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| 9 | <sections> |
9 | <sections> |
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11 | <abstract> |
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12 | You can install Gentoo in many ways. This chapter explains how to install |
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13 | Gentoo using the minimal Installation CD. |
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14 | </abstract> |
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15 | |
| 11 | <version>2.3</version> |
16 | <version>13</version> |
| 12 | <date>2005-05-12</date> |
17 | <date>2011-11-27</date> |
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18 | |
| 14 | <section> |
19 | <section> |
| 15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
20 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
| 16 | <subsection> |
21 | <subsection> |
| 17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
22 | <title>Introduction</title> |
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| 28 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
33 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
| 29 | <body> |
34 | <body> |
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35 | |
| 31 | <table> |
36 | <table> |
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37 | <tr> |
| 33 | <th>NewWorld machines</th> |
38 | <th>Apple NewWorld Machines</th> |
| 34 | <ti> |
39 | <ti> |
| 35 | Power/PowerPC microprocessors (G3, G4, G5) such as iMac, eMac, iBook |
40 | Power/PowerPC microprocessors (G3, G4, G5) such as iMac, eMac, iBook |
| 36 | PowerBook, Xserver, PowerMac, Genesi's Pegasos II |
41 | PowerBook, Xserver, PowerMac |
| 37 | </ti> |
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| 38 | </tr> |
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| 39 | <tr> |
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| 40 | <th>OldWorld machines</th> |
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| 41 | <ti> |
42 | </ti> |
| 42 | Limited support for IBM (RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries) and Amiga systems |
43 | </tr> |
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44 | <tr> |
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45 | <th>Apple OldWorld machines</th> |
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46 | <ti> |
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47 | Apple Machines with an Open Firmware revision less than 3, such as the Beige |
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48 | G3s, PCI PowerMacs and PCI PowerBooks. PCI-based Apple Clones should also |
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49 | be supported. |
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50 | </ti> |
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51 | </tr> |
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52 | <tr> |
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53 | <th>Genesi</th> |
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54 | <ti> |
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55 | Pegasos I/II, Open Desktop Workstation, Efika |
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56 | </ti> |
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57 | </tr> |
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58 | <tr> |
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59 | <th>IBM</th> |
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60 | <ti> |
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61 | RS/6000, iSeries, pSeries |
| 43 | </ti> |
62 | </ti> |
| 44 | </tr> |
63 | </tr> |
| 45 | <tr> |
64 | <tr> |
| 46 | <th>Memory</th> |
65 | <th>Memory</th> |
| 47 | <ti>At least 64 MB</ti> |
66 | <ti>At least 64 MB</ti> |
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| 55 | <ti>At least 256 MB</ti> |
74 | <ti>At least 256 MB</ti> |
| 56 | </tr> |
75 | </tr> |
| 57 | </table> |
76 | </table> |
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| 59 | <p> |
78 | <p> |
| 60 | 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> |
| 61 | PPC FAQ</uri> before you begin. |
80 | for help with some common installation related issues or if you're unsure as to |
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81 | just what's in that PowerPC machine you've got sitting on your desk right now. |
| 62 | </p> |
82 | </p> |
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83 | |
| 64 | </body> |
84 | </body> |
| 65 | </subsection> |
85 | </subsection> |
| 66 | </section> |
86 | </section> |
| 67 | <!-- Copy/paste from hb-install-x86-medium.xml (with s/x86/ppc/) --> |
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88 | <!-- START --> |
| 69 | <section> |
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| 70 | <title>The Gentoo Installation Approaches</title> |
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| 71 | <subsection> |
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| 72 | <title>Introduction</title> |
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| 73 | <body> |
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| 75 | <p> |
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| 76 | Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three <e>stage</e> tarball files. |
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| 77 | A stage file is a tarball (compressed archive) that contains a minimal |
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| 78 | environment. |
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| 79 | </p> |
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| 81 | <ul> |
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| 82 | <li> |
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| 83 | A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's |
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| 84 | software management system) and a couple of packages on which the compiler |
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| 85 | or Portage depends. |
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| 86 | </li> |
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| 87 | <li> |
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| 88 | A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal |
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| 89 | environment from which one can start building all other necessary |
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| 90 | applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. |
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| 91 | </li> |
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| 92 | <li> |
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| 93 | A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully |
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| 94 | deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, |
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| 95 | needs to choose which one you want to install. |
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| 96 | </li> |
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| 97 | </ul> |
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| 98 | |
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| 99 | <p> |
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| 100 | To help you decide what stage file you want to use, we have written down the |
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| 101 | major advantages and disadvantages of each stage file. |
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| 102 | </p> |
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| 103 | |
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| 104 | </body> |
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| 105 | </subsection> |
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| 106 | <subsection> |
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| 107 | <title>A Stage1 Approach</title> |
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| 108 | <body> |
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| 109 | |
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| 110 | <p> |
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| 111 | A <e>stage1</e> is used when you want to bootstrap and build the entire system |
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| 112 | from scratch. |
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| 113 | </p> |
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| 115 | <p> |
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| 116 | Starting from a stage1 allows you to have total control over the |
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| 117 | optimization settings and optional build-time functionality that is |
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| 118 | initially enabled on your system. This makes <e>stage1</e> installs good for |
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| 119 | power users who know what they are doing. It is also a great |
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| 120 | installation method for those who would like to know more about the |
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| 121 | inner workings of Gentoo Linux. |
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| 122 | </p> |
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| 123 | |
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| 124 | <table> |
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| 125 | <tr> |
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| 126 | <th>Stage1</th> |
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| 127 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
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| 128 | </tr> |
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| 129 | <tr> |
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| 130 | <th>+</th> |
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| 131 | <ti> |
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| 132 | Allows you to have total control over the optimization settings and optional |
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| 133 | build-time functionality that is initially enabled on your system |
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| 134 | </ti> |
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| 135 | </tr> |
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| 136 | <tr> |
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| 137 | <th>+</th> |
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| 138 | <ti>Suitable for powerusers that know what they are doing</ti> |
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| 139 | </tr> |
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| 140 | <tr> |
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| 141 | <th>+</th> |
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| 142 | <ti>Allows you to learn more about the inner workings of Gentoo</ti> |
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| 143 | </tr> |
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| 144 | <tr> |
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| 145 | <th>-</th> |
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| 146 | <ti>Takes a long time to finish the installation</ti> |
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| 147 | </tr> |
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| 148 | <tr> |
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| 149 | <th>-</th> |
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| 150 | <ti> |
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| 151 | If you don't intend to tweak the settings, it is a waste of time |
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| 152 | </ti> |
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| 153 | </tr> |
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| 155 | <th>-</th> |
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| 156 | <ti> |
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| 157 | Requires a working Internet connection during the installation |
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| 158 | </ti> |
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| 159 | </tr> |
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| 160 | </table> |
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| 161 | |
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| 162 | </body> |
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| 163 | </subsection> |
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| 164 | <subsection> |
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| 165 | <title>A Stage2 Approach</title> |
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| 166 | <body> |
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| 168 | <p> |
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| 169 | A <e>stage2</e> is used for building the entire system from a bootstrapped |
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| 170 | "semi-compiled" state. |
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| 171 | </p> |
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| 172 | |
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| 173 | <p> |
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| 174 | Stage2 installs allow you to skip the bootstrap process; doing this |
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| 175 | is fine if you are happy with the optimization settings that we chose |
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| 176 | for your particular stage2 tarball. |
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| 177 | </p> |
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| 180 | <tr> |
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| 181 | <th>Stage2</th> |
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| 182 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
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| 183 | </tr> |
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| 184 | <tr> |
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| 185 | <th>+</th> |
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| 186 | <ti>You don't need to bootstrap</ti> |
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| 187 | </tr> |
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| 188 | <tr> |
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| 189 | <th>+</th> |
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| 190 | <ti>Faster than starting with stage1</ti> |
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| 191 | </tr> |
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| 193 | <th>+</th> |
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| 194 | <ti>You can still tweak your settings</ti> |
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| 195 | </tr> |
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| 197 | <th>-</th> |
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| 198 | <ti>You cannot tweak as much as with a stage1</ti> |
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| 199 | </tr> |
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| 201 | <th>-</th> |
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| 202 | <ti>It's still not the fastest way to install Gentoo</ti> |
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| 203 | </tr> |
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| 205 | <th>-</th> |
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| 206 | <ti>You have to accept the optimizations we chose for the bootstrap</ti> |
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| 207 | </tr> |
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| 208 | <tr> |
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| 209 | <th>-</th> |
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| 210 | <ti> |
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| 211 | Requires a working Internet connection during the installation |
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| 212 | </ti> |
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| 213 | </tr> |
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| 214 | </table> |
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| 215 | |
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| 216 | </body> |
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| 217 | </subsection> |
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| 218 | <subsection> |
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| 219 | <title>A Stage3 Approach</title> |
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| 220 | <body> |
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| 222 | <p> |
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| 223 | A <e>stage3</e> installation contains a basic Gentoo Linux system that has been |
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| 224 | built for you. You will only need to build a few packages of which we can't |
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| 225 | decide for you which one to choose. |
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| 226 | </p> |
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| 227 | |
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| 228 | <p> |
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| 229 | Choosing to go with a stage3 allows for the fastest install of Gentoo |
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| 230 | Linux, but also means that your base system will have the optimization |
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| 231 | settings that we chose for you (which to be honest, are good settings |
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| 232 | and were carefully chosen to enhance performance while maintaining |
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| 233 | stability). Stage3 is also required if you want to install Gentoo using |
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| 234 | prebuilt packages or without a network connection. |
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| 235 | </p> |
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| 238 | <tr> |
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| 239 | <th>Stage3</th> |
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| 240 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
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| 241 | </tr> |
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| 242 | <tr> |
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| 243 | <th>+</th> |
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| 244 | <ti>Fastest way to get a Gentoo base system</ti> |
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| 245 | </tr> |
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| 246 | <tr> |
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| 247 | <th>-</th> |
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| 248 | <ti>You cannot tweak the base system - it's built already</ti> |
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| 249 | </tr> |
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| 250 | </table> |
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| 251 | |
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| 252 | <p> |
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| 253 | You might be interested to know that, if you decide to use different |
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| 254 | optimization settings after having installed Gentoo, you will be able to |
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| 255 | recompile your entire system with the new optimization settings. |
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| 256 | </p> |
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| 257 | |
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| 258 | </body> |
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| 259 | </subsection> |
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| 260 | </section> |
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| 261 | <section> |
89 | <section> |
| 262 | <title>The Gentoo Installation CDs</title> |
90 | <title>The Gentoo Installation CDs</title> |
| 263 | <subsection> |
91 | <subsection> |
| 264 | <title>Introduction</title> |
92 | <title>Introduction</title> |
| 265 | <body> |
93 | <body> |
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| 271 | are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers. |
99 | are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers. |
| 272 | </p> |
100 | </p> |
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101 | |
| 274 | <p> |
102 | <p> |
| 275 | All Installation CDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your |
103 | All Installation CDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your |
| 276 | partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. We currently provide |
104 | partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. |
| 277 | two Installation CDs which are equaly suitable to install Gentoo from, as long |
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| 278 | as you're planning on performing an Internet-based installation using the |
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| 279 | latest version of the available packages. |
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| 280 | </p> |
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| 281 | |
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| 282 | <p> |
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107 | <!-- |
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108 | <impo> |
| 283 | If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, please use |
109 | If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, or would |
| 284 | the installation instructions described in the <uri |
110 | like to use one of the provided installers, please use the installation |
| 285 | link="2005.0/index.xml">Gentoo 2005.0 Handbooks</uri>. |
111 | instructions described in the <uri link="2008.0/">Gentoo 2008.0 |
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112 | Handbooks</uri>. |
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113 | </impo> |
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114 | --> |
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115 | <!-- |
| 286 | </p> |
116 | <p> |
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| 288 | <p> |
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| 289 | The two Installation CDs that we currently provide are: |
117 | The Installation CDs that we currently provide are: |
| 290 | </p> |
118 | </p> |
| 291 | |
119 | |
| 292 | <ul> |
120 | <ul> |
| 293 | <li> |
121 | <li> |
| 294 | The Gentoo <e>Minimal</e> Installation CD, a small, no-nonsense, bootable |
122 | The Gentoo <e>Minimal</e> Installation CD, a small, no-nonsense, bootable |
| 295 | CD which sole purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and |
123 | CD which sole purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and |
| 296 | continue with the Gentoo installation. |
124 | continue with the Gentoo installation. |
| 297 | </li> |
125 | </li> |
| 298 | <li> |
126 | <li> |
| 299 | The Gentoo <e>Universal</e> Installation CD, a bootable CD with the same |
127 | The Universal Installation CD contains everything you need to install |
| 300 | abilities as the Minimal Installation CD. Additionally, it contains a |
128 | Gentoo. It provides stage3 files for common architectures, source code |
| 301 | stage1 and several stage3 tarballs (optimized for the individual |
129 | for the extra applications you need to choose from and, of course, the |
| 302 | subarchitectures). |
130 | installation instructions for your architecture. |
| 303 | </li> |
131 | </li> |
| 304 | </ul> |
132 | </ul> |
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133 | |
| 306 | <p> |
134 | <p> |
| 307 | To help you decide which Installation CD you need, we have written down the |
135 | Gentoo also provides a Package CD. This is not an Installation CD but an |
| 308 | major advantages and disadvantages of each Installation CD. |
136 | additional resource that you can exploit during the installation of your Gentoo |
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137 | system. It contains prebuilt packages (also known as the GRP set) that allow |
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138 | you to easily and quickly install additional applications (such as |
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139 | OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the Gentoo installation and |
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140 | right before you update your Portage tree. |
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141 | </p> |
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142 | |
| 309 | </p> |
143 | <p> |
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144 | The use of the Package CD is covered later in this document. |
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145 | </p> |
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146 | --> |
| 311 | </body> |
147 | </body> |
| 312 | </subsection> |
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| 313 | <subsection> |
148 | </subsection> |
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149 | <subsection> |
| 314 | <title>Gentoo's Minimal Installation CD</title> |
150 | <title>Gentoo Minimal Installation CD</title> |
| 315 | <body> |
151 | <body> |
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152 | |
| 317 | <p> |
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| 318 | The Minimal Installation CD is called <c>install-ppc-minimal-2005.0.iso</c> and |
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| 319 | takes up only 52 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to install |
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| 320 | Gentoo, but always with a working Internet connection only. |
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| 321 | </p> |
153 | <p> |
| 322 | |
154 | The Minimal Installation CD is called <c><keyval id="min-cd-name"/></c> and |
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155 | takes up only <keyval id="min-cd-size"/> MB of diskspace. You can use this |
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156 | Installation CD to install Gentoo, but <e>only</e> with a working Internet |
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157 | connection. |
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158 | </p> |
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159 | <!-- |
| 323 | <table> |
160 | <table> |
| 324 | <tr> |
161 | <tr> |
| 325 | <th>Minimal Installation CD</th> |
162 | <th>Minimal Installation CD</th> |
| 326 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
163 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
| 327 | </tr> |
164 | </tr> |
| 328 | <tr> |
165 | <tr> |
| 329 | <th>+</th> |
166 | <th>+</th> |
| 330 | <ti>Smallest download</ti> |
167 | <ti>Smallest download</ti> |
| 331 | </tr> |
168 | </tr> |
| 332 | <tr> |
169 | <tr> |
| 333 | <th>+</th> |
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| 334 | <ti> |
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| 335 | You can do a stage1, stage2 or stage3 by getting the stage tarball off the |
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| 336 | net |
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| 337 | </ti> |
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| 338 | </tr> |
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| 339 | <tr> |
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| 340 | <th>-</th> |
170 | <th>-</th> |
| 341 | <ti> |
171 | <ti> |
| 342 | Contains no stages, no Portage snapshot, no prebuilt packages and is |
172 | Contains no stage3 tarball, no Portage snapshot, no prebuilt packages and |
| 343 | therefore not suitable for networkless installation |
173 | is therefore not suitable for networkless installation |
| 344 | </ti> |
174 | </ti> |
| 345 | </tr> |
175 | </tr> |
| 346 | </table> |
176 | </table> |
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177 | --> |
| 348 | </body> |
178 | </body> |
| 349 | </subsection> |
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| 350 | <subsection> |
179 | </subsection> |
| 351 | <title>Gentoo's Universal Installation CD</title> |
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| 352 | <body> |
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| 354 | <p> |
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| 355 | The Universal Installation CD is called <c>install-ppc-universal-2005.0.iso</c> |
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| 356 | and consumes the entire surface of a 650 MB CD. You can use this Installation |
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| 357 | CD to install Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo without a |
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| 358 | working internet connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to another |
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| 359 | PC than the one you are currently installing Gentoo on :) |
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| 360 | </p> |
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| 361 | |
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| 362 | <table> |
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| 363 | <tr> |
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| 364 | <th>Universal Installation CD</th> |
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| 365 | <th>Pros and Cons</th> |
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| 366 | </tr> |
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| 367 | <tr> |
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| 368 | <th>+</th> |
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| 369 | <ti> |
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| 370 | Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network |
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| 371 | connection. |
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| 372 | </ti> |
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| 373 | </tr> |
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| 374 | <tr> |
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| 375 | <th>-</th> |
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| 376 | <ti>Huge download</ti> |
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| 377 | </tr> |
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| 378 | </table> |
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| 381 | </subsection> |
180 | <subsection> |
| 382 | <subsection> |
181 | <title>The Stage3 Tarball</title> |
| 383 | <title>Other CDs</title> |
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| 384 | <body> |
182 | <body> |
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183 | |
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184 | <p> |
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185 | A stage3 tarball is an archive containing a minimal Gentoo environment, |
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186 | suitable to continue the Gentoo installation using the instructions in this |
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187 | manual. Previously, the Gentoo Handbook described the installation using one of |
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188 | three stage tarballs. While Gentoo still offers stage1 and stage2 tarballs, the |
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189 | official installation method uses the stage3 tarball. If you are interested in |
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190 | performing a Gentoo installation using a stage1 or stage2 tarball, please read |
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191 | the Gentoo FAQ on <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#stage12">How do I Install Gentoo |
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192 | Using a Stage1 or Stage2 Tarball?</uri> |
| 386 | <p> |
193 | </p> |
| 387 | You might find a so-called <e>Package CD</e> on one of our mirrors. This CD is |
194 | |
| 388 | no Installation CD but an additional resource that can be exploited during a |
195 | <p> |
| 389 | networkless installation. It contains prebuilt packages (the so-called GRP |
196 | Stage3 tarballs can be downloaded from <path><keyval |
| 390 | set) that allows you to easily and quickly install additional applications |
197 | id="release-dir"/>current-stage3/</path> on any of the <uri |
| 391 | (such as OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the networkless |
198 | link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">Official Gentoo Mirrors</uri> and are not provided |
| 392 | Gentoo installation. |
199 | on the LiveCD. |
| 393 | </p> |
200 | </p> |
| 394 | |
201 | |
| 395 | </body> |
202 | </body> |
| 396 | </subsection> |
203 | </subsection> |
| 397 | </section> |
204 | </section> |
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206 | |
| 398 | <!-- STOP --> |
207 | <!-- STOP --> |
| 399 | <section> |
208 | <section> |
| 400 | <title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo Installation CD</title> |
209 | <title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo Installation CD</title> |
| 401 | <subsection> |
210 | <subsection> |
| 402 | <title>Downloading and Burning the Installation CDs</title> |
211 | <title>Downloading and Burning the Installation CDs</title> |
| 403 | <body> |
212 | <body> |
| 404 | |
213 | |
| 405 | <p> |
214 | <p> |
| 406 | You have chosen to use a Gentoo Installation CD. We'll first start by |
215 | You have chosen to use a Gentoo Installation CD. We'll first start by |
| 407 | downloading and burning the chosen Installation CD. We previously discussed |
216 | downloading and burning the chosen Installation CD. We previously discussed |
| 408 | the several available Installation CDs, but where can you find them? |
217 | the several available Installation CDs, but where can you find them? |
| 409 | </p> |
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| 411 | <p> |
218 | </p> |
| 412 | You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages |
219 | |
| 413 | CD as well) from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The |
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| 414 | Installation CDs are located in the <path>releases/ppc/2005.0/installcd</path> |
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| 415 | directory. |
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| 416 | </p> |
220 | <p> |
| 417 | |
221 | You can download any of the Installation CDs from one of our <uri |
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222 | link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The Installation CDs are located in |
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223 | the <path><keyval id="release-dir"/>current-iso/</path> directory. |
| 418 | <p> |
224 | </p> |
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225 | |
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226 | <p> |
| 419 | Inside that directory you'll find so-called ISO-files. Those are full CD images |
227 | Inside that directory you'll find ISO files. Those are full CD images which you |
| 420 | which you can write on a CD-R. |
228 | can write on a CD-R. |
| 421 | </p> |
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229 | </p> |
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230 | |
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231 | <p> |
| 424 | 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 |
| 425 | 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 |
| 426 | <path>install-ppc-minimal-2005.0.iso.md5</path>). You can check the MD5 checksum |
234 | <path><keyval id="min-cd-name"/>.DIGESTS</path>). You can check the MD5 |
| 427 | with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
235 | checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri |
| 428 | link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. How |
236 | link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows. |
| 429 | to verify MD5 checksums with Mac OS X is described in the <uri |
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| 430 | link="/doc/en/gentoo-ppc-faq.xml#doc_chap1">Gentoo PPC FAQ</uri>. |
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237 | </p> |
| 432 | |
238 | |
| 433 | <p> |
239 | <p> |
| 434 | Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to |
240 | Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to |
| 435 | verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with |
241 | verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with |
| 436 | <path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key: |
242 | <path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public keys: |
| 437 | </p> |
243 | </p> |
| 438 | |
244 | |
| 439 | <pre caption="Obtaining the public key"> |
245 | <pre caption="Obtaining the public key"> |
| 440 | $ <i>gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 17072058</i> |
246 | $ <i>gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 96D8BF6D 2D182910 17072058</i> |
| 441 | </pre> |
247 | </pre> |
| 442 | |
248 | |
| 443 | <p> |
249 | <p> |
| 444 | Now verify the signature: |
250 | Now verify the signature: |
| 445 | </p> |
251 | </p> |
| 446 | |
252 | |
| 447 | <pre caption="Verify the cryptographic signature"> |
253 | <pre caption="Verify the files"> |
| 448 | $ <i>gpg --verify <signature file> <downloaded iso></i> |
254 | <comment>(Verify the cryptographic signature)</comment> |
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255 | $ <i>gpg --verify <downloaded iso.DIGESTS.asc></i> |
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256 | <comment>(Verify the checksum)</comment> |
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257 | $ <i>sha1sum -c <downloaded iso.DIGESTS.asc></i> |
| 449 | </pre> |
258 | </pre> |
| 450 | |
259 | |
| 451 | <p> |
260 | <p> |
| 452 | 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 |
| 453 | do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and |
262 | do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and |
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| 455 | link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>. |
264 | link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>. |
| 456 | </p> |
265 | </p> |
| 457 | |
266 | |
| 458 | <ul> |
267 | <ul> |
| 459 | <li> |
268 | <li> |
| 460 | With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc <downloaded iso |
269 | With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc <downloaded iso |
| 461 | file></c> (replace <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's |
270 | file></c> (replace <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device |
| 462 | device path). |
271 | path). |
| 463 | </li> |
272 | </li> |
| 464 | <li> |
273 | <li> |
| 465 | 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 |
| 466 | 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>. |
| 467 | <c>Start</c>. |
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| 468 | </li> |
276 | </li> |
| 469 | </ul> |
277 | </ul> |
| 470 | |
278 | |
| 471 | </body> |
279 | </body> |
| 472 | </subsection> |
280 | </subsection> |
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| 474 | <title>Default: Booting the Installation CD with Yaboot</title> |
282 | <title>Default: Booting the Installation CD with Yaboot</title> |
| 475 | <body> |
283 | <body> |
| 476 | |
284 | |
| 477 | <p> |
285 | <p> |
| 478 | On NewWorld machines place the Installation CD in the CD-ROM and reboot the |
286 | On NewWorld machines place the Installation CD in the CD-ROM and reboot the |
| 479 | system. When the system-start-bell sounds, simply hold down the 'C' until the |
287 | system. When the system-start-bell sounds, simply hold down the 'C' until the |
| 480 | CD loads. |
288 | CD loads. |
| 481 | </p> |
289 | </p> |
| 482 | |
290 | |
| 483 | <p> |
291 | <p> |
| 484 | After the Installation CD loaded, you will be greeted by a friendly welcome |
292 | After the Installation CD loaded, you will be greeted by a friendly welcome |
| 485 | message and a <e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the screen. |
293 | message and a <e>boot:</e> prompt at the bottom of the screen. |
| 486 | </p> |
294 | </p> |
| 487 | |
295 | |
| 488 | <p> |
296 | <p> |
| 489 | At this prompt you are able to select a kernel for the subarchitecture you use. |
297 | We provide one generic kernel, <e>ppc32</e>. This kernel is built with support |
| 490 | We provide <c>G3</c>, <c>G4</c> and <c>G5</c>. All kernels are built with |
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| 491 | support for multiple CPUs, but they will boot on single processor machines as |
298 | for multiple CPUs, but it will boot on single processor machines as well. |
| 492 | well. |
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| 493 | </p> |
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| 495 | <p> |
299 | </p> |
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300 | |
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301 | <p> |
| 496 | 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 |
| 497 | table lists some of the available boot options you can add: |
303 | some of the available boot options you can add: |
| 498 | </p> |
304 | </p> |
| 499 | |
305 | |
| 500 | <table> |
306 | <table> |
| 501 | <tr> |
307 | <tr> |
| 502 | <th>Boot Option</th> |
308 | <th>Boot Option</th> |
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| 504 | </tr> |
310 | </tr> |
| 505 | <tr> |
311 | <tr> |
| 506 | <ti><c>video</c></ti> |
312 | <ti><c>video</c></ti> |
| 507 | <ti> |
313 | <ti> |
| 508 | This option takes one of the following vendor-specific tags: |
314 | This option takes one of the following vendor-specific tags: |
| 509 | <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>, |
| 510 | <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 |
| 511 | 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, |
| 512 | 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 |
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319 | at a resolution of 1280x1024 with a refresh rate of 75Hz and a color depth of |
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320 | 32 bits. If you are uncertain what to choose, and the default doesn't work, |
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321 | <c>video=ofonly</c> will most certainly work. |
| 513 | </ti> |
322 | </ti> |
| 514 | </tr> |
323 | </tr> |
| 515 | <tr> |
324 | <tr> |
| 516 | <ti><c>nol3</c></ti> |
325 | <ti><c>nol3</c></ti> |
| 517 | <ti> |
326 | <ti> |
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| 525 | </ti> |
334 | </ti> |
| 526 | </tr> |
335 | </tr> |
| 527 | <tr> |
336 | <tr> |
| 528 | <ti><c>dopcmcia</c></ti> |
337 | <ti><c>dopcmcia</c></ti> |
| 529 | <ti> |
338 | <ti> |
| 530 | If you want to use PCMCIA devices during your installation (like PCMCIA |
339 | If you want to use PCMCIA devices during your installation (like PCMCIA |
| 531 | network cards) you have to enable this option. |
340 | network cards) you have to enable this option. |
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341 | </ti> |
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342 | </tr> |
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343 | <tr> |
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344 | <ti><c>dosshd</c></ti> |
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345 | <ti>Starts <c>sshd</c>. Useful for unattended installs.</ti> |
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346 | </tr> |
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347 | <tr> |
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348 | <ti><c>passwd=foo</c></ti> |
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349 | <ti> |
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350 | Sets whatever is after the = as the root password. Use with <c>dosshd</c> |
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351 | for remote installs. |
| 532 | </ti> |
352 | </ti> |
| 533 | </tr> |
353 | </tr> |
| 534 | </table> |
354 | </table> |
| 535 | |
355 | |
| 536 | <p> |
356 | <p> |
| 537 | 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 |
| 538 | 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 |
| 539 | Booted...</uri>. |
359 | Open Firmware framebuffer instead of the device specific driver. |
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360 | </p> |
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361 | |
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362 | <pre caption="Force the use of the Open Firmware framebuffer"> |
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363 | boot: <i>ppc32 video=ofonly</i> |
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364 | </pre> |
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365 | |
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366 | <p> |
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367 | If you don't need to add any options, just type ppc32 at this prompt, and a |
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368 | complete Gentoo Linux environment will be loaded from the CD. Continue with |
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369 | <uri link="#booted">And When You're Booted...</uri>. |
| 540 | </p> |
370 | </p> |
| 541 | |
371 | |
| 542 | </body> |
372 | </body> |
| 543 | </subsection> |
373 | </subsection> |
| 544 | <subsection> |
374 | <subsection> |
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| 547 | |
377 | |
| 548 | <p> |
378 | <p> |
| 549 | 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 |
| 550 | <c>boot cd /boot/menu</c>. This will open a small bootmenu where you can choose |
380 | <c>boot cd /boot/menu</c>. This will open a small bootmenu where you can choose |
| 551 | between several preconfigured video configs. If you need any special boot |
381 | between several preconfigured video configs. If you need any special boot |
| 552 | options you can append them to the command-line. For instance <c>boot cd |
382 | options you can append them to the command-line just like with Yaboot above. |
| 553 | /boot/pegasos video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>. The complete list of |
383 | For example: <c>boot cd /boot/pegasos video=radeonfb:1280x1024@75 mem=256M</c>. |
| 554 | kernel appends (in case something goes wrong and you need it) is preconfigured |
384 | The default kernel options (in case something goes wrong and you need it) are |
| 555 | in the kernel with <c>console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 init=/linuxrc |
385 | preconfigured with <c>console=ttyS0,115200 console=tty0 init=/linuxrc |
| 556 | looptype=squashfs loop=/livecd.squashfs udev nodevfs cdroot root=/dev/ram0</c>. |
386 | looptype=squashfs loop=/image.squashfs cdroot root=/dev/ram0</c>. |
| 557 | </p> |
387 | </p> |
| 558 | |
388 | |
| 559 | </body> |
389 | </body> |
| 560 | </subsection> |
390 | </subsection> |
| 561 | |
391 | |
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| 563 | <title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD with BootX</title> |
393 | <title>Alternative: Booting the Installation CD with BootX</title> |
| 564 | <body> |
394 | <body> |
| 565 | |
395 | |
| 566 | <p> |
396 | <p> |
| 567 | If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used. |
397 | If you have an OldWorld Mac the bootable portion of the livecd can't be used. |
| 568 | The most simple solution is to use MacOS to bootstrap into a Linux environment |
398 | The most simple solution is to use MacOS 9 or earlier to bootstrap into a Linux |
| 569 | with a tool called BootX. Boot floppies are being prepared for Macs without |
399 | environment with a tool called BootX. |
| 570 | MacOS, but they are not available at this time. |
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| 572 | <p> |
400 | </p> |
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402 | <p> |
| 573 | First, download <uri link="http://penguinppc.org/projects/bootx/">BootX</uri> |
403 | First, download <uri link="http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/bootx/">BootX</uri> |
| 574 | and unpack the archive. Copy the the <c>BootX Extension</c> from the unpacked |
404 | and unpack the archive. Copy the the <c>BootX Extension</c> from the unpacked |
| 575 | archive into <c>Extensions Folder</c> and the BootX App Control Panel into |
405 | archive into <c>Extensions Folder</c> and the BootX App Control Panel into |
| 576 | <c>Control Panels</c>, both of which are located in your MacOS System Folder. |
406 | <c>Control Panels</c>, both of which are located in your MacOS System Folder. |
| 577 | Next, create a folder called "Linux Kernels" in your System folder and copy the |
407 | Next, create a folder called "Linux Kernels" in your System folder and copy the |
| 578 | <c>G3G4</c> kernel from the CD to this folder. Finally, copy <c>G3G4.igz</c> |
408 | <c>ppc32</c> kernel from the CD to this folder. Finally, copy <c>ppc32.igz</c> |
| 579 | from the Installation CD <path>boot</path> folder into the MacOS |
409 | from the Installation CD <path>boot</path> folder into the MacOS |
| 580 | <c>System Folder</c>. |
410 | <c>System Folder</c>. |
| 581 | </p> |
411 | </p> |
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412 | |
| 582 | <p> |
413 | <p> |
| 583 | To prepare BootX, start the BootX App Control Panel. First select the Options |
414 | To prepare BootX, start the BootX App Control Panel. First select the Options |
| 584 | dialog and check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select <c>G3G4.igz</c> from |
415 | dialog and check <c>Use Specified RAM Disk</c> and select <c>ppc32.igz</c> from |
| 585 | your System Folder. Continue back to the initial screen and ensure that the |
416 | your System Folder. Continue back to the initial screen and ensure that the |
| 586 | ramdisk size is at least <c>32000</c>. Finally, set the kernel arguments as |
417 | ramdisk size is at least <c>32000</c>. Finally, set the kernel arguments as |
| 587 | shown below: |
418 | shown below: |
| 588 | </p> |
419 | </p> |
| 589 | |
420 | |
| 590 | <pre caption="BootX kernel arguments"> |
421 | <pre caption="BootX kernel arguments"> |
| 591 | cdroot root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc loop=livecd.squashfs looptype=squashfs console=tty0 nodevfs udev |
422 | cdroot root=/dev/ram0 init=linuxrc loop=image.squashfs looptype=squashfs console=tty0 |
| 592 | </pre> |
423 | </pre> |
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424 | |
| 593 | <note> |
425 | <note> |
| 594 | The kernel parameters in the yaboot section above are also applicable here. |
426 | The kernel parameters in the yaboot section above are also applicable here. You |
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427 | can append any of those options to the kernel arguments above. |
| 595 | </note> |
428 | </note> |
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429 | |
| 596 | <p> |
430 | <p> |
| 597 | Check once more to make sure the settings are correct and then save the |
431 | Check once more to make sure the settings are correct and then save the |
| 598 | configuration. This saves typing just in case it doesn't boot or something is |
432 | configuration. This saves typing just in case it doesn't boot or something is |
| 599 | missing. Press the Linux button at the top of the window to boot into the |
433 | missing. Press the Linux button at the top of the window. If everything goes |
| 600 | Installation CD and continue with <uri link="#booted">And When |
434 | correctly, it should boot into the Installation CD. Continue with |
| 601 | You're Booted...</uri> |
435 | <uri link="#booted">And When You're Booted...</uri> |
| 602 | </p> |
436 | </p> |
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437 | |
| 603 | </body> |
438 | </body> |
| 604 | </subsection> |
439 | </subsection> |
| 605 | |
440 | |
| 606 | <subsection id="booted"> |
441 | <subsection id="booted"> |
| 607 | <title>And When You're Booted...</title> |
442 | <title>And When You're Booted...</title> |
| 608 | <body> |
443 | <body> |
| 609 | |
444 | |
| 610 | <p> |
445 | <p> |
| 611 | 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 |
| 612 | switch to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get |
447 | switch to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get |
| 613 | back to the one you started on by pressing Alt-F1. Probably you have to hit |
448 | back to the one you started on by pressing Alt-F1. Due to the keyboard layout, |
| 614 | Alt-fn-Fx on Apple machines. |
449 | you may need to press Alt-fn-Fx on Apple machines. |
| 615 | </p> |
450 | </p> |
| 616 | |
451 | |
| 617 | <p> |
452 | <p> |
| 618 | 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 |
| 619 | <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 |
| 620 | keymaps, execute <c>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</c>. On NewWorld machines or the |
455 | keymaps, execute <c>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</c>. |
| 621 | Pegasos do not use the keymaps in <path>ppc</path> or <path>mac</path> as they |
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| 622 | are for ADB-based OldWorld machines. |
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| 623 | </p> |
456 | </p> |
| 624 | |
457 | |
| 625 | <pre caption="Listing available keymaps"> |
458 | <pre caption="Listing available keymaps"> |
| 626 | <comment>(PPC uses x86 keymaps on most systems. The mac/ppc keymaps provided |
459 | <comment>(PPC uses x86 keymaps on most systems.)</comment> |
| 627 | on the Installation CD are ADB keymaps and unusable with the Installation CD |
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| 628 | kernel)</comment> |
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| 629 | # <i>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</i> |
460 | # <i>ls /usr/share/keymaps/i386</i> |
| 630 | </pre> |
461 | </pre> |
| 631 | |
462 | |
| 632 | <p> |
463 | <p> |
| 633 | Now load the keymap of your choice: |
464 | Now load the keymap of your choice: |
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| 641 | Now continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>. |
472 | Now continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>. |
| 642 | </p> |
473 | </p> |
| 643 | |
474 | |
| 644 | </body> |
475 | </body> |
| 645 | </subsection> |
476 | </subsection> |
| 646 | <subsection id="hardware"> |
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| 647 | <title>Extra Hardware Configuration</title> |
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| 648 | <body> |
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477 | |
| 650 | <p> |
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| 651 | When the Installation CD boots, it tries to detect all your hardware devices and |
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| 652 | loads the appropriate kernel modules to support your hardware. In the |
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| 653 | vast majority of cases, it does a very good job. However, in some cases, it may |
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| 654 | not auto-load the kernel modules you need. If the PCI auto-detection missed some |
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| 655 | of your system's hardware, you will have to load the appropriate kernel modules |
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| 656 | manually. |
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| 657 | </p> |
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| 658 | |
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| 659 | <p> |
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| 660 | In the next example we try to load the <c>airport</c> module. This module |
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| 661 | supports only the old Airport cards (b-net). AirportExtreme is currently not |
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| 662 | supported under Linux: |
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| 663 | </p> |
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| 664 | |
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| 665 | <pre caption="Loading kernel modules"> |
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| 666 | # <i>modprobe airport</i> |
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| 667 | </pre> |
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| 668 | |
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| 669 | </body> |
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| 670 | </subsection> |
478 | <subsection> |
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479 | <include href="hb-install-bootconfig.xml"/> |
| 671 | <subsection> |
480 | </subsection> |
| 672 | <title>Optional: Tweaking Hard Disk Performance</title> |
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| 673 | <body> |
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481 | |
| 675 | <p> |
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| 676 | If you are an advanced user, you might want to tweak the IDE hard disk |
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| 677 | performance using <c>hdparm</c>. With the <c>-tT</c> options you can |
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| 678 | test the performance of your disk (execute it several times to get a |
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| 679 | more precise impression): |
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| 680 | </p> |
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| 681 | |
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| 682 | <pre caption="Testing disk performance"> |
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| 683 | # <i>hdparm -tT /dev/hda</i> |
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| 684 | </pre> |
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| 685 | |
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| 686 | <p> |
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| 687 | To tweak, you can use any of the following examples (or experiment |
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| 688 | yourself) which use <path>/dev/hda</path> as disk (substitute with your |
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| 689 | disk): |
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| 690 | </p> |
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| 691 | |
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| 692 | <pre caption="Tweaking hard disk performance"> |
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| 693 | <comment>Activate DMA:</comment> # <i>hdparm -d 1 /dev/hda</i> |
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| 694 | <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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| 695 | </pre> |
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| 696 | |
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| 697 | </body> |
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| 698 | </subsection> |
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| 699 | <subsection id="useraccounts"> |
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| 700 | <title>Optional: User Accounts</title> |
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| 701 | <body> |
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| 702 | |
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| 703 | <p> |
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| 704 | If you plan on giving other people access to your installation |
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| 705 | environment or you want to chat using <c>irssi</c> without root privileges (for |
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| 706 | security reasons), you need to create the necessary user accounts and change |
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| 707 | the root password. |
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| 708 | </p> |
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| 709 | |
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| 710 | <p> |
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| 711 | To change the root password, use the <c>passwd</c> utility: |
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| 712 | </p> |
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| 713 | |
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| 714 | <pre caption="Changing the root password"> |
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| 715 | # <i>passwd</i> |
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| 716 | New password: <comment>(Enter your new password)</comment> |
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| 717 | Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter your password)</comment> |
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| 718 | </pre> |
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| 719 | |
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| 720 | <p> |
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| 721 | To create a user account, we first enter their credentials, followed by |
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| 722 | its password. We use <c>useradd</c> and <c>passwd</c> for these tasks. |
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| 723 | In the next example, we create a user called "john". |
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| 724 | </p> |
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| 725 | |
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| 726 | <pre caption="Creating a user account"> |
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| 727 | # <i>useradd -m -G users john</i> |
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| 728 | # <i>passwd john</i> |
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| 729 | New password: <comment>(Enter john's password)</comment> |
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| 730 | Re-enter password: <comment>(Re-enter john's password)</comment> |
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| 731 | </pre> |
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| 732 | |
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| 733 | <p> |
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| 734 | You can change your user id from root to the newly created user by using |
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| 735 | <c>su</c>: |
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| 736 | </p> |
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| 737 | |
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| 738 | <pre caption="Changing user id"> |
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| 739 | # <i>su - john</i> |
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| 740 | </pre> |
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| 741 | |
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| 742 | </body> |
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| 743 | </subsection> |
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| 744 | <subsection> |
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| 745 | <title>Optional: Viewing Documentation while Installing</title> |
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| 746 | <body> |
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| 747 | |
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| 748 | <p> |
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| 749 | If you want to view the Gentoo Handbook (either from-CD or online) during the |
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| 750 | installation, make sure you have created a user account (see <uri |
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| 751 | link="#useraccounts">Optional: User Accounts</uri>). Then press <c>Alt-F2</c> to |
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| 752 | go to a new terminal and log in. |
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| 753 | </p> |
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| 754 | |
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| 755 | <p> |
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| 756 | If you want to view the documentation on the CD you can immediately run |
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| 757 | <c>links2</c> to read it: |
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| 758 | </p> |
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| 759 | |
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| 760 | <pre caption="Viewing the on-CD documentation"> |
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| 761 | # <i>links2 /mnt/cdrom/docs/html/index.html</i> |
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| 762 | </pre> |
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| 763 | |
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| 764 | <p> |
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| 765 | However, it is preferred that you use the online Gentoo Handbook as it will be |
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| 766 | more recent than the one provided on the CD. You can view it using <c>links2</c> |
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| 767 | as well, but only after having completed the <e>Configuring your Network</e> |
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| 768 | chapter (otherwise you won't be able to go on the Internet to view the |
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| 769 | document): |
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| 770 | </p> |
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| 771 | |
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| 772 | <pre caption="Viewing the Online Documentation"> |
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| 773 | # <i>links2 http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-ppc.xml</i> |
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| 774 | </pre> |
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| 775 | |
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| 776 | <p> |
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| 777 | You can go back to your original terminal by pressing <c>Alt-F1</c>. |
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| 778 | </p> |
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| 779 | |
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| 780 | </body> |
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| 781 | </subsection> |
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| 782 | <subsection> |
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| 783 | <title>Optional: Starting the SSH Daemon</title> |
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| 784 | <body> |
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| 785 | |
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| 786 | <p> |
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| 787 | If you want to allow other users to access your computer during the |
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| 788 | Gentoo installation (perhaps because those users are going to help you |
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| 789 | install Gentoo, or even do it for you), you need to create a user |
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| 790 | account for them and perhaps even provide them with your root password |
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| 791 | (<e>only</e> do that <e>if</e> you <b>fully trust</b> that user). |
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| 792 | </p> |
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| 793 | |
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| 794 | <p> |
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| 795 | To fire up the SSH daemon, execute the following command: |
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| 796 | </p> |
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| 797 | |
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| 798 | <pre caption="Starting the SSH daemon"> |
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| 799 | # <i>/etc/init.d/sshd start</i> |
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| 800 | </pre> |
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| 801 | |
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| 802 | <p> |
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| 803 | To be able to use sshd, you first need to set up your networking. Continue with |
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| 804 | the chapter on <uri link="?part=1&chap=3">Configuring your Network</uri>. |
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| 805 | </p> |
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| 806 | |
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| 807 | </body> |
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| 808 | </subsection> |
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| 809 | </section> |
482 | </section> |
| 810 | </sections> |
483 | </sections> |
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