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<author title="Gentoo Alpha Developer">
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<author title="Gentoo Alpha Developer">
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  <mail link="agriffis@gentoo.org">Aron Griffis</mail>
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  <mail link="agriffis@gentoo.org">Aron Griffis</mail>
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</author>
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</author>
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<author title="Gentoo AMD64 Developer">
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  <mail link="brad_mssw@gentoo.org">Brad House</mail>
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</author>
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<author title="Gentoo HPPA developer">
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<author title="Gentoo HPPA developer">
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  <mail link="gmsoft@gentoo.org">Guy Martin</mail>
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  <mail link="gmsoft@gentoo.org">Guy Martin</mail>
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</author>
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</author>
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 -->
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/1.0 -->
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<license/>
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<license/>
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<version>1.07</version>
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<version>1.08</version>
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<date>January 2, 2004</date>
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<date>January 3, 2004</date>
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<part>
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<part>
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<title>Installing Gentoo</title>
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<title>Installing Gentoo</title>
(-)hb-install-bootloader.xml (-4 / +15 lines)
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  <ti><uri link="#doc_chap10">MIPS PROM</uri></ti>
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  <ti><uri link="#doc_chap10">MIPS PROM</uri></ti>
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  <th>amd64</th>
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  <ti><uri link="#doc_chap2">GRUB</uri></ti>
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  <ti></ti>
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<note>
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This section only applies to x86 and PPC users who have configured framebuffer
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This section only applies to x86, AMD64 and PPC users who have configured 
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support in their kernel. This includes <c>genkernel</c> users.
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framebuffer support in their kernel. This includes <c>genkernel</c> users.
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</note>
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GRUB can only be used with x86-based systems!
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GRUB can only be used with x86- and AMD64-based systems!
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To install GRUB, let's first emerge it:
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To install GRUB, let's first emerge it. Users of the x86 architecture have to
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install <c>grub</c>, AMD64 users will need to emerge <c>grub-static</c>:
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<pre caption = "Installing GRUB">
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<pre caption = "Installing GRUB">
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<comment>(For the x86 architecture:)</comment>
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# <i>emerge --usepkg grub</i>
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# <i>emerge --usepkg grub</i>
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<comment>(For the AMD64 architecture:)</comment>
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# <i>emerge --usepkg grub-static</i>
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# <i>cp -Rpv /usr/share/grub/i386-pc/* /boot/grub</i>
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(-)hb-install-disk.xml (-8 / +11 lines)
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For x86:
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For x86 or amd64:
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  <uri link="#doc_chap3">Using fdisk on x86 to Partition your Disk</uri>
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  <uri link="#doc_chap3">Using fdisk on x86 or amd64 to Partition your 
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  Disk</uri>
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  <uri link="#doc_chap4">Using fdisk on Alpha to Partition your Disk</uri>
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  <uri link="#doc_chap4">Using fdisk on Alpha to Partition your Disk</uri>
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  <uri link="#doc_chap3">Using fdisk on x86 to Partition your Disk</uri>
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  <uri link="#doc_chap3">Using fdisk on x86 or amd64 to Partition your 
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  Disk</uri>
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  <uri link="#doc_chap4">Using fdisk on Alpha to Partition your Disk</uri>
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  <uri link="#doc_chap4">Using fdisk on Alpha to Partition your Disk</uri>
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<title>Using fdisk on x86 to Partition your Disk</title>
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<title>Using fdisk on x86 or amd64 to Partition your Disk</title>
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Only users with <e>x86</e> based systems should read this section.
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section.
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  <ti>reiserfs</ti>
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  <ti>x86, hppa, alpha, (mips), (pcc)</ti>
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  <ti>x86, alpha, (ppc)</ti> <!-- TODO when xfs is in mips-sources, add "(mips)" -->
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  <ti>x86, alpha, amd64, (ppc)</ti> <!-- TODO when xfs is in mips-sources, add "(mips)" -->
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(-)hb-install-kernel.xml (-6 / +42 lines)
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For x86-based systems we have, amongst other kernels, <c>vanilla-sources</c>
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For x86-based systems we have, amongst other kernels, <c>vanilla-sources</c>
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(the default kernel source as developed by the linux-kernel developers),
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(the default kernel source as developed by the linux-kernel developers),
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<c>gentoo-sources</c> (kernel source patched with performance-enhancing
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<c>gentoo-sources</c> (kernel source patched with performance-enhancing
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features), <c>xfs-sources</c> (kernel source with the latest XFS support),
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features), <c>gentoo-dev-sources</c> (kernel v2.6 source patched with
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<c>gs-sources</c> (kernel source patched for server usage),
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performance-enhancing features and stability improvements), <c>xfs-sources</c> 
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<c>gaming-sources</c> (kernel source patched for optimal gaming performance),
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(kernel source with the latest XFS support), <c>gs-sources</c> (kernel source 
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...
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patched for server usage), <c>gaming-sources</c> (kernel source patched for 
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optimal gaming performance), ...
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For AMD64-based systems we have <c>gentoo-dev-sources</c> (kernel v2.6 source
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patched with amd64 specific fixes for stability, performance and hardware
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support). 
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Other architectures should use the kernel source specifically optimized for
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Other architectures should use the kernel source specifically optimized for
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their architecture: <c>hppa-sources</c> (HPPA) or <c>ppc-sources</c> (PowerPC).
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their architecture: <c>hppa-sources</c> (HPPA) or <c>ppc-sources</c> (PowerPC).
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<li><uri link="#doc_chap2_sect6">Activating PPC-recommended Options</uri></li>
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<li><uri link="#doc_chap2_sect6">Activating PPC-recommended Options</uri></li>
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<li><uri link="#doc_chap2_sect7">Activating SPARC-recommended Options</uri></li>
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<li><uri link="#doc_chap2_sect7">Activating SPARC-recommended Options</uri></li>
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<li><uri link="#doc_chap2_sect8">Activating MIPS-recommended Options</uri></li>
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<li><uri link="#doc_chap2_sect8">Activating MIPS-recommended Options</uri></li>
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<li><uri link="#doc_chap2_sect9">Activating AMD64-recommended Options</uri></li>
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<title>Activating AMD64-recommended Options</title>
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If you have a multi-CPU Opteron system, you should activate "Symmetric
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<pre caption="Activating SMP support">
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Processor type and features ---&gt;
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  [*] Symmetric multi-processing support
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When you've finished configuring the kernel, continue with <uri
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link="#compiling">Compiling and Installing</uri>.
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</subsection>
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<subsection id="compiling">
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<title>Compiling and Installing</title>
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<title>Compiling and Installing</title>
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<comment>(For other systems, 2.4 kernel)</comment>
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<comment>(For other systems, 2.4 kernel)</comment>
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# <i>make dep &amp;&amp; make vmlinux modules modules_install</i>
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<comment>(For 2.6 kernel)</comment>
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<comment>(For amd64-based systems, 2.6 kernel)</comment>
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# <i>make &amp;&amp; make modules_install</i>
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<path>/boot</path>. In the next example we assume you have configured and
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<path>/boot</path>. In the next example we assume you have configured and
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compiled <c>vanilla-sources-2.4.22</c>:
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your architecture!):
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