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<version>2.3</version> |
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<date>2006-01-19</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Making your Choice</title> |
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<subsection> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Now that your kernel is configured and compiled and the necessary system |
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configuration files are filled in correctly, it is time to install a |
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program that will fire up your kernel when you start the system. Such a |
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program is called a <e>bootloader</e>. |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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</section> |
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<section> |
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<title>Installing the SPARC Bootloader: SILO</title> |
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<body> |
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It is now time to install and configure <uri |
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link="http://www.sparc-boot.org">SILO</uri>, the Sparc Improved boot |
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LOader. |
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<pre caption = "Installing SILO"> |
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# <i>emerge silo</i> |
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Now open up your favorite editor (we use <c>nano</c> as an example) and |
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create <path>/etc/silo.conf</path>. |
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<pre caption = "Creating /etc/silo.conf"> |
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# <i>nano -w /etc/silo.conf</i> |
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<p> |
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Below you'll find an example <path>silo.conf</path> file. It uses the |
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partitioning scheme we use throughout this book and |
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<path>kernel-2.4.31</path> as kernelimage. |
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<pre caption = "Example /etc/silo.conf"> |
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partition = 1 <comment># Boot partition (= root partition)</comment> |
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root = /dev/sda1 <comment># Root partition</comment> |
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timeout = 150 <comment># Wait 15 seconds before booting the default section</comment> |
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image = /boot/kernel-2.4.31 |
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label = linux |
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</pre> |
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If you use the example <path>silo.conf</path> delivered by Portage, be |
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sure to comment out <e>all</e> lines that you do not need. |
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<p> |
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If the physical disk on which you want to install SILO (as bootloader) differs |
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from the physical disk on which <path>/etc/silo.conf</path> resides, you must |
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copy over <path>/etc/silo.conf</path> to a partition on that disk. Assuming that |
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<path>/boot</path> is a separate partition on that disk, copy over the |
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configuration file to <path>/boot</path> and run <c>/sbin/silo</c>: |
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<pre caption = "Only if /boot and the SILO destination are not on the same disk"> |
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# <i>cp /etc/silo.conf /boot</i> |
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# <i>/sbin/silo -C /boot/silo.conf</i> |
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/boot/silo.conf appears to be valid |
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</pre> |
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Otherwise just run <c>/sbin/silo</c>: |
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<pre caption = "Run silo"> |
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# <i>/sbin/silo</i> |
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/etc/silo.conf appears to be valid |
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<p> |
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Now continue with <uri link="#reboot">Rebooting the System</uri>. |
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</section> |
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<section id="reboot"> |
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<title>Rebooting the System</title> |
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<body> |
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Exit the chrooted environment and unmount all mounted partitions. Then type in |
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that one magical command you have been waiting for: <c>reboot</c>. |
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<pre caption="Exiting the chroot, unmounting all partitions and rebooting"> |
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# <i>exit</i> |
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cdimage ~# <i>cd</i> |
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cdimage ~# <i>umount /mnt/gentoo/boot /mnt/gentoo/dev /mnt/gentoo/proc /mnt/gentoo</i> |
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cdimage ~# <i>reboot</i> |
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<p> |
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Of course, don't forget to remove the bootable CD, otherwise the CD will be |
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booted again instead of your new Gentoo system. |
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<p> |
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Once rebooted in your Gentoo installation, finish up with <uri |
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link="?part=1&chap=11">Finalizing your Gentoo Installation</uri>. |
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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