You first need to select your timezone so that your system knows where it is
located. Look for your timezone in
# ls /usr/share/zoneinfo(Suppose you want to use GMT) # cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT /etc/localtime
The core around which all distributions are built is the Linux kernel. It is the
layer between the user programs and your system hardware. Gentoo provides its
users several possible kernel sources. A full listing with description is
available at the
For IA64 systems, we will use
Now install it using
# emerge gentoo-sources
When you take a look in
# ls -l /usr/src/linux lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Oct 13 11:04 /usr/src/linux -> linux-
Now it is time to configure and compile your kernel source. You can use
If you want to manually configure your kernel, continue now with
Manually configuring a kernel is often seen as the most difficult procedure a Linux user ever has to perform. Nothing is less true -- after configuring a couple of kernels you don't even remember that it was difficult ;)
However, one thing
Now go to your kernel source directory and execute
# cd /usr/src/linux # make menuconfig
You will be greeted with several configuration sections. We'll first list some options you must activate (otherwise Gentoo will not function, or not function properly without additional tweaks).
Make sure that every driver that is vital to the booting of your system (such as
SCSI controller, ...) is compiled
Now select the correct system type and processor type. If you don't know what
kind of IA64 system type you have,
System type --->(Change according to your system) DIG-compliant Processor type --->(Change according to your system) Itanium 2
Now go to
File systems ---> Pseudo Filesystems ---> [*] /proc file system support [*] Virtual memory file system support (former shm fs)(Select one or more of the following options as needed by your system) <*> Reiserfs support <*> Ext3 journalling file system support <*> JFS filesystem support <*> Second extended fs support <*> XFS filesystem support(Be sure to enable VFAT support for the EFI partition) DOS/FAT/NT Filesystems ---> <*> VFAT (Windows-95) fs support
Do not forget to enable DMA for your drives:
Device Drivers ---> ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support ---> [*] Generic PCI bus-master DMA support
If you are using PPPoE to connect to the Internet or you are using a dial-up modem, you will need the following options in the kernel:
Device Drivers ---> Networking Support ---> <*> PPP (point-to-point protocol) support <*> PPP support for async serial ports <*> PPP support for sync tty ports
The two compression options won't harm but are not definitely needed, neither
does the
If you require it, don't forget to include support in the kernel for your ethernet card.
If you have an Intel CPU that supports HyperThreading (tm), or you have a multi-CPU system, you should activate "Symmetric multi-processing support":
Processor type and features ---> [*] Symmetric multi-processing support
If you use USB Input Devices (like Keyboard or Mouse) don't forget to enable those as well:
Device Drivers ---> USB Support ---> <*> USB Human Interface Device (full HID) support
When you've finished configuring the kernel, continue with
Now that your kernel is configured, it is time to compile and install it. Exit the configuration and start the compilation process:
# make && make modules_install
When the kernel has finished compiling, copy the kernel image to
# cp vmlinux.gz /boot/
Now continue with
If you are reading this section, you have chosen to use our
Now that your kernel source tree is installed, it's now time to compile your
kernel by using our
Now, let's see how to use genkernel. First, emerge the genkernel ebuild:
# emerge genkernel
Now, compile your kernel sources by running
# genkernel --udev all
Once
# ls /boot/kernel* /boot/initramfs*