en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml

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<sections>

<version>9.3</version>
<date>2010-03-02</date>

<section>
<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
<subsection>
<title>Introduction</title>
<body>

<p>
Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to
successfully install Gentoo on your box.
</p>

</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
<body>

<table>
<tr>
  <th>Sparc System</th>
  <ti>
    Please check the <uri link="/proj/en/base/sparc/sunhw.xml">Gentoo
    Linux/SPARC64 Compatibility list</uri> or the <uri
    link="http://www.ultralinux.org/faq.html#s_2">UltraLinux FAQ</uri>
  </ti>
</tr>
<tr>
  <th>CPU</th>
  <ti>
    We currently only support SPARC64 CPUs
  </ti>
</tr>
<tr>
  <th>Memory</th>
  <ti>64 MB</ti>
</tr>
<tr>
  <th>Diskspace</th>
  <ti>1.5 GB (excluding swap space)</ti>
</tr>
<tr>
  <th>Swap space</th>
  <ti>At least 256 MB</ti>
</tr>
</table>

</body>
</subsection>
</section>

<!-- START -->
<section>
<title>The Gentoo Installation CDs</title>
<subsection>
<title>Introduction</title>
<body>

<p>
The <e>Gentoo Installation CDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a
self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD.
During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers
are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.
</p>

<p>
All Installation CDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your
partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. We currently provide
two Installation CDs which are equally suitable to install Gentoo from, as long 
as you're planning on performing an Internet-based installation using the latest
version of the available packages.
</p>

<p>
If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, please use
the installation instructions described in the <uri
link="2008.0/index.xml">Gentoo 2008.0 Handbooks</uri>.
</p>

<p>
The two Installation CDs that we currently provide are:
</p>

<ul>
  <li>
    The Gentoo <e>Minimal</e> Installation CD, a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD
    which sole purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and 
    continue with the Gentoo installation.
  </li>
  <li>
    The Gentoo <e>Universal</e> Installation CD, a bootable CD with the same 
    abilities as the Minimal Installation CD. Additionally, it contains 
    several stage3 tarballs (optimized for the individual subarchitectures). 
  </li>
</ul>

<p>
To help you decide which Installation CD you need, we have written down the
major advantages and disadvantages of each Installation CD.
</p>

</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>Gentoo's Minimal Installation CD</title>
<body>

<p>
The Minimal Installation CD is called <c>install-sparc64-minimal-2008.0.iso</c> 
and takes up only 44 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to 
install Gentoo, but always with a working Internet connection only.
</p>

<table>
<tr>
  <th>Minimal Installation CD</th>
  <th>Pros and Cons</th>
</tr>
<tr>
  <th>+</th>
  <ti>Smallest download</ti>
</tr>
<tr>
  <th>-</th>
  <ti>
    Contains no stage3 tarball, no Portage snapshot, no prebuilt packages and is
    therefore not suitable for networkless installation
  </ti>
</tr>
</table>

</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>Gentoo's Universal Installation CD</title>
<body>

<p>
The Universal Installation CD is called
<c>install-sparc64-universal-2008.0.iso</c> and uses 295 MB. You can use this
Installation CD to install Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo
without a working internet connection.
</p>

<table>
<tr>
  <th>Universal Installation CD</th>
  <th>Pros and Cons</th>
</tr>
<tr>
  <th>+</th>
  <ti>
    Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network
    connection.
  </ti>
</tr>
<tr>
  <th>-</th>
  <ti>Huge download</ti>
</tr>
</table>

</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>Other CDs</title>
<body>

<p>
You might find a <e>Package CD</e> on one of our mirrors. This CD is not an
Installation CD but an additional resource that can be exploited during a
networkless installation. It contains prebuilt packages (also known as the GRP
set) that allow you to easily and quickly install additional applications
(such as OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the networkless
Gentoo installation.
</p>

<p>
If you intend to use the Packages CD to quickly install additional software,
make sure that you use the same subarchitecture as the stage3 tarball you use.
</p>

</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>The Stage3 Tarball</title>
<body>

<p>
A stage3 tarball is an archive containing a minimal Gentoo environment, suitable
to continue the Gentoo installation using the instructions in this manual.
Previously, the Gentoo Handbook described the installation using one of three 
stage tarballs. While Gentoo still offers stage1 and stage2 tarballs, the 
official installation method uses the stage3 tarball. If you are interested in
performing a Gentoo installation using a stage1 or stage2 tarball, please read
the Gentoo FAQ on <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#stage12">How do I Install Gentoo
Using a Stage1 or Stage2 Tarball?</uri>
</p>

</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>TFTPBoot image</title>
<body>

<p>
If you can't use a CD, or prefer booting over an IP network, there're also
TFTPBoot images available on our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>
under <path>experimental/sparc/tftpboot/sparc64/</path>.
</p>

<p>
For setting up a netboot server, please read the <uri
link="/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-netboot-howto.xml">Gentoo/SPARC Netboot
HOWTO</uri>.
</p>

</body>
</subsection>
</section>
<!-- STOP -->
<section>
<title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo Installation CD</title>
<subsection>
<title>Downloading and Burning the Installation CDs</title>
<body>

<p>
You have chosen to use a Gentoo Installation CD. We'll first start by 
downloading and burning the chosen Installation CD. We previously discussed 
the several available Installation CDs, but where can you find them?
</p>

<p>
You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages CD
as well) from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The
Installation CDs are located in the <path><keyval
id="release-dir"/>installcd</path> directory.
</p>

<p>
Inside that directory you'll find ISO files. Those are full CD images which you
can write on a CD-R.
</p>

<p>
In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check its
MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as
<path>install-sparc64-minimal-2008.0.iso.DIGESTS</path>). You can check the MD5 
checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri
link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows.
</p>

<p>
Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to
verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with
<path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key:
</p>

<pre caption="Obtaining the public key">
$ <i>gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 17072058</i>
</pre>

<p>
Now verify the signature:
</p>

<pre caption="Verify the cryptographic signature">
$ <i>gpg --verify &lt;signature file&gt; &lt;downloaded iso&gt;</i>
</pre>

<p>
To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you
do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and
<c>K3B</c> here; more information can be found in our <uri
link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>.
</p>

<ul>
  <li>
    With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc &lt;downloaded iso
    file&gt;</c> (replace <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device 
    path).
  </li>
  <li>
    With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> &gt; <c>Burn CD Image</c>. Then you can locate
    your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click <c>Start</c>.
  </li>
</ul>

</body>
</subsection>
<subsection>
<title>Booting the Installation CD</title>
<body>

<p>
Insert the Gentoo Installation CD in the CD-ROM and boot your system. During 
startup, press Stop-A to enter OpenBootPROM (OBP). Once you are in the OBP, 
boot from the CD-ROM:
</p>

<pre caption="Booting the Installation CD">
ok <i>boot cdrom</i>
</pre>

<p>
You will be greeted by the SILO boot manager (on the Installation CD). You can
hit Enter for more help if you want. Type in <c>gentoo</c> and press enter to
continue booting the system:
</p>

<pre caption="Continue booting from the Installation CD">
boot: <i>gentoo</i>
</pre>

<p>
Once the Installation CD is booted, you will be automatically logged on to the
system.
</p>

<p>
You should have a root ("#") prompt on the current console. You will also find a
root prompt on the serial console (<path>ttyS0</path>).
</p>

<p>
Continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>.
</p>

</body>
</subsection>

<subsection>
<include href="hb-install-bootconfig.xml"/>
</subsection>

</section>
</sections>
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14	swift	1.1	<section>
15			<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
16			<subsection>
17			<title>Introduction</title>
18			<body>
19
20			<p>
21			Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to
22	swift	1.26	successfully install Gentoo on your box.
23	swift	1.1	</p>
24
25			</body>
26			</subsection>
27			<subsection>
28	swift	1.26	<title>Hardware Requirements</title>
29	swift	1.1	<body>
30
31	swift	1.26	<table>
32			<tr>
33			<th>Sparc System</th>
34			<ti>
35	fox2mike	1.41	Please check the <uri link="/proj/en/base/sparc/sunhw.xml">Gentoo
36			Linux/SPARC64 Compatibility list</uri> or the <uri
37	swift	1.26	link="http://www.ultralinux.org/faq.html#s_2">UltraLinux FAQ</uri>
38			</ti>
39			</tr>
40			<tr>
41			<th>CPU</th>
42			<ti>
43	nightmorph	1.49	We currently only support SPARC64 CPUs
44	swift	1.26	</ti>
45			</tr>
46			<tr>
47			<th>Memory</th>
48			<ti>64 MB</ti>
49			</tr>
50			<tr>
51			<th>Diskspace</th>
52			<ti>1.5 GB (excluding swap space)</ti>
53			</tr>
54			<tr>
55			<th>Swap space</th>
56			<ti>At least 256 MB</ti>
57			</tr>
58			</table>
59	swift	1.1
60			</body>
61			</subsection>
62			</section>
63	nightmorph	1.46
64	swift	1.26	<!-- START -->
65	swift	1.1	<section>
66	swift	1.30	<title>The Gentoo Installation CDs</title>
67	swift	1.1	<subsection>
68	swift	1.26	<title>Introduction</title>
69	swift	1.1	<body>
70
71			<p>
72	swift	1.30	The <e>Gentoo Installation CDs</e> are bootable CDs which contain a
73	swift	1.1	self-sustained Gentoo environment. They allow you to boot Linux from the CD.
74			During the boot process your hardware is detected and the appropriate drivers
75			are loaded. They are maintained by Gentoo developers.
76			</p>
77
78			<p>
79	swift	1.30	All Installation CDs allow you to boot, set up networking, initialize your
80	swift	1.26	partitions and start installing Gentoo from the Internet. We currently provide
81	neysx	1.44	two Installation CDs which are equally suitable to install Gentoo from, as long
82	swift	1.30	as you're planning on performing an Internet-based installation using the latest
83			version of the available packages.
84	swift	1.1	</p>
85
86			<p>
87	swift	1.28	If you wish to install Gentoo without a working Internet connection, please use
88	swift	1.26	the installation instructions described in the <uri
89	nightmorph	1.46	link="2008.0/index.xml">Gentoo 2008.0 Handbooks</uri>.
90	swift	1.26	</p>
91
92			<p>
93	swift	1.30	The two Installation CDs that we currently provide are:
94	swift	1.26	</p>
95
96			<ul>
97			<li>
98	swift	1.30	The Gentoo <e>Minimal</e> Installation CD, a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD
99			which sole purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and
100			continue with the Gentoo installation.
101	swift	1.26	</li>
102			<li>
103	swift	1.30	The Gentoo <e>Universal</e> Installation CD, a bootable CD with the same
104	swift	1.36	abilities as the Minimal Installation CD. Additionally, it contains
105			several stage3 tarballs (optimized for the individual subarchitectures).
106	swift	1.26	</li>
107			</ul>
108
109			<p>
110	swift	1.30	To help you decide which Installation CD you need, we have written down the
111			major advantages and disadvantages of each Installation CD.
112	swift	1.1	</p>
113
114			</body>
115			</subsection>
116			<subsection>
117	swift	1.30	<title>Gentoo's Minimal Installation CD</title>
118	swift	1.1	<body>
119
120			<p>
121	nightmorph	1.46	The Minimal Installation CD is called <c>install-sparc64-minimal-2008.0.iso</c>
122			and takes up only 44 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to
123	swift	1.30	install Gentoo, but always with a working Internet connection only.
124	swift	1.1	</p>
125
126			<table>
127			<tr>
128	swift	1.30	<th>Minimal Installation CD</th>
129	swift	1.1	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
130			</tr>
131			<tr>
132			<th>+</th>
133			<ti>Smallest download</ti>
134			</tr>
135			<tr>
136			<th>-</th>
137			<ti>
138	swift	1.36	Contains no stage3 tarball, no Portage snapshot, no prebuilt packages and is
139	swift	1.26	therefore not suitable for networkless installation
140	swift	1.1	</ti>
141			</tr>
142			</table>
143
144			</body>
145			</subsection>
146			<subsection>
147	swift	1.30	<title>Gentoo's Universal Installation CD</title>
148	swift	1.1	<body>
149
150			<p>
151	neysx	1.38	The Universal Installation CD is called
152	nightmorph	1.46	<c>install-sparc64-universal-2008.0.iso</c> and uses 295 MB. You can use this
153	neysx	1.38	Installation CD to install Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo
154	nightmorph	1.48	without a working internet connection.
155	swift	1.9	</p>
156
157	swift	1.1	<table>
158			<tr>
159	swift	1.30	<th>Universal Installation CD</th>
160	swift	1.1	<th>Pros and Cons</th>
161			</tr>
162			<tr>
163			<th>+</th>
164			<ti>
165			Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network
166			connection.
167			</ti>
168			</tr>
169			<tr>
170			<th>-</th>
171			<ti>Huge download</ti>
172			</tr>
173			</table>
174
175			</body>
176			</subsection>
177	swift	1.26	<subsection>
178			<title>Other CDs</title>
179			<body>
180
181			<p>
182	neysx	1.37	You might find a <e>Package CD</e> on one of our mirrors. This CD is not an
183			Installation CD but an additional resource that can be exploited during a
184			networkless installation. It contains prebuilt packages (also known as the GRP
185			set) that allow you to easily and quickly install additional applications
186			(such as OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the networkless
187			Gentoo installation.
188	swift	1.26	</p>
189
190	swift	1.35	<p>
191			If you intend to use the Packages CD to quickly install additional software,
192	swift	1.36	make sure that you use the same subarchitecture as the stage3 tarball you use.
193			</p>
194
195			</body>
196			</subsection>
197			<subsection>
198			<title>The Stage3 Tarball</title>
199			<body>
200
201			<p>
202			A stage3 tarball is an archive containing a minimal Gentoo environment, suitable
203			to continue the Gentoo installation using the instructions in this manual.
204			Previously, the Gentoo Handbook described the installation using one of three
205			stage tarballs. While Gentoo still offers stage1 and stage2 tarballs, the
206			official installation method uses the stage3 tarball. If you are interested in
207			performing a Gentoo installation using a stage1 or stage2 tarball, please read
208			the Gentoo FAQ on <uri link="/doc/en/faq.xml#stage12">How do I Install Gentoo
209			Using a Stage1 or Stage2 Tarball?</uri>
210	swift	1.35	</p>
211
212	swift	1.26	</body>
213			</subsection>
214	nightmorph	1.49	<subsection>
215			<title>TFTPBoot image</title>
216			<body>
217
218			<p>
219			If you can't use a CD, or prefer booting over an IP network, there're also
220			TFTPBoot images available on our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>
221			under <path>experimental/sparc/tftpboot/sparc64/</path>.
222			</p>
223
224			<p>
225			For setting up a netboot server, please read the <uri
226			link="/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-netboot-howto.xml">Gentoo/SPARC Netboot
227			HOWTO</uri>.
228			</p>
229
230			</body>
231			</subsection>
232	swift	1.1	</section>
233	swift	1.26	<!-- STOP -->
234	swift	1.1	<section>
235	swift	1.30	<title>Download, Burn and Boot a Gentoo Installation CD</title>
236	swift	1.1	<subsection>
237	swift	1.30	<title>Downloading and Burning the Installation CDs</title>
238	swift	1.1	<body>
239
240			<p>
241	swift	1.30	You have chosen to use a Gentoo Installation CD. We'll first start by
242			downloading and burning the chosen Installation CD. We previously discussed
243			the several available Installation CDs, but where can you find them?
244	swift	1.26	</p>
245
246			<p>
247	nightmorph	1.43	You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages CD
248			as well) from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The
249			Installation CDs are located in the <path><keyval
250			id="release-dir"/>installcd</path> directory.
251	swift	1.1	</p>
252
253			<p>
254	nightmorph	1.46	Inside that directory you'll find ISO files. Those are full CD images which you
255	neysx	1.37	can write on a CD-R.
256	swift	1.1	</p>
257
258			<p>
259	so	1.27	In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check its
260	swift	1.26	MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as
261	nightmorph	1.46	<path>install-sparc64-minimal-2008.0.iso.DIGESTS</path>). You can check the MD5
262	swift	1.1	checksum with the <c>md5sum</c> tool under Linux/Unix or <uri
263	neysx	1.13	link="http://www.etree.org/md5com.html">md5sum</uri> for Windows.
264	swift	1.1	</p>
265
266			<p>
267	swift	1.10	Another way to check the validity of the downloaded file is to use GnuPG to
268			verify the cryptographic signature that we provide (the file ending with
269			<path>.asc</path>). Download the signature file and obtain the public key:
270			</p>
271
272			<pre caption="Obtaining the public key">
273	jkt	1.40	$ <i>gpg --keyserver subkeys.pgp.net --recv-keys 17072058</i>
274	swift	1.10	</pre>
275
276			<p>
277			Now verify the signature:
278			</p>
279
280			<pre caption="Verify the cryptographic signature">
281	swift	1.14	$ <i>gpg --verify <signature file> <downloaded iso></i>
282	swift	1.10	</pre>
283
284			<p>
285	swift	1.1	To burn the downloaded ISO(s), you have to select raw-burning. How you
286	swift	1.11	do this is highly program-dependent. We will discuss <c>cdrecord</c> and
287			<c>K3B</c> here; more information can be found in our <uri
288			link="/doc/en/faq.xml#isoburning">Gentoo FAQ</uri>.
289	swift	1.1	</p>
290
291			<ul>
292			<li>
293	swift	1.26	With cdrecord, you simply type <c>cdrecord dev=/dev/hdc <downloaded iso
294			file></c> (replace <path>/dev/hdc</path> with your CD-RW drive's device
295	swift	1.29	path).
296	swift	1.1	</li>
297	swift	1.2	<li>
298	nightmorph	1.45	With K3B, select <c>Tools</c> > <c>Burn CD Image</c>. Then you can locate
299			your ISO file within the 'Image to Burn' area. Finally click <c>Start</c>.
300	swift	1.2	</li>
301	swift	1.1	</ul>
302
303			</body>
304			</subsection>
305			<subsection>
306	swift	1.30	<title>Booting the Installation CD</title>
307	swift	1.1	<body>
308
309			<p>
310	swift	1.30	Insert the Gentoo Installation CD in the CD-ROM and boot your system. During
311			startup, press Stop-A to enter OpenBootPROM (OBP). Once you are in the OBP,
312			boot from the CD-ROM:
313	swift	1.1	</p>
314
315	swift	1.30	<pre caption="Booting the Installation CD">
316	swift	1.1	ok <i>boot cdrom</i>
317			</pre>
318
319			<p>
320	nightmorph	1.43	You will be greeted by the SILO boot manager (on the Installation CD). You can
321	nightmorph	1.46	hit Enter for more help if you want. Type in <c>gentoo</c> and press enter to
322			continue booting the system:
323	swift	1.1	</p>
324
325	swift	1.30	<pre caption="Continue booting from the Installation CD">
326	nightmorph	1.46	boot: <i>gentoo</i>
327	swift	1.1	</pre>
328
329			<p>
330	swift	1.30	Once the Installation CD is booted, you will be automatically logged on to the
331			system.
332	swift	1.1	</p>
333
334			<p>
335	nightmorph	1.43	You should have a root ("#") prompt on the current console. You will also find a
336			root prompt on the serial console (<path>ttyS0</path>).
337	swift	1.1	</p>
338
339			<p>
340			Continue with <uri link="#hardware">Extra Hardware Configuration</uri>.
341			</p>
342
343			</body>
344			</subsection>
345
346			<subsection>
347	nightmorph	1.47	<include href="hb-install-bootconfig.xml"/>
348	swift	1.15	</subsection>
349	swift	1.1
350			</section>
351			</sections>