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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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30	continue with the Gentoo installation:	30	continue with the Gentoo installation:
31	</p>	31	</p>
32		32
33	<ul>	33	<ul>
34	<li>	34	<li>
35	You need at least 1 Gb of free disk space	35	You need at least 2 GB of free disk space
36	</li>	36	</li>
37	<li>	37	<li>
38	If you do not use prebuilt packages, you need at least 300 Mb of memory (RAM +	38	If you do not use prebuilt packages, you need at least 300 MB of memory (RAM +
39	swap)	39	swap), if you do use prebuilt packages you need at least 64 MB of memory to boot the system.
40	</li>	40	</li>
41	<li>	41	<li>
42	For the <e>PowerPC architecture</e>, you can install Gentoo/PPC on machines	42	For the <e>PowerPC architecture</e>, you can install Gentoo/PPC on NewWorld machines
43	having a Power or PowerPC microprocessor, including but not limited to G3, G4	43	having a Power or PowerPC microprocessor, including but not limited to G3, G4
44	or G5 powered Apple computers such as the iMac, the iBook, the PowerBook,	44	or G5 powered Apple computers such as the iMac, the eMac, the iBook, the PowerBook,
45	Xserve, PowerMac, and bPlan's Pegasos I and II... We also provide limited	45	Xserve, PowerMac, and bPlan's Pegasos II. We also provide limited
46	support for oldworld systems, IBM (rs/6000, iSeries, zSeries, ...) and Amiga	46	support for OldWorld systems, IBM (RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries, ...) and Amiga
47	systems. Be sure to read up on the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">Gentoo	47	systems. Be sure to read up on the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">Gentoo
48	PPC FAQ</uri> too before you begin.	48	PPC FAQ</uri> before you begin.
49	</li>	49	</li>
50	</ul>	50	</ul>
51		51
52	</body>	52	</body>
53	</subsection>	53	</subsection>
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110	power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great	110	power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great
111	installation method for those who would like to know more about the	111	installation method for those who would like to know more about the
112	inner workings of Gentoo Linux.	112	inner workings of Gentoo Linux.
113	</p>	113	</p>
114		114
		115	<p>
		116	A <e>stage1</e> installation can only be performed when you have a working
		117	Internet connection.
		118	</p>
		119
115	<table>	120	<table>
116	<tr>	121	<tr>
117	<th>Stage1</th>	122	<th>Stage1</th>
118	<th>Pros and Cons</th>	123	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
119	</tr>	124	</tr>
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138	</tr>	143	</tr>
139	<tr>	144	<tr>
140	<th>-</th>	145	<th>-</th>
141	<ti>	146	<ti>
142	If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is probably a waste of time	147	If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is probably a waste of time
		148	</ti>
		149	</tr>
		150	<tr>
		151	<th>-</th>
		152	<ti>
		153	Not suitable for networkless installations
143	</ti>	154	</ti>
144	</tr>	155	</tr>
145	</table>	156	</table>
146		157
147	<p>	158	<p>
148	<e>Stage2</e> installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process and doing this	159	<e>Stage2</e> installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process and doing this
149	is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose	160	is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose
150	for your particular <e>stage2</e> tarball.	161	for your particular <e>stage2</e> tarball.
151	</p>	162	</p>
152		163
		164	<p>
		165	A <e>stage2</e> installation can only be performed when you have a working
		166	Internet connection.
		167	</p>
		168
153	<table>	169	<table>
154	<tr>	170	<tr>
155	<th>Stage2</th>	171	<th>Stage2</th>
156	<th>Pros and Cons</th>	172	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
157	</tr>	173	</tr>
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176	<ti>It's not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti>	192	<ti>It's not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti>
177	</tr>	193	</tr>
178	<tr>	194	<tr>
179	<th>-</th>	195	<th>-</th>
180	<ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti>	196	<ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti>
		197	</tr>
		198	<tr>
		199	<th>-</th>
		200	<ti>
		201	Not suitable for networkless installations
		202	</ti>
181	</tr>	203	</tr>
182	</table>	204	</table>
183		205
184	<p>	206	<p>
185	Choosing to go with a <e>stage3</e> allows for the fastest install of Gentoo	207	Choosing to go with a <e>stage3</e> allows for the fastest install of Gentoo
186	Linux, but also means that your base system will have the optimization	208	Linux, but also means that your base system will have the optimization
187	settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings	209	settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings
188	and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining	210	and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining
189	stability). <e>stage3</e> is also required if you want to install Gentoo using	211	stability). <e>stage3</e> is also required if you want to install Gentoo using
190	prebuilt packages.	212	prebuilt packages or without a network connection.
191	</p>	213	</p>
192		214
193	<table>	215	<table>
194	<tr>	216	<tr>
195	<th>Stage3</th>	217	<th>Stage3</th>
196	<th>Pros and Cons</th>	218	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
197	</tr>	219	</tr>
198	<tr>	220	<tr>
199	<th>+</th>	221	<th>+</th>
200	<ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti>	222	<ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti>
		223	</tr>
		224	<tr>
		225	<th>+</th>
		226	<ti>Suitable for networkless installations</ti>
201	</tr>	227	</tr>
202	<tr>	228	<tr>
203	<th>-</th>	229	<th>-</th>
204	<ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti>	230	<ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti>
205	</tr>	231	</tr>
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225	</subsection>	251	</subsection>
226	<subsection>	252	<subsection>
227	<title>Gentoo LiveCDs</title>	253	<title>Gentoo LiveCDs</title>
228	<body>	254	<body>
229		255
		256	<note>
		257	The Gentoo/PPC 2004.2 release is not official, so you will not find them on the
		258	mirrors. All of our self-organised mirrors are currently down. The only chance
		259	you can get the LiveCDs is via <uri
		260	link="http://torrents.gentoo.org/torrents/">BitTorrent</uri>.
		261	</note>
		262
		263	<note>
		264	It is known that the Pegasos II will not boot the 2004.2 LiveCD. Please use the
		265	2004.1 LiveCD.
		266	</note>
		267
230	<p>	268	<p>
231	The <e>Gentoo LiveCDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a	269	The <e>Gentoo LiveCDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a
232	self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD.	270	self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD.
233	During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers	271	During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers
234	are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.	272	are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.
235	</p>	273	</p>
236		274
237	<p>	275	<p>
238	All LiveCDs allow you to boot, setup networking, initialize your	276	All LiveCDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your
239	partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. However, some	277	partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. However, some
240	LiveCDs also contain all necessary source code so you are able to install	278	LiveCDs also contain all necessary source code so you are able to install
241	Gentoo without a working network configuration.	279	Gentoo without a working network configuration.
242	</p>	280	</p>
243		281
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254	<p>	292	<p>
255	This is a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD which sole purpose is to boot the	293	This is a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD which sole purpose is to boot the
256	system, prepare the networking and continue with the Gentoo installation. It	294	system, prepare the networking and continue with the Gentoo installation. It
257	does not contain any stages (or, in some cases, a single stage1 file),	295	does not contain any stages (or, in some cases, a single stage1 file),
258	source code or precompiled packages. For example the ppc variant of this	296	source code or precompiled packages. For example the ppc variant of this
259	LiveCD can be found in the <path>universal</path> subdirectory and is called	297	LiveCD can be found in the <path>livecd</path> subdirectory and is called
260	<c>install-ppc-minimal-2004.1.iso</c>.	298	<c>install-ppc-minimal-2004.2.iso</c>.
261	</p>	299	</p>
262		300
263	<table>	301	<table>
264	<tr>	302	<tr>
265	<th>Minimal LiveCD</th>	303	<th>Minimal LiveCD</th>
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281	</ti>	319	</ti>
282	</tr>	320	</tr>
283	<tr>	321	<tr>
284	<th>-</th>	322	<th>-</th>
285	<ti>	323	<ti>
286	Contains no stages, no portage snapshot, no GRP packages and therefore not	324	Contains no stages, no Portage snapshot, no GRP packages and therefore not
287	suitable for networkless installation	325	suitable for networkless installation
288	</ti>	326	</ti>
289	</tr>	327	</tr>
290	</table>	328	</table>
291		329
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297		335
298	<p>	336	<p>
299	Gentoo's Universal LiveCD is a bootable CD suitable to install Gentoo without	337	Gentoo's Universal LiveCD is a bootable CD suitable to install Gentoo without
300	networking. It contains a stage1 and several stage3 tarballs (optimized for the	338	networking. It contains a stage1 and several stage3 tarballs (optimized for the
301	individual subarchitectures). For example the ppc variant of this CD is called	339	individual subarchitectures). For example the ppc variant of this CD is called
302	<c>install-ppc-universal-2004.1.iso</c> and can be found in the	340	<c>install-ppc-universal-2004.2.iso</c> and can be found in the
303	<path>universal</path> subdirectory.	341	<path>livecd</path> subdirectory.
304	</p>	342	</p>
305		343
306	<p>	344	<p>
307	If you take a closer look on our mirrors, you will see	345	If you take a closer look on our mirrors, you will see
308	that we provide <e>Gentoo Package CDs</e>. This CD (which isn't	346	that we provide <e>Gentoo Package CDs</e>. This CD (which isn't
309	bootable) only contains precompiled packages and can be used to install software	347	bootable) only contains precompiled packages and can be used to install software
310	after a succesfull Gentoo Installation. To install Gentoo, you only	348	after a succesfull Gentoo Installation. To install Gentoo, you only
311	need the Universal LiveCD, but if you want OpenOffice.org, Mozilla, KDE, GNOME	349	need the Universal LiveCD, but if you want OpenOffice.org, Mozilla, KDE, GNOME
312	etc. without having to compile every single one of them, you need the Packages	350	etc. without having to compile every single one of them, you need the Packages
313	CD too. For example the G4 (a subarchitecture of ppc) Packages CD is	351	CD too. For example the G4 (a subarchitecture of ppc) Packages CD is
314	called <c>packages-g4-2004.1.iso</c> and can be found in the appropriate	352	called <c>packages-g4-2004.2.iso</c> and can be found in the appropriate
315	subdirectory (<path>g4/</path>).	353	subdirectory (<path>g4/</path>).
		354	</p>
		355
		356	<p>
		357	You only need the Packages CD if you want to perform a stage3 with GRP
		358	installation.
316	</p>	359	</p>
317		360
318	<table>	361	<table>
319	<tr>	362	<tr>
320	<th>Universal LiveCD with Packages CD</th>	363	<th>Universal LiveCD with Packages CD</th>
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360	</p>	403	</p>
361		404
362	<p>	405	<p>
363	Visit one of our <uri	406	Visit one of our <uri
364	link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri> and go to	407	link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri> and go to
365	<path>releases/ppc/2004.1/livecd/universal</path>, which is	408	<path>releases/ppc/2004.2/livecd</path>, which is
366	the path where the LiveCD(s) of your choice are located. Inside that	409	the path where the LiveCD(s) of your choice are located. Inside that
367	directory you'll find so-called ISO-files. Those are full CD images	410	directory you'll find so-called ISO-files. Those are full CD images
368	which you can write on a CD-R.	411	which you can write on a CD-R.
369	</p>	412	</p>
370		413
371	<p>	414	<p>
372	In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can	415	In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can
373	check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as	416	check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as
374	<path>install-ppc-minimal-2004.1.iso.md5</path>). You can check the MD5 checksum	417	<path>install-ppc-minimal-2004.2.iso.md5</path>). You can check the MD5 checksum
375	with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri	418	with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri
376	link="http://www.md5summer.org">md5summer</uri> for Windows.	419	link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows.
		420	</p>
		421
		422	<p>
		423	As long as Mac OS X does not support <c>md5sum</c> you have to use the md5
		424	capability of <c>openssl</c>. Therefore type in Terminal.app:
		425	</p>
		426
		427	<pre caption="md5sum with the help of openssl">
		428	$ <i>openssl md5 /path/to/iso</i>
		429	<comment>This could take some time depending of the size of the ISO and your CPU</comment>
		430	</pre>
		431
		432	<p>
		433	Now compare this output with the appropriate file found on the server where you
		434	downloaded the ISO (the file will end with .md5). If it is the same, the ISO
		435	image downloaded correctly. Be sure you have not mounted it (e.g. with Disk
		436	Copy) yet!
		437	</p>
		438
		439	<p>
		440	More information are available in our <uri
		441	link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">PPC FAQ.</uri>
377	</p>	442	</p>
378		443
379	<p>	444	<p>
380	To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you	445	To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you
381	do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss a couple of popular	446	do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c>,
382	tools on how to do this.	447	<c>k3b</c> and the MacOS burning possibilities here; more information can
		448	be found in our <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri> and
		449	the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">PPC FAQ</uri>.
383	</p>	450	</p>
384		451
385	<ul>	452	<ul>
386	<li>
387	With EasyCD Creator you select <c>File</c>, <c>Record CD
388	from CD image</c>. Then you change the <c>Files of type</c> to <c>ISO image
389	file</c>. Then locate the ISO file and click <c>Open</c>. When you click on
390	<c>Start recording</c> the ISO image will be burned correctly onto the CD-R.
391	</li>
392	<li>
393	With Nero Burning ROM, select <c>File</c>, <c>Burn CD image</c>. Set the
394	type of file to <c>.</c> and select the ISO file. Older versions of Nero
395	will tell you they don't recognize the format -- confirm here, it does
396	recognize it but doesn't know it yet :) In the next dialog, set the
397	following parameters:
398	<ul>
399	<li>Type of image: <c>Data Mode 1</c></li>
400	<li>Block size: <c>2048 bytes</c></li>
401	<li>File precursor and length of the image trailer: <c>0 bytes</c></li>
402	<li>Scrambled: <c>no</c></li>
403	<li>Swapped: <c>no</c></li>
404	</ul>
405	Now click on <c>OK</c> and then <c>Burn</c> (the CD-R)
406	</li>
407	<li>	453	<li>
408	With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc</c> (replace	454	With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc</c> (replace
409	<path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device path) followed	455	<path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device path) followed
410	by the path to the ISO file :)	456	by the path to the ISO file :)
411	</li>	457	</li>
412	<li>	458	<li>
413	With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. Then	459	With k3b, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. Then
414	you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click	460	you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click
415	<c>Start</c>.	461	<c>Start</c>.
416	</li>	462	</li>
417	<li>	463	<li>
418	With Mac OS X Panther, launch <c>Disk Utility</c> from	464	With Mac OS X Panther, launch <c>Disk Utility</c> from
419	<path>Applications/Utilities</path>, select <c>Open</c> from the	465	<path>Applications/Utilities</path>, select <c>Open</c> from the
420	<c>Images</c> menu, select the mounted disk image in the main window and	466	<c>Images</c> menu, select the mounted disk image in the main window and
421	select <c>Burn</c> in the <c>Images</c> menu.	467	select <c>Burn</c> in the <c>Images</c> menu.
422	</li>	468	</li>
423	<li>	469	<li>
424	With Mac OS X Jaguar, launch <c>Disk Copy</c> from	470	With Mac OS X Jaguar, launch <c>Disk Copy</c> from
425	<path>Applications/Utilities</path>, select <c>Burn Image</c> from the	471	<path>Applications/Utilities</path>, select <c>Burn Image</c> from the
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435	<subsection>	481	<subsection>
436	<title>Default: Apple/IBM</title>	482	<title>Default: Apple/IBM</title>
437	<body>	483	<body>
438		484
439	<p>	485	<p>
440	Place the LiveCD in the CD-ROM and reboot the system. Hold down the 'C' key at	486	On NewWorld machines place the LiveCD in the CD-ROM and reboot the system. When
441	bootup (or run an OldWorld bootloader like BootX or quik). You will be greeted	487	the system-start-bell sounds, simply hold down the 'C' until the CD loads.
442	by a friendly welcome message and a <e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the	488	</p>
443	screen.	489
		490	<p>
		491	If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used.
		492	Instead you need to download <uri
		493	link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/">BootX</uri> and have a working
		494	MacOS installed on your system. You need to copy the <c>BootX Extension</c> from
		495	the unpacked archive-file into the <c>Extensions Folder</c> and make a new
		496	directory called <c>Linux Kernels</c> in the System Folder. In the next step you
		497	need to copy the <c>G3</c> kernel and the <c>initrd.img.gz</c> from the LiveCD
		498	into the <c>Linux Kernels</c> directory. Then reboot the system and wait for
		499	BootX to load. After BootX loaded you still have to set up a few items. In the
		500	options dialog you need to check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select the
		501	<c>initrd.img.gz</c> which you put in the <c>Linux Kernels</c> directory. The
		502	ramdisk size should be set to at least <c>32000</c>. Furthermore the kernel
		503	argument needs to be set to <c>rw init=/linuxrc cdroot</c>. Eventually you are
		504	able to boot the LiveCD when you select Linux on Startup.
		505	</p>
		506
		507	<p>
		508	After the LiveCD loaded, you will be greeted by a friendly welcome message and a
		509	<e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the screen.
444	</p>	510	</p>
445		511
446	<p>	512	<p>
447	At this prompt you are able to select a kernel for the subarchitecture you use.	513	At this prompt you are able to select a kernel for the subarchitecture you use.
448	We provide <c>G3</c>, <c>G3-SMP</c>, <c>G4</c>, <c>G4-SMP</c>, <c>G5</c>,	514	We provide <c>G3</c>, <c>G4</c> and <c>G5</c>. All kernels are built with
449	<c>G5-SMP</c> and <c>G</c>. The various <c>-SMP</c> kernels are needed if your	515	support for multiple CPUs, but they will boot on single processor machines as
450	system has multiple CPUs.	516	well.
451	</p>	517	</p>
452		518
453	<p>	519	<p>
454	You are also able to tweak some kernel options at this prompt. The following	520	You are also able to tweak some kernel options at this prompt. The following
455	table lists the available boot options you can add:	521	table lists the available boot options you can add:
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471	</ti>	537	</ti>
472	</tr>	538	</tr>
473	<tr>	539	<tr>
474	<ti><c>nol3</c></ti>	540	<ti><c>nol3</c></ti>
475	<ti>	541	<ti>
476	Disables level 3 cache on some powerbooks (needed for at least the 17'')	542	Disables level 3 cache on some PowerBooks (needed for at least the 17")
477	</ti>	543	</ti>
478	</tr>	544	</tr>
479	<tr>	545	<tr>
480	<ti><c>debug</c></ti>	546	<ti><c>debug</c></ti>
481	<ti>	547	<ti>
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510	<title>Alternative: Pegasos</title>	576	<title>Alternative: Pegasos</title>
511	<body>	577	<body>
512		578
513	<p>	579	<p>
514	On the Pegasos simply insert the CD and at the SmartFirmware boot-prompt type	580	On the Pegasos simply insert the CD and at the SmartFirmware boot-prompt type
515	<c>boot cd /boot/pegasos</c>. If you need any special boot options you can	581	<c>boot cd /boot/pegasos root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=gcloop
516	append them to the command-line. For instance <c>boot cd /boot/pegasos	582	cdroot</c>. If you need any special boot options you can append them to the
517	video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>.	583	command-line. For instance <c>boot cd /boot/pegasos root=/dev/ram0
		584	init=/linuxrc looptype=gcloop cdroot video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>.
518	</p>	585	</p>
519		586
520	</body>	587	</body>
521	</subsection>	588	</subsection>
522	<subsection id="booted">	589	<subsection id="booted">
…		…
530	</p>	597	</p>
531		598
532	<p>	599	<p>
533	If you are installing Gentoo on a system with a non-US keyboard, use	600	If you are installing Gentoo on a system with a non-US keyboard, use
534	<c>loadkeys</c> to load the keymap for your keyboard. To list the available	601	<c>loadkeys</c> to load the keymap for your keyboard. To list the available
535	keymaps, execute <c>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</c>.	602	keymaps, execute <c>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</c>. Do not use the keymaps in
		603	<path>ppc</path> or <path>mac</path> as they are for ADB-based OldWorld
		604	machines.
536	</p>	605	</p>
537		606
538	<pre caption="Listing available keymaps">	607	<pre caption="Listing available keymaps">
539	<comment>(PPC uses x86 keymaps on most systems. The mac/ppc keymaps provided	608	<comment>(PPC uses x86 keymaps on most systems. The mac/ppc keymaps provided
540	on the LiveCD are ADB keymaps and unusable with the LiveCD kernel)</comment>	609	on the LiveCD are ADB keymaps and unusable with the LiveCD kernel)</comment>
…		…
558	<subsection id="hardware">	627	<subsection id="hardware">
559	<title>Extra Hardware Configuration</title>	628	<title>Extra Hardware Configuration</title>
560	<body>	629	<body>
561		630
562	<p>	631	<p>
563	When the Live CD boots, it tries to detect all your hardware devices and	632	When the LiveCD boots, it tries to detect all your hardware devices and
564	loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the	633	loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the
565	vast majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases (the	634	vast majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases, it may
566	SPARC LiveCDs don't even do autodetection), it may not auto-load the kernel	635	not auto-load the kernel modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed some
567	modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed some of your system's
568	hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules manually.	636	of your system's hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules
		637	manually.
569	</p>	638	</p>
570		639
571	<p>	640	<p>
572	In the next example we try to load the <c>8139too</c> module (support for	641	In the next example we try to load the <c>8139too</c> module (support for
573	certain kinds of network interfaces):	642	certain kinds of network interfaces):
…		…
605	<comment>Activate DMA + Safe Performance-enhancing Options:</comment> # <i>hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u 1 -a 64 /dev/hda</i>	674	<comment>Activate DMA + Safe Performance-enhancing Options:</comment> # <i>hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u 1 -a 64 /dev/hda</i>
606	</pre>	675	</pre>
607		676
608	</body>	677	</body>
609	</subsection>	678	</subsection>
610	<subsection>	679	<subsection id="useraccounts">
611	<title>Optional: User Accounts</title>	680	<title>Optional: User Accounts</title>
612	<body>	681	<body>
613		682
614	<p>	683	<p>
615	If you plan on giving other people access to your installation	684	If you plan on giving other people access to your installation
…		…
633	its password. We use <c>useradd</c> and <c>passwd</c> for these tasks.	702	its password. We use <c>useradd</c> and <c>passwd</c> for these tasks.
634	In the next example, we create a user called "john".	703	In the next example, we create a user called "john".
635	</p>	704	</p>
636		705
637	<pre caption="Creating a user account">	706	<pre caption="Creating a user account">
638	# <i>useradd john</i>	707	# <i>useradd -m -G users john</i>
639	# <i>passwd john</i>	708	# <i>passwd john</i>
640	New password: <comment>(Enter john's password)</comment>	709	New password: <comment>(Enter john's password)</comment>
641	Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter john's password)</comment>	710	Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter john's password)</comment>
642	</pre>	711	</pre>
643		712
…		…
645	You can change your user id from root to the newly created user by using	714	You can change your user id from root to the newly created user by using
646	<c>su</c>:	715	<c>su</c>:
647	</p>	716	</p>
648		717
649	<pre caption="Changing user id">	718	<pre caption="Changing user id">
650	# <i>su john -</i>	719	# <i>su - john</i>
		720	</pre>
		721
		722	</body>
		723	</subsection>
		724	<subsection>
		725	<title>Optional: Viewing Documentation while Installing</title>
		726	<body>
		727
		728	<p>
		729	If you want to view the Gentoo Handbook (either from-CD or online) during the
		730	installation, make sure you have created a user account (see <uri
		731	link="#useraccouts">Optional: User Accounts</uri>). Then press <c>Alt-F2</c> to
		732	go to a new terminal and log in.
651	</pre>	733	</p>
		734
		735	<p>
		736	If you want to view the documentation on the CD you can immediately run
		737	<c>links2</c> to read it:
		738	</p>
		739
		740	<pre caption="Viewing the on-CD documentation">
		741	# <i>links2 /mnt/cdrom/docs/html/index.html</i>
		742	</pre>
		743
		744	<p>
		745	However, it is preferred that you use the online Gentoo Handbook as it will be
		746	more recent than the one provided on the CD. You can view it using <c>links2</c>
		747	as well, but only after having completed the <e>Configuring your Network</e>
		748	chapter (otherwise you won't be able to go on the Internet to view the
		749	document):
		750	</p>
		751
		752	<pre caption="Viewing the Online Documentation">
		753	# <i>links2 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-ppc.xml</i>
		754	</pre>
		755
		756	<p>
		757	You can go back to your original terminal by pressing <c>Alt-F1</c>.
		758	</p>
652		759
653	</body>	760	</body>
654	</subsection>	761	</subsection>
655	<subsection>	762	<subsection>
656	<title>Optional: Starting the SSH Daemon</title>	763	<title>Optional: Starting the SSH Daemon</title>
…		…
671	<pre caption="Starting the SSH daemon">	778	<pre caption="Starting the SSH daemon">
672	# <i>/etc/init.d/sshd start</i>	779	# <i>/etc/init.d/sshd start</i>
673	</pre>	780	</pre>
674		781
675	<p>	782	<p>
676	To be able to use sshd, you first need to setup your networking. Continue with	783	To be able to use sshd, you first need to set up your networking. Continue with
677	the chapter on <uri link="?part=1&chap=3">Configuring your Network</uri>.	784	the chapter on <uri link="?part=1&chap=3">Configuring your Network</uri>.
678	</p>	785	</p>
679		786
680	</body>	787	</body>
681	</subsection>	788	</subsection>

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