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Quick Installation Manual

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><?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
><guide link="/doc/en/quickinstall.xml">
><title>Gentoo Linux Install Reference</title>
><author title="Author">Steven Wagner</author>
><author title="Editor">
> <mail link="swift@gentoo.org">Sven Vermeulen</mail>
></author>
>
><abstract>
>The Quick install reference covers all details of the install process in a 
>non-verbose manner. Users should already have prior experience with 
>installing gentoo linux if they want to follow this guide.</abstract>
><license/>
><version>1.0</version>
><date>October 9, 2003</date>
>
><chapter>
><title>Quick Install Reference</title>
><body>
>
>
>The installation ISOs are on the <uri link=
>"http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml">Gentoo Mirrors</uri>. Detailed 
>descriptions of the different CDs are available in the <uri 
>link="http://store.gentoo.org">Gentoo Store</uri>. CD 1 contains
>everything you need to install Gentoo Linux quickly and without a
>connection to the Internet. CD2 is optional and contains pre-compiled packages 
>such as KDE, GNOME, OpenOffice, Mozilla, Evolution and more.
>
>
>
>Boot from the first Gentoo CD. Press &lt;F1&gt; and/or &lt;F2&gt; to
>see what boot options are available. Press &lt;ENTER&gt; at the bootscreen to 
>continue with the default kernel. You'll eventually receive a prompt.
>
>
><pre caption="Beginning settings">
># date (Make sure your time and date is correct. If wrong, set it with date MMDDhhmmCCYY )
># modprobe module_name (Optional - Load any necessary modules)
># net-setup eth0 (Configure the network)
># fdisk /dev/hda (Partition your drive)
></pre>
>
>
>The recommended setup is a 64 meg boot volume with ext3, a swap partition 
>twice the size of your available RAM, and the rest for your root partition 
>using ReiserFS.
>
>
>
>Initialise your partitions using <c>mke2fs</c> (Ext2), <c>mke2fs
>-j</c> (Ext3), <c>mkreiserfs</c> (ReiserFS), <c>mkfs.xfs</c> (XFS),
><c>mkfs.jfs</c> (JFS) and <c>mkswap</c> (swap partition). For instance:
><c>mke2fs -j /dev/hda3</c>.
>
>
>
>Continue by mounting the partitions and extracting the appropriate stage
>file.
>
>
><pre caption="Preparing the Installation">
>(Activate the swap partition) # swapon /dev/hdax
>(Mount the root partition) # mount /dev/hdax /mnt/gentoo
>(Create the boot mountpoint) # mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
>(Mount the boot partition) # mount /dev/hdax /mnt/gentoo/boot
>(Go to the mountpoint) # cd /mnt/gentoo
>(Extract a stage tarball...) # tar -xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage?-*.tar.bz2
>(<comment>or</comment> download the latest tarball...) # links http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/releases/x86/1.4/
>( ... and extract) # tar -xvjpf stage*
>(GRP-only: unpack a portage tree) # tar -xvjf /mnt/cdrom/snapshots/portage-*.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr
>(GRP-only: copy over distfiles) # cp -R /mnt/cdrom/distfiles /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/distfiles
>(GRP-only: copy over packages) # cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages /mnt/gentoo/usr/portage/packages
>(Select a mirror) # mirrorselect -i -o &gt;&gt; /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf
>(Copy over nameserver information) # cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf
>(Mount the proc filesystem) # mount -t proc proc /mnt/gentoo/proc
>(Chroot into the new environment) # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
>(Load the necessary variables) # env-update; source /etc/profile
>(Network-only, non-GRP: update Portage) # emerge sync
></pre>
>
>
>Now we install Gentoo:
>
>
><pre caption = "Installing Gentoo">
>(Change USE, CFLAGS and CXXFLAGS. Stage1 can also change CHOST) # nano -w /etc/make.conf
>(Stage1 only: bootstrap system) # cd /usr/portage; scripts/bootstrap.sh
>(Stage1, Stage2 only: install base system) # emerge system
></pre>
>
>
>Next we set up the necessary information:
>
>
><pre caption = "Setting up Configuration Files">
>(Set timezone information) # ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/path/to/timezonefile /etc/localtime
>(Edit fstab file) # nano -w /etc/fstab
></pre>
>
>
>Use the following as a <e>template</e> (don't copy verbatim) for
><path>/etc/fstab</path>:
>
>
><pre caption="/etc/fstab">
># &lt;fs&gt; &lt;mountpoint&gt; &lt;type&gt; &lt;opts&gt; &lt;dump/pass&gt;
>/dev/hdax /boot ext3 noauto,noatime 1 2
>/dev/hdax / reiserfs noatime 0 1
>/dev/hdax none swap sw 0 0
>/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom iso9660 noauto,ro,user 0 0
>none /proc proc defaults 0 0
>none /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
>/dev/hdax /mnt/dosc ntfs ro,noatime,umask=0222 0 0
></pre>
>
>
>Continue by installing the Linux kernel:
>
>
><pre caption="Installing the Kernel">
>(Install the kernel sources) # emerge -k sys-kernel/gentoo-sources
>(Configure your kernel using genkernel...) # emerge -k genkernel; genkernel
>(<comment>or</comment> (1) manually build your kernel) # cd /usr/src/linux; make menuconfig;
>( (2) Include VM fs, /proc fs, /dev fs, /dev fs auto mount at boot)
>( (3) Compile your kernel) # make dep &amp;&amp; make clean bzImage modules modules_install
>( (4) Copy over the kernel) # cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot; cp System.map /boot
></pre>
>
>
>Now install other tools you might want:
>
>
><pre caption = "Install important system tools">
>(Install system logger; choice: sysklogd, metalog, msyslog, syslog-ng) # emerge -k app-admin/syslog-ng 
>(Have the systemlogger automatically started at boot) # rc-update add syslog-ng default
>(Install cron daemon; choice: vcron, dcron, fcron) # emerge -k sys-apps/vcron
>(Have the cron daemon automatically started at boot) # rc-update add vcron default 
>(genkernel users only: install hotplug) # emerge -k hotplug
>(genkernel users only: have hotplug automatically started at boot) # rc-update add hotplug default
>(Non-ext2,ext3 users only; choice: reiserfsprogs, xfsprogs, jfsutils) # emerge -k reiserfsprogs
></pre>
>
>
>If you need specialised kernel ebuilds, now is a good time to install them:
>
>
><pre caption = "Install Specialised Kernel Ebuilds">
># emerge -k pcmcia-cs (or emu10k1, nforce-net, nforce-audio, e100, e1000, ati-drivers, rp-pppoe)
># VIDEO_CARDS="yourcard" emerge xfree-drm (for ATI Radeon up to 9200, Rage128, Matrox, Voodoo and other cards)
></pre>
>
>
>Finalise the settings for your Gentoo system:
>
>
><pre caption = "Finalise the Configuration Settings">
>(Set root password) # passwd
>(Create a user) # useradd your_user -m -G users,wheel,audio -s /bin/bash
>(Set password for that user) # passwd your_user
>(Set the system hostname) # echo mymachine &gt; /etc/hostname
>(Set the system domainname) # echo mydomain.com &gt; /etc/dnsdomainname
>(Set the hostsfile, at least set "127.0.0.1 mymachine") # nano -w /etc/hosts
></pre>
>
><pre caption = "Set up Networking">
>(Setup networking; dhcp-users should set iface_eth0="dhcp") # nano -w /etc/conf.d/net
>(List modules to be loaded at startup) # nano -w /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4
>(Configure basic system settings; follow comments) # nano -w /etc/rc.conf
>(Non-PCMCIA only: start networking automatically at boot) # rc-update add net.eth0 default
>(Only if you have multiple network interfaces:)
> (1) Create initscripts for each interface) # ln -s /etc/init.d/net.eth0 /etc/init.d/net.ethx
> (2) Automatically start at boot if no PCMCIA) # rc-update add net.ethx default
>(PCMCIA only: verify /etc/conf.d/pcmcia and load PCMCIA at boot) # rc-update add pcmcia boot
></pre>
>
>
>Now install a bootloader. Left is for grub, right for lilo:
>
>
><pre caption = "Install and Configure a bootloader">
># emerge -k grub | # emerge -k lilo
># grub | # nano -w /etc/lilo.conf
>grub&gt; root (hd0,0) (Boot partition) | boot=/dev/hda
>grub&gt; setup (hd0) (Install on MBR) | prompt 
>grub&gt; quit | timeout=50
># nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf | default=gentoo
> default 0 | 
> timeout 15 | <comment># Genkernel only:</comment>
> splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz | image=/boot/kernel-<comment>&lt;kernel version&gt;</comment>
> | root=/dev/hda3
> title=Gentoo Linux | label=gentoo
> root (hd0,0) | 
> <comment># Genkernel only:</comment> | <comment># Non-genkernel only:</comment>
> kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-<comment>&lt;kernel version&gt;</comment> root=/dev/hda3 | image=/boot/bzImage
> initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-<comment>&lt;kernel version&gt;</comment> | root=/dev/hda3
> <comment># Non-genkernel only:</comment> | label=gentoo
> kernel (hd0,0)/bzImage | 
> | <comment># For dualbooting:</comment>
> <comment># For dualbooting:</comment> | other=/dev/hda<comment>X</comment>
> title=Windows XP | label=windows
> root (hd0,5) | 
> chainloader (hd0,5)+1 | # /sbin/lilo 
></pre>
>
>
>Now unmount all partitions and reboot into your new system:
>
>
><pre caption="Finishing off and installing GUI">
>(Updating configuration files) # etc-update
>(Exiting the chroot) # exit; cd /
>(Unmounting partitions) # umount /mnt/gentoo/boot /mnt/gentoo/proc /mnt/gentoo
>(Reboot; Remove the install CD from the tray) # reboot
>(After booting:)
>(ADSL-users only) # adsl-setup
>(GRP-users only, optional CD2 usage)
>( (1) Mount CD2) # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom 
>( (2) Copy over packages) # cp -a /mnt/cdrom/packages/* /usr/portage/packages/
>( (3) Install extra software) # emerge -k xfree gnome kde mozilla openoffice-bin
>( (4) Configure your Xserver) # /usr/X11R6/bin/xf86config
></pre>
>
>
>You can get more information from the <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/docs.xml">Gentoo Documentation</uri>.
>
></body></chapter>	
>
></guide>
>

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