> |
| 344 | When your Alpha is powered on, the first thing that gets started is the |
296 | When your Alpha is powered on, the first thing that gets started is the |
| 345 | firmware. It is loosely synonymous with the BIOS software on PC systems. There |
297 | firmware. It is loosely synonymous with the BIOS software on PC systems. There |
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| 347 | Manual</e>) and ARC (<e>Advanced Risc Console</e>). |
299 | Manual</e>) and ARC (<e>Advanced Risc Console</e>). |
| 348 | </p> |
300 | </p> |
| 349 | |
301 | |
| 350 | <p> |
302 | <p> |
| 351 | SRM is based on the Alpha Console Subsystem specification, which provides an |
303 | SRM is based on the Alpha Console Subsystem specification, which provides an |
| 352 | operating environment for OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, and Linux operating systems. ARM |
304 | operating environment for OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, and Linux operating systems. ARC |
| 353 | is based on the Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) specification, which provides |
305 | is based on the Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) specification, which provides |
| 354 | an operating environment for Windows NT. You can find a |
306 | an operating environment for Windows NT. You can find a |
| 355 | <uri link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/SRM-HOWTO/">detailed guide</uri> on |
307 | <uri link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/SRM-HOWTO/">detailed guide</uri> on |
| 356 | using SRM over at the Alpha Linux website. |
308 | using SRM over at the Alpha Linux website. |
| 357 | </p> |
309 | </p> |
| 358 | |
310 | |
| 359 | <p> |
311 | <p> |
| 360 | If your Alpha system supports both SRC and ARCs (ARC, AlphaBIOS, ARCSBIOS) you |
312 | If your Alpha system supports both SRM and ARCs (ARC, AlphaBIOS, ARCSBIOS) you |
| 361 | should follow <uri link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/x31.html">these |
313 | should follow <uri link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/x31.html">these |
| 362 | instructions</uri> for switching to SRM. If your system already uses SRM, you |
314 | instructions</uri> for switching to SRM. If your system already uses SRM, you |
| 363 | are all set. If your system can only use ARCs (Ruffian, nautilus, xl, etc.) you |
315 | are all set. If your system can only use ARCs (Ruffian, nautilus, xl, etc.) you |
| 364 | will need to choose <c>MILO</c> later on when we are talking about bootloaders. |
316 | will need to choose <c>MILO</c> later on when we are talking about bootloaders. |
| 365 | </p> |
317 | </p> |
| 366 | |
318 | |
| 367 | <p> |
319 | <p> |
| 368 | Now to boot an Alpha LiveCD, put the CD-ROM in the tray and reboot the system. |
320 | Now to boot an Alpha Installation CD, put the CD-ROM in the tray and reboot the |
| 369 | You can use SRM to boot the LiveCD. If you cannot do that, you will have to use |
321 | system. You can use SRM to boot the Installation CD. If you cannot do that, you |
| 370 | <c>MILO</c>. If you don't have <c>MILO</c> installed already, use one of the |
322 | will have to use <c>MILO</c>. |
| 371 | precompiled <c>MILO</c> images available on <uri |
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| 372 | link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/milo/">taviso's homepage</uri>. |
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| 373 | </p> |
323 | </p> |
| 374 | |
324 | |
| 375 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using SRM"> |
325 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using SRM"> |
| 376 | <comment>(List available hardware drives)</comment> |
326 | <comment>(List available hardware drives)</comment> |
| 377 | >>> <i>show device</i> |
327 | >>> <i>show device</i> |
| 378 | dkb0.0.1.4.0 DKB0 TOSHIBA CDROM |
328 | dkb0.0.1.4.0 DKB0 TOSHIBA CDROM |
| 379 | <comment>(...)</comment> |
329 | <comment>(...)</comment> |
| 380 | <comment>(Substitute dkb0 with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> |
330 | <comment>(Substitute dkb0 with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> |
| 381 | >>> <i>boot dkb0 -flags 0</i> |
331 | >>> <i>boot dkb0 -flags 0</i> |
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332 | <comment>(This flag will use serial port ttyS0 as the default console)</comment> |
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333 | >>> <i>boot dkb0 -flags 2</i> |
| 382 | </pre> |
334 | </pre> |
| 383 | |
335 | |
| 384 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using MILO"> |
336 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using MILO"> |
| 385 | <comment>(Substitute hdb with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> |
337 | <comment>(Substitute sdb with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> |
| 386 | MILO> <i>boot hdb:boot/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc</i> |
338 | MILO> <i>boot sdb:/boot/gentoo initrd=/boot/gentoo.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=squashfs loop=/image.squashfs cdroot</i> |
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339 | <comment>(Using serial port ttyS0 as the default console)</comment> |
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340 | MILO> <i>boot sdb:/boot/gentoo initrd=/boot/gentoo.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=squashfs loop=/image.squashfs console=ttyS0 cdroot</i> |
| 387 | </pre> |
341 | </pre> |
| 388 | |
342 | |
| 389 | <p> |
343 | <p> |
| 390 | You should have a root ("#") prompt on the current console and can also switch |
344 | You should have a root ("#") prompt on the current console and can also switch |
| 391 | to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get back to the one you |
345 | to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get back to the one you |
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| 396 | Now continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>. |
350 | Now continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>. |
| 397 | </p> |
351 | </p> |
| 398 | |
352 | |
| 399 | </body> |
353 | </body> |
| 400 | </subsection> |
354 | </subsection> |
| 401 | <subsection id="hardware"> |
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| 402 | <title>Extra Hardware Configuration</title> |
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| 403 | <body> |
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355 | |
| 405 | <p> |
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| 406 | When the Live CD boots, it tries to detect all your hardware devices and |
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| 407 | loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the |
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| 408 | vast majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases (the |
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| 409 | SPARC LiveCDs don't even do autodetection), it may not auto-load the kernel |
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| 410 | modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed some of your system's |
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| 411 | hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules manually. |
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| 412 | </p> |
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| 413 | |
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| 414 | <p> |
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| 415 | In the next example we try to load the <c>8139too</c> module (support for |
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| 416 | certain kinds of network interfaces): |
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| 417 | </p> |
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| 418 | |
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| 419 | <pre caption="Loading kernel modules"> |
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| 420 | # <i>modprobe 8139too</i> |
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| 421 | </pre> |
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| 422 | |
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| 423 | </body> |
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| 424 | </subsection> |
356 | <subsection> |
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357 | <include href="hb-install-bootconfig.xml"/> |
| 425 | <subsection> |
358 | </subsection> |
| 426 | <title>Optional: Tweaking Hard Disk Performance</title> |
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| 427 | <body> |
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| 428 | |
359 | |
| 429 | <p> |
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| 430 | If you are an advanced user, you might want to tweak the IDE hard disk |
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| 431 | performance using <c>hdparm</c>. With the <c>-tT</c> options you can |
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| 432 | test the performance of your disk (execute it several times to get a |
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| 433 | more precise impression): |
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| 434 | </p> |
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| 435 | |
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| 436 | <pre caption="Testing disk performance"> |
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| 437 | # <i>hdparm -tT /dev/hda</i> |
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| 438 | </pre> |
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| 439 | |
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| 440 | <p> |
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| 441 | To tweak, you can use any of the following examples (or experiment |
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| 442 | yourself) which use <path>/dev/hda</path> as disk (substitute with your |
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| 443 | disk): |
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| 444 | </p> |
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| 445 | |
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| 446 | <pre caption="Tweaking hard disk performance"> |
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| 447 | <comment>Activate DMA:</comment> # <i>hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda</i> |
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| 448 | <comment>Activate DMA + Safe Performance-enhancing Options:</comment> # <i>hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u 1 -a 64 /dev/hda</i> |
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| 449 | </pre> |
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| 450 | |
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| 451 | </body> |
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| 452 | </subsection> |
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| 453 | <subsection id="useraccounts"> |
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| 454 | <title>Optional: User Accounts</title> |
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| 455 | <body> |
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| 456 | |
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| 457 | <p> |
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| 458 | If you plan on giving other people access to your installation |
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| 459 | environment or you want to chat using <c>irssi</c> without root privileges (for |
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| 460 | security reasons), you need to create the necessary user accounts and change |
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| 461 | the root password. |
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| 462 | </p> |
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| 463 | |
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| 464 | <p> |
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| 465 | To change the root password, use the <c>passwd</c> utility: |
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| 466 | </p> |
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| 467 | |
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| 468 | <pre caption="Changing the root password"> |
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| 469 | # <i>passwd</i> |
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| 470 | New password: <comment>(Enter your new password)</comment> |
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| 471 | Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter your password)</comment> |
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| 472 | </pre> |
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| 473 | |
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| 474 | <p> |
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| 475 | To create a user account, we first enter their credentials, followed by |
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| 476 | its password. We use <c>useradd</c> and <c>passwd</c> for these tasks. |
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| 477 | In the next example, we create a user called "john". |
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| 478 | </p> |
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| 479 | |
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| 480 | <pre caption="Creating a user account"> |
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| 481 | # <i>useradd -m -G users john</i> |
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| 482 | # <i>passwd john</i> |
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| 483 | New password: <comment>(Enter john's password)</comment> |
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| 484 | Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter john's password)</comment> |
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| 485 | </pre> |
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| 486 | |
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| 487 | <p> |
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| 488 | You can change your user id from root to the newly created user by using |
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| 489 | <c>su</c>: |
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| 490 | </p> |
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| 491 | |
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| 492 | <pre caption="Changing user id"> |
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| 493 | # <i>su - john</i> |
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| 494 | </pre> |
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| 495 | |
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| 496 | </body> |
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| 497 | </subsection> |
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| 498 | <subsection> |
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| 499 | <title>Optional: Viewing Documentation while Installing</title> |
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| 500 | <body> |
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| 501 | |
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| 502 | <p> |
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| 503 | If you want to view the Gentoo Handbook (either from-CD or online) during the |
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| 504 | installation, make sure you have created a user account (see <uri |
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| 505 | link="#useraccounts">Optional: User Accounts</uri>). Then press <c>Alt-F2</c> to |
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| 506 | go to a new terminal and log in. |
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| 507 | </p> |
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| 508 | |
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| 509 | <p> |
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| 510 | If you want to view the documentation on the CD you can immediately run |
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| 511 | <c>lynx</c> to read it: |
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| 512 | </p> |
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| 513 | |
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| 514 | <pre caption="Viewing the on-CD documentation"> |
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| 515 | # <i>lynx /mnt/cdrom/docs/html/index.html</i> |
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| 516 | </pre> |
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| 517 | |
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| 518 | <p> |
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| 519 | However, it is preferred that you use the online Gentoo Handbook as it will be |
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| 520 | more recent than the one provided on the CD. You can view it using <c>lynx</c> |
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| 521 | as well, but only after having completed the <e>Configuring your Network</e> |
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| 522 | chapter (otherwise you won't be able to go on the Internet to view the |
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| 523 | document): |
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| 524 | </p> |
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| 525 | |
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| 526 | <pre caption="Viewing the Online Documentation"> |
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| 527 | # <i>lynx http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-alpha.xml</i> |
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| 528 | </pre> |
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| 529 | |
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| 530 | <p> |
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| 531 | You can go back to your original terminal by pressing <c>Alt-F1</c>. |
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| 532 | </p> |
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| 533 | |
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| 534 | </body> |
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| 535 | </subsection> |
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| 536 | <subsection> |
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| 537 | <title>Optional: Starting the SSH Daemon</title> |
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| 538 | <body> |
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| 539 | |
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| 540 | <p> |
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| 541 | If you want to allow other users to access your computer during the |
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| 542 | Gentoo installation (perhaps because those users are going to help you |
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| 543 | install Gentoo, or even do it for you), you need to create a user |
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| 544 | account for them and perhaps even provide them with your root password |
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| 545 | (<e>only</e> do that <e>if</e> you <b>fully trust</b> that user). |
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| 546 | </p> |
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| 547 | |
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| 548 | <p> |
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| 549 | To fire up the SSH daemon, execute the following command: |
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| 550 | </p> |
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| 551 | |
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| 552 | <pre caption="Starting the SSH daemon"> |
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| 553 | # <i>/etc/init.d/sshd start</i> |
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| 554 | </pre> |
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| 555 | |
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| 556 | <p> |
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| 557 | To be able to use sshd, you first need to set up your networking. Continue with |
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| 558 | the chapter on <uri link="?part=1&chap=3">Configuring your Network</uri>. |
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| 559 | </p> |
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| 560 | |
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| 561 | </body> |
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| 562 | </subsection> |
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| 563 | </section> |
360 | </section> |
| 564 | </sections> |
361 | </sections> |
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