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8		8
9	<sections>	9	<sections>
		10
		11	<abstract>
		12	You can install Gentoo in many ways. This chapter explains how to install
		13	Gentoo using the minimal Installation CD.
		14	</abstract>
		15
		16	<version>11</version>
		17	<date>2011-05-16</date>
		18
10	<section>	19	<section>
11	<title>Hardware Requirements</title>	20	<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
12	<subsection>	21	<subsection>
13	<title>Introduction</title>	22	<title>Introduction</title>
14	<body>	23	<body>
15		24
16	<p>	25	<p>
17	Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to	26	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	27	successfully install Gentoo on your box.
19	architecture.
20	</p>	28	</p>
21		29
22	</body>	30	</body>
23	</subsection>
24	<subsection>	31	</subsection>
25	<title>The PPC Architecture</title>	32	<subsection>
		33	<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
26	<body>	34	<body>
27		35
28	<p>	36	<table>
29	Check the following requirements before you	37	<tr>
30	continue with the Gentoo installation:	38	<th>Apple NewWorld Machines</th>
		39	<ti>
		40	Power/PowerPC microprocessors (G3, G4, G5) such as iMac, eMac, iBook
		41	PowerBook, Xserver, PowerMac
		42	</ti>
		43	</tr>
		44	<tr>
		45	<th>Apple OldWorld machines</th>
		46	<ti>
		47	Apple Machines with an Open Firmware revision less than 3, such as the Beige
		48	G3s, PCI PowerMacs and PCI PowerBooks. PCI-based Apple Clones should also
		49	be supported.
		50	</ti>
		51	</tr>
		52	<tr>
		53	<th>Genesi</th>
		54	<ti>
		55	Pegasos I/II, Open Desktop Workstation, Efika
		56	</ti>
		57	</tr>
		58	<tr>
		59	<th>IBM</th>
		60	<ti>
		61	RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries
		62	</ti>
		63	</tr>
		64	<tr>
		65	<th>Memory</th>
		66	<ti>At least 64 MB</ti>
		67	</tr>
		68	<tr>
		69	<th>Diskspace</th>
		70	<ti>1.5 GB (excluding swap space)</ti>
		71	</tr>
		72	<tr>
		73	<th>Swap space</th>
		74	<ti>At least 256 MB</ti>
		75	</tr>
		76	</table>
		77
31	</p>	78	<p>
32
33	<ul>
34	<li>
35	You need at least 1 Gb of free disk space
36	</li>
37	<li>
38	If you do not use prebuilt packages, you need at least 300 Mb of memory (RAM +
39	swap)
40	</li>
41	<li>
42	For the <e>PowerPC architecture</e>, you can install Gentoo/PPC on machines
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,
45	Xserve, PowerMac, and bPlan's Pegasos I and II... We also provide limited
46	support for oldworld systems, IBM (rs/6000, iSeries, zSeries, ...) and Amiga
47	systems. Be sure to read up on the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">Gentoo	79	Be sure to read the <uri link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml">Gentoo PPC FAQ</uri>
48	PPC FAQ</uri> too before you begin.	80	for help with some common installation related issues or if you're unsure as to
49	</li>	81	just what's in that PowerPC machine you've got sitting on your desk right now.
50	</ul>	82	</p>
51		83
52	</body>	84	</body>
53	</subsection>	85	</subsection>
54	</section>	86	</section>
		87
		88	<!-- START -->
55	<section>	89	<section>
56	<title>Make your Choice</title>	90	<title>The Gentoo Installation CDs</title>
57	<subsection>	91	<subsection>
58	<title>Introduction</title>	92	<title>Introduction</title>
59	<body>	93	<body>
60		94
61	<p>	95	<p>
62	Still interested in trying out Gentoo? Well, then it is now time to
63	choose the installation medium you want to use. Yes, you have the
64	choice, no, they are not all equal, and yes, the result is always the same: a
65	Gentoo base system.
66	</p>
67
68	<p>
69	The installation media we will describe are:
70	</p>
71
72	<ul>
73	<li>Gentoo's Minimal LiveCD</li>
74	<li>Gentoo's Universal LiveCD</li>
75	</ul>
76
77	<p>
78	Every single media has its advantages and disadvantages. We will list
79	the pros and cons of every medium so you have all the information to
80	make a justified decision. But before we continue, let's explain our
81	three-stage installation.
82	</p>
83
84	</body>
85	</subsection>
86	<subsection>
87	<title>The Three Stages</title>
88	<body>
89
90	<p>
91	Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three <e>stage</e> tarball files.
92	The one you choose depends on how much of the system you want to compile
93	yourself. The <e>stage1</e> tarball is used when you want to bootstrap and
94	build the entire system from scratch. The <e>stage2</e> tarball is used for
95	building the entire system from a bootstrapped "semi-compiled" state.
96	The <e>stage3</e> tarball already contains a basic Gentoo Linux system that has
97	been built for you. As we will explain later, you can also install
98	Gentoo without compiling anything (except your kernel and some optional
99	packages). If you want this, you have to use a <e>stage3</e> tarball.
100	</p>
101
102	<p>
103	Now what stage do you have to choose?
104	</p>
105
106	<p>
107	Starting from a <e>stage1</e> allows you to have total control over the
108	optimization settings and optional build-time functionality that is
109	initially enabled on your system. This makes <e>stage1</e> installs good for
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
112	inner workings of Gentoo Linux.
113	</p>
114
115	<table>
116	<tr>
117	<th>Stage1</th>
118	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
119	</tr>
120	<tr>
121	<th>+</th>
122	<ti>
123	Allows you to have total control over the optimization settings and optional
124	build-time functionality that is initially enabled on your system
125	</ti>
126	</tr>
127	<tr>
128	<th>+</th>
129	<ti>Suitable for powerusers that know what they are doing</ti>
130	</tr>
131	<tr>
132	<th>+</th>
133	<ti>Allows you to learn more about the inner workings of Gentoo</ti>
134	</tr>
135	<tr>
136	<th>-</th>
137	<ti>Takes a long time to finish the installation</ti>
138	</tr>
139	<tr>
140	<th>-</th>
141	<ti>
142	If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is probably a waste of time
143	</ti>
144	</tr>
145	</table>
146
147	<p>
148	<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
150	for your particular <e>stage2</e> tarball.
151	</p>
152
153	<table>
154	<tr>
155	<th>Stage2</th>
156	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
157	</tr>
158	<tr>
159	<th>+</th>
160	<ti>You don't need to bootstrap</ti>
161	</tr>
162	<tr>
163	<th>+</th>
164	<ti>Faster than starting with stage1</ti>
165	</tr>
166	<tr>
167	<th>+</th>
168	<ti>You can still tweak your settings</ti>
169	</tr>
170	<tr>
171	<th>-</th>
172	<ti>You cannot tweak as much as with a stage1</ti>
173	</tr>
174	<tr>
175	<th>-</th>
176	<ti>It's not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti>
177	</tr>
178	<tr>
179	<th>-</th>
180	<ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti>
181	</tr>
182	</table>
183
184	<p>
185	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
187	settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings
188	and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining
189	stability). <e>stage3</e> is also required if you want to install Gentoo using
190	prebuilt packages or without a network connection.
191	</p>
192
193	<table>
194	<tr>
195	<th>Stage3</th>
196	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
197	</tr>
198	<tr>
199	<th>+</th>
200	<ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti>
201	</tr>
202	<tr>
203	<th>-</th>
204	<ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti>
205	</tr>
206	<tr>
207	<th>-</th>
208	<ti>You cannot brag about having used stage1 or stage2</ti>
209	</tr>
210	</table>
211
212	<p>
213	Write down (or remember) what stage you want to use. You need this later when
214	you decide what LiveCD (or other installation medium) you want to use. You might
215	be interested to know that, if you decide to use different optimization settings
216	after having installed Gentoo, you will be able to recompile your entire system
217	with the new optimization settings.
218	</p>
219
220	<p>
221	Now take a look at the available installation media.
222	</p>
223
224	</body>
225	</subsection>
226	<subsection>
227	<title>Gentoo LiveCDs</title>
228	<body>
229
230	<p>
231	The <e>Gentoo LiveCDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a	96	The <e>Gentoo Installation CDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a
232	self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD.	97	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	98	During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers
234	are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.	99	are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.
235	</p>	100	</p>
236		101
237	<p>	102	<p>
238	All LiveCDs allow you to boot, setup networking, initialize your	103	All Installation CDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your
239	partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. However, some	104	partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet.
240	LiveCDs also contain all necessary source code so you are able to install
241	Gentoo without a working network configuration.
242	</p>
243
244	<p>	105	</p>
245	Now what do these LiveCDs contain?	106
		107	<!--
		108	<impo>
		109	If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, or would
		110	like to use one of the provided installers, please use the installation
		111	instructions described in the <uri link="2008.0/">Gentoo 2008.0
		112	Handbooks</uri>.
		113	</impo>
		114	-->
		115	<!--
246	</p>	116	<p>
		117	The Installation CDs that we currently provide are:
		118	</p>
247		119
		120	<ul>
		121	<li>
		122	The Gentoo <e>Minimal</e> Installation CD, a small, no-nonsense, bootable
		123	CD which sole purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and
		124	continue with the Gentoo installation.
		125	</li>
		126	<li>
		127	The Universal Installation CD contains everything you need to install
		128	Gentoo. It provides stage3 files for common architectures, source code
		129	for the extra applications you need to choose from and, of course, the
		130	installation instructions for your architecture.
		131	</li>
		132	</ul>
		133
		134	<p>
		135	Gentoo also provides a Package CD. This is not an Installation CD but an
		136	additional resource that you can exploit during the installation of your Gentoo
		137	system. It contains prebuilt packages (also known as the GRP set) that allow
		138	you to easily and quickly install additional applications (such as
		139	OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the Gentoo installation and
		140	right before you update your Portage tree.
		141	</p>
		142
		143	<p>
		144	The use of the Package CD is covered later in this document.
		145	</p>
		146	-->
248	</body>	147	</body>
249	</subsection>
250	<subsection>	148	</subsection>
		149	<subsection>
251	<title>Gentoo's Minimal LiveCD</title>	150	<title>Gentoo Minimal Installation CD</title>
252	<body>	151	<body>
253		152
254	<p>
255	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
257	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
259	LiveCD can be found in the <path>universal</path> subdirectory and is called
260	<c>install-ppc-minimal-2004.1.iso</c>.
261	</p>	153	<p>
262		154	The Minimal Installation CD is called <c><keyval id="min-cd-name"/></c> and
		155	takes up only <keyval id="min-cd-size"/> MB of diskspace. You can use this
		156	Installation CD to install Gentoo, but <e>only</e> with a working Internet
		157	connection.
		158	</p>
		159	<!--
263	<table>	160	<table>
264	<tr>	161	<tr>
265	<th>Minimal LiveCD</th>	162	<th>Minimal Installation CD</th>
266	<th>Pros and Cons</th>	163	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
267	</tr>	164	</tr>
268	<tr>	165	<tr>
269	<th>+</th>	166	<th>+</th>
270	<ti>Smallest download</ti>	167	<ti>Smallest download</ti>
271	</tr>	168	</tr>
272	<tr>	169	<tr>
273	<th>+</th>
274	<ti>Suitable for a complete architecture</ti>
275	</tr>
276	<tr>
277	<th>+</th>
278	<ti>
279	You can do a stage1, stage2 or stage3 by getting the stage tarball off the
280	net
281	</ti>
282	</tr>
283	<tr>
284	<th>-</th>	170	<th>-</th>
285	<ti>	171	<ti>
286	Contains no stages, no portage snapshot, no GRP packages and therefore not	172	Contains no stage3 tarball, no Portage snapshot, no prebuilt packages and
287	suitable for networkless installation	173	is therefore not suitable for networkless installation
288	</ti>	174	</ti>
289	</tr>	175	</tr>
290	</table>	176	</table>
291		177	-->
292	</body>	178	</body>
293	</subsection>
294	<subsection>	179	</subsection>
295	<title>Gentoo's Universal LiveCD</title>	180	<subsection>
		181	<title>The Stage3 Tarball</title>
296	<body>	182	<body>
297		183
298	<p>
299	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
301	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
303	<path>universal</path> subdirectory.
304	</p>	184	<p>
305		185	A stage3 tarball is an archive containing a minimal Gentoo environment,
		186	suitable to continue the Gentoo installation using the instructions in this
		187	manual. Previously, the Gentoo Handbook described the installation using one of
		188	three stage tarballs. While Gentoo still offers stage1 and stage2 tarballs, the
		189	official installation method uses the stage3 tarball. If you are interested in
		190	performing a Gentoo installation using a stage1 or stage2 tarball, please read
		191	the Gentoo FAQ on <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#stage12">How do I Install Gentoo
		192	Using a Stage1 or Stage2 Tarball?</uri>
306	<p>	193	</p>
307	If you take a closer look on our mirrors, you will see	194
308	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
310	after a succesfull Gentoo Installation. To install Gentoo, you only
311	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
313	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
315	subdirectory (<path>g4/</path>).
316	</p>	195	<p>
317		196	Stage3 tarballs can be downloaded from <path><keyval
318	<table>	197	id="release-dir"/>current-stage3/</path> on any of the <uri
319	<tr>	198	link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">Official Gentoo Mirrors</uri> and are not provided
320	<th>Universal LiveCD with Packages CD</th>	199	on the LiveCD.
321	<th>Pros and Cons</th>	200	</p>
322	</tr>
323	<tr>
324	<th>+</th>
325	<ti>Packages CD is optimized to your architecture and subarchitecture</ti>
326	</tr>
327	<tr>
328	<th>+</th>
329	<ti>
330	Packages CD provides precompiled packages for fast Gentoo installations
331	</ti>
332	</tr>
333	<tr>
334	<th>+</th>
335	<ti>
336	Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network
337	connection.
338	</ti>
339	</tr>
340	<tr>
341	<th>-</th>
342	<ti>Huge download</ti>
343	</tr>
344	</table>
345		201
346	</body>	202	</body>
347	</subsection>	203	</subsection>
348	</section>	204	</section>
		205
		206
		207	<!-- STOP -->
349	<section>	208	<section>
350	<title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo LiveCD</title>	209	<title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo Installation CD</title>
351	<subsection>	210	<subsection>
352	<title>Downloading and Burning the LiveCDs</title>	211	<title>Downloading and Burning the Installation CDs</title>
353	<body>	212	<body>
354		213
355	<p>
356	You have chosen to use a Gentoo LiveCD (if not, then you are reading the
357	wrong section). We'll first start by downloading and burning the chosen
358	LiveCD. We previously discussed the several available LiveCDs, but where can you
359	find them?
360	</p>	214	<p>
361		215	You have chosen to use a Gentoo Installation CD. We'll first start by
		216	downloading and burning the chosen Installation CD. We previously discussed
		217	the several available Installation CDs, but where can you find them?
362	<p>	218	</p>
363	Visit one of our <uri	219
364	link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri> and go to
365	<path>releases/ppc/2004.1/livecd/universal</path>, which is
366	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
368	which you can write on a CD-R.
369	</p>	220	<p>
370		221	You can download any of the Installation CDs from one of our <uri
		222	link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The Installation CDs are located in
		223	the <path><keyval id="release-dir"/>current-iso/</path> directory.
371	<p>	224	</p>
		225
		226	<p>
		227	Inside that directory you'll find ISO files. Those are full CD images which you
		228	can write on a CD-R.
		229	</p>
		230
		231	<p>
372	In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can	232	In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check
373	check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as	233	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	234	<path><keyval id="min-cd-name"/>.DIGESTS</path>). You can check the MD5
375	with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri	235	checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri
376	link="http://www.md5summer.org">md5summer</uri> for Windows.	236	link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows.
		237	</p>
		238
377	</p>	239	<p>
		240	Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to
		241	verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with
		242	<path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key:
		243	</p>
		244
		245	<pre caption="Obtaining the public key">
		246	$ <i>gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 2D182910</i>
		247	</pre>
		248
		249	<p>
		250	Now verify the signature:
		251	</p>
		252
		253	<pre caption="Verify the files">
		254	<comment>(Verify the cryptographic signature)</comment>
		255	$ <i>gpg --verify <downloaded iso.DIGESTS.asc></i>
		256	<comment>(Verify the checksum)</comment>
		257	$ <i>sha1sum -c <downloaded iso.DIGESTS.asc></i>
		258	</pre>
378		259
379	<p>	260	<p>
380	To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you	261	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	262	do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and
382	tools on how to do this.	263	<c>K3B</c> here; more information can be found in our <uri
		264	link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>.
383	</p>	265	</p>
384		266
385	<ul>	267	<ul>
386	<li>	268	<li>
387	With EasyCD Creator you select <c>File</c>, <c>Record CD	269	With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc <downloaded iso
388	from CD image</c>. Then you change the <c>Files of type</c> to <c>ISO image	270	file></c> (replace <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device
389	file</c>. Then locate the ISO file and click <c>Open</c>. When you click on	271	path).
390	<c>Start recording</c> the ISO image will be burned correctly onto the CD-R.
391	</li>	272	</li>
392	<li>	273	<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>
408	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
410	by the path to the ISO file :)
411	</li>
412	<li>
413	With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>CD</c> > <c>Burn Image</c>. Then	274	With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>Burn CD Image</c>. Then you can locate
414	you can locate your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click	275	your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click <c>Start</c>.
415	<c>Start</c>.
416	</li>
417	<li>
418	With Mac OS X Panther, launch <c>Disk Utility</c> from
419	<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
421	select <c>Burn</c> in the <c>Images</c> menu.
422	</li>
423	<li>
424	With Mac OS X Jaguar, launch <c>Disk Copy</c> from
425	<path>Applications/Utilities</path>, select <c>Burn Image</c> from the
426	<c>File</c> menu, select the ISO and click the <c>Burn</c> button.
427	</li>	276	</li>
428	</ul>	277	</ul>
429		278
430	</body>	279	</body>
431	</subsection>	280	</subsection>
432	</section>
433	<section>	281	<subsection>
434	<title>Booting the PPC LiveCD(s)</title>	282	<title>Default: Booting the Installation CD with Yaboot</title>
435	<subsection>
436	<title>Default: Apple/IBM</title>
437	<body>	283	<body>
438		284
439	<p>
440	Place the LiveCD in the CD-ROM and reboot the system. Hold down the 'C' key at
441	bootup (or run an OldWorld bootloader like BootX or quik). You will be greeted
442	by a friendly welcome message and a <e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the
443	screen.
444	</p>	285	<p>
445		286	On NewWorld machines place the Installation CD in the CD-ROM and reboot the
		287	system. When the system-start-bell sounds, simply hold down the 'C' until the
		288	CD loads.
446	<p>	289	</p>
447	At this prompt you are able to select a kernel for the subarchitecture you use.	290
448	We provide <c>G3</c>, <c>G3-SMP</c>, <c>G4</c>, <c>G4-SMP</c>, <c>G5</c>,
449	<c>G5-SMP</c> and <c>G</c>. The various <c>-SMP</c> kernels are needed if your
450	system has multiple CPUs.
451	</p>	291	<p>
452		292	After the Installation CD loaded, you will be greeted by a friendly welcome
		293	message and a <e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the screen.
453	<p>	294	</p>
		295
		296	<p>
		297	We provide one generic kernel, <e>ppc32</e>. This kernel is built with support
		298	for multiple CPUs, but it will boot on single processor machines as well.
		299	</p>
		300
		301	<p>
454	You are also able to tweak some kernel options at this prompt. The following	302	You can tweak some kernel options at this prompt. The following table lists
455	table lists the available boot options you can add:	303	some of the available boot options you can add:
456	</p>	304	</p>
457		305
458	<table>	306	<table>
459	<tr>	307	<tr>
460	<th>Boot Option</th>	308	<th>Boot Option</th>
…		…
462	</tr>	310	</tr>
463	<tr>	311	<tr>
464	<ti><c>video</c></ti>	312	<ti><c>video</c></ti>
465	<ti>	313	<ti>
466	This option takes one of the following vendor-specific tags:	314	This option takes one of the following vendor-specific tags:
467	<c>radeonfb</c>, <c>rivafb</c>, <c>atyfb</c>, <c>aty128</c> or	315	<c>nvidiafb</c>, <c>radeonfb</c>, <c>rivafb</c>, <c>atyfb</c>,
468	<c>ofonly</c>. You can follow this tag with the resolution and refreshrate	316	<c>aty128</c> or <c>ofonly</c>. You can follow this tag with the resolution
469	you want to use. For instance <c>video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75</c>. If you are	317	refresh rate and color depth you want to use. For instance,
470	uncertain what to choose, <c>ofonly</c> will most certainly work.	318	<c>video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75-32</c> will select the ATI Radeon frame buffer
		319	at a resolution of 1280x1024 with a refresh rate of 75Hz and a color depth of
		320	32 bits. If you are uncertain what to choose, and the default doesn't work,
		321	<c>video=ofonly</c> will most certainly work.
471	</ti>	322	</ti>
472	</tr>	323	</tr>
473	<tr>	324	<tr>
474	<ti><c>nol3</c></ti>	325	<ti><c>nol3</c></ti>
475	<ti>	326	<ti>
476	Disables level 3 cache on some powerbooks (needed for at least the 17'')	327	Disables level 3 cache on some PowerBooks (needed for at least the 17")
477	</ti>
478	</tr>
479	<tr>
480	<ti><c>debug</c></ti>
481	<ti>	328	</ti>
482	Enables verbose booting, spawns an initrd shell that can be used to debug	329	</tr>
483	the LiveCD	330	<tr>
		331	<ti><c>dofirewire</c></ti>
484	</ti>	332	<ti>
485	</tr>	333	Enables support for IEEE1394 (FireWire) devices, like external harddisks.
486	<tr>
487	<ti><c>sleep=X</c></ti>
488	<ti>	334	</ti>
489	Wait X seconds before continuing; this can be needed by some very old SCSI	335	</tr>
490	CD-ROMs which don't speed up the CD quick enough	336	<tr>
		337	<ti><c>dopcmcia</c></ti>
491	</ti>	338	<ti>
492	</tr>	339	If you want to use PCMCIA devices during your installation (like PCMCIA
493	<tr>	340	network cards) you have to enable this option.
494	<ti><c>bootfrom=X</c></ti>
495	<ti>	341	</ti>
496	Boot from a different device	342	</tr>
		343	<tr>
		344	<ti><c>dosshd</c></ti>
		345	<ti>Starts <c>sshd</c>. Useful for unattended installs.</ti>
		346	</tr>
		347	<tr>
		348	<ti><c>passwd=foo</c></ti>
		349	<ti>
		350	Sets whatever is after the = as the root password. Use with <c>dosshd</c>
		351	for remote installs.
497	</ti>	352	</ti>
498	</tr>	353	</tr>
499	</table>	354	</table>
500		355
501	<p>	356	<p>
502	At this prompt, hit enter, and a complete Gentoo Linux environment will be	357	To use the above options, at the <e>boot:</e> prompt, type <e>ppc32</e> followed
503	loaded from the CD. Continue with <uri link="#booted">And When You're	358	by the desired option. In the example below, we'll force the kernel to use the
504	Booted...</uri>.	359	Open Firmware framebuffer instead of the device specific driver.
		360	</p>
		361
		362	<pre caption="Force the use of the Open Firmware framebuffer">
		363	boot: <i>ppc32 video=ofonly</i>
		364	</pre>
		365
505	</p>	366	<p>
		367	If you don't need to add any options, just type ppc32 at this prompt, and a
		368	complete Gentoo Linux environment will be loaded from the CD. Continue with
		369	<uri link="#booted">And When You're Booted...</uri>.
		370	</p>
506		371
507	</body>	372	</body>
508	</subsection>
509	<subsection>	373	</subsection>
510	<title>Alternative: Pegasos</title>	374	<subsection>
		375	<title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD on a Pegasos</title>
511	<body>	376	<body>
512		377
513	<p>	378	<p>
514	On the Pegasos simply insert the CD and at the SmartFirmware boot-prompt type	379	On the Pegasos simply insert the CD and at the SmartFirmware boot-prompt type
515	<c>boot cd /boot/pegasos root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=gcloop	380	<c>boot cd /boot/menu</c>. This will open a small bootmenu where you can choose
516	cdroot</c>. If you need any special boot options you can append them to the	381	between several preconfigured video configs. If you need any special boot
517	command-line. For instance <c>boot cd /boot/pegasos root=/dev/ram0	382	options you can append them to the command-line just like with Yaboot above.
518	init=/linuxrc looptype=gcloop cdroot video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>.	383	For example: <c>boot cd /boot/pegasos video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>.
		384	The default kernel options (in case something goes wrong and you need it) are
		385	preconfigured with <c>console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 init=/linuxrc
		386	looptype=squashfs loop=/image.squashfs cdroot root=/dev/ram0</c>.
519	</p>	387	</p>
520		388
521	</body>	389	</body>
		390	</subsection>
		391
522	</subsection>	392	<subsection>
		393	<title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD with BootX</title>
		394	<body>
		395
		396	<p>
		397	If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used.
		398	The most simple solution is to use MacOS 9 or earlier to bootstrap into a Linux
		399	environment with a tool called BootX.
		400	</p>
		401
		402	<p>
		403	First, download <uri link="http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/">BootX</uri>
		404	and unpack the archive. Copy the the <c>BootX Extension</c> from the unpacked
		405	archive into <c>Extensions Folder</c> and the BootX App Control Panel into
		406	<c>Control Panels</c>, both of which are located in your MacOS System Folder.
		407	Next, create a folder called "Linux Kernels" in your System folder and copy the
		408	<c>ppc32</c> kernel from the CD to this folder. Finally, copy <c>ppc32.igz</c>
		409	from the Installation CD <path>boot</path> folder into the MacOS
		410	<c>System Folder</c>.
		411	</p>
		412
		413	<p>
		414	To prepare BootX, start the BootX App Control Panel. First select the Options
		415	dialog and check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select <c>ppc32.igz</c> from
		416	your System Folder. Continue back to the initial screen and ensure that the
		417	ramdisk size is at least <c>32000</c>. Finally, set the kernel arguments as
		418	shown below:
		419	</p>
		420
		421	<pre caption="BootX kernel arguments">
		422	cdroot root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc loop=image.squashfs looptype=squashfs console=tty0
		423	</pre>
		424
		425	<note>
		426	The kernel parameters in the yaboot section above are also applicable here. You
		427	can append any of those options to the kernel arguments above.
		428	</note>
		429
		430	<p>
		431	Check once more to make sure the settings are correct and then save the
		432	configuration. This saves typing just in case it doesn't boot or something is
		433	missing. Press the Linux button at the top of the window. If everything goes
		434	correctly, it should boot into the Installation CD. Continue with
		435	<uri link="#booted">And When You're Booted...</uri>
		436	</p>
		437
		438	</body>
		439	</subsection>
		440
523	<subsection id="booted">	441	<subsection id="booted">
524	<title>And When You're Booted...</title>	442	<title>And When You're Booted...</title>
525	<body>	443	<body>
526		444
527	<p>	445	<p>
528	You will be greeted by a root ("#") prompt on the current console. You can also	446	You will be greeted by a root ("#") prompt on the current console. You can also
529	switch to other consoles by pressing Alt-fn-F2, Alt-fn-F3 and Alt-fn-F4. Get	447	switch to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get
530	back to the one you started on by pressing Alt-fn-F1.	448	back to the one you started on by pressing Alt-F1. Due to the keyboard layout,
		449	you may need to press Alt-fn-Fx on Apple machines.
531	</p>	450	</p>
532		451
533	<p>	452	<p>
534	If you are installing Gentoo on a system with a non-US keyboard, use	453	If you are installing Gentoo on a system with a non-US keyboard, use
535	<c>loadkeys</c> to load the keymap for your keyboard. To list the available	454	<c>loadkeys</c> to load the keymap for your keyboard. To list the available
536	keymaps, execute <c>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</c>.	455	keymaps, execute <c>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</c>.
537	</p>	456	</p>
538		457
539	<pre caption="Listing available keymaps">	458	<pre caption="Listing available keymaps">
540	<comment>(PPC uses x86 keymaps on most systems. The mac/ppc keymaps provided	459	<comment>(PPC uses x86 keymaps on most systems.)</comment>
541	on the LiveCD are ADB keymaps and unusable with the LiveCD kernel)</comment>
542	# <i>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</i>	460	# <i>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</i>
543	</pre>	461	</pre>
544		462
545	<p>	463	<p>
546	Now load the keymap of your choice:	464	Now load the keymap of your choice:
…		…
554	Now continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>.	472	Now continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>.
555	</p>	473	</p>
556		474
557	</body>	475	</body>
558	</subsection>	476	</subsection>
559	<subsection id="hardware">
560	<title>Extra Hardware Configuration</title>
561	<body>
562		477
563	<p>
564	When the Live CD boots, it tries to detect all your hardware devices and
565	loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the
566	vast majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases (the
567	SPARC LiveCDs don't even do autodetection), it may not auto-load the kernel
568	modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed some of your system's
569	hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules manually.
570	</p>
571
572	<p>
573	In the next example we try to load the <c>8139too</c> module (support for
574	certain kinds of network interfaces):
575	</p>
576
577	<pre caption="Loading kernel modules">
578	# <i>modprobe 8139too</i>
579	</pre>
580
581	</body>
582	</subsection>	478	<subsection>
		479	<include href="hb-install-bootconfig.xml"/>
583	<subsection>	480	</subsection>
584	<title>Optional: Tweaking Hard Disk Performance</title>
585	<body>
586		481
587	<p>
588	If you are an advanced user, you might want to tweak the IDE hard disk
589	performance using <c>hdparm</c>. With the <c>-tT</c> options you can
590	test the performance of your disk (execute it several times to get a
591	more precise impression):
592	</p>
593
594	<pre caption="Testing disk performance">
595	# <i>hdparm -tT /dev/hda</i>
596	</pre>
597
598	<p>
599	To tweak, you can use any of the following examples (or experiment
600	yourself) which use <path>/dev/hda</path> as disk (substitute with your
601	disk):
602	</p>
603
604	<pre caption="Tweaking hard disk performance">
605	<comment>Activate DMA:</comment> # <i>hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda</i>
606	<comment>Activate DMA + Safe Performance-enhancing Options:</comment> # <i>hdparm -d 1 -A 1 -m 16 -u 1 -a 64 /dev/hda</i>
607	</pre>
608
609	</body>
610	</subsection>
611	<subsection>
612	<title>Optional: User Accounts</title>
613	<body>
614
615	<p>
616	If you plan on giving other people access to your installation
617	environment or you want to chat using <c>irssi</c> without root privileges (for
618	security reasons), you need to create the necessary user accounts and change
619	the root password.
620	</p>
621
622	<p>
623	To change the root password, use the <c>passwd</c> utility:
624	</p>
625
626	<pre caption="Changing the root password">
627	# <i>passwd</i>
628	New password: <comment>(Enter your new password)</comment>
629	Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter your password)</comment>
630	</pre>
631
632	<p>
633	To create a user account, we first enter their credentials, followed by
634	its password. We use <c>useradd</c> and <c>passwd</c> for these tasks.
635	In the next example, we create a user called "john".
636	</p>
637
638	<pre caption="Creating a user account">
639	# <i>useradd john</i>
640	# <i>passwd john</i>
641	New password: <comment>(Enter john's password)</comment>
642	Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter john's password)</comment>
643	</pre>
644
645	<p>
646	You can change your user id from root to the newly created user by using
647	<c>su</c>:
648	</p>
649
650	<pre caption="Changing user id">
651	# <i>su john -</i>
652	</pre>
653
654	</body>
655	</subsection>
656	<subsection>
657	<title>Optional: Starting the SSH Daemon</title>
658	<body>
659
660	<p>
661	If you want to allow other users to access your computer during the
662	Gentoo installation (perhaps because those users are going to help you
663	install Gentoo, or even do it for you), you need to create a user
664	account for them and perhaps even provide them with your root password
665	(<e>only</e> do that <e>if</e> you <b>fully trust</b> that user).
666	</p>
667
668	<p>
669	To fire up the SSH daemon, execute the following command:
670	</p>
671
672	<pre caption="Starting the SSH daemon">
673	# <i>/etc/init.d/sshd start</i>
674	</pre>
675
676	<p>
677	To be able to use sshd, you first need to setup your networking. Continue with
678	the chapter on <uri link="?part=1&chap=3">Configuring your Network</uri>.
679	</p>
680
681	</body>
682	</subsection>
683	</section>	482	</section>
684	</sections>	483	</sections>

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