Steps to configure Gentoo from CD using VMWare.

install: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1&chap=7

1.  VMWare new Linux entry with standard features.
2.  Pop in CD1 (Gentoo 1.4/Live CD).  Pick boot
    a) Click in window to give focus to VM and pick F2.
    b) Adjust so CD-ROM is first boot device, save & exit.

3.  Type "gentoo doscsi" at the prompt.
4.  Type fdisk /dev/sda
    Make three new partitions:

    sda1 -- 64M (Linux) type 83
    sda2 -- 256M (Linux Swap) type 82
    sda3 -- rest (Linux) type 83

    n<enter>
    p<enter>
    1<enter>
    <enter>
    +64M<enter>
    n<enter>
    p<enter>
    2<enter>
    <enter>
    +256M<enter>
    n<enter>
    p<enter>
    3<enter>
    <enter>
    <enter>
    t<enter>
    2<enter>
    82<enter>
    w<enter>
    q<enter>

    save exit & REBOOT

5.  Make filesystems:

    mke2fs /dev/sda1
    mkswap /dev/sda2
    mkreiserfs /dev/sda3

    Say 'y' at the prompts.

6.  Activate swap 

    swapon /dev/sda2

7.  Mount file systems (for installation)

    mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/gentoo
    mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
    mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

8. Setup the stage3 install and portage files:

    cd /mnt/gentoo
    tar -xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage3-*.tar.bz2
 
    tar -xvjf /mnt/cdrom/snapshots/portage-20031011.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr
                                           ^^^^^^^^ same as * above

9.  chroot to system:

    mount -t proc proc /mnt/gentoo/proc
    cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf # may need editing
    chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
    env-update
    source /etc/profile
    cd /dev; ln -s hdc cdrom

10. Fix timezone

    mv /etc/localtime /etc/localtime-
    ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/MST /etc/localtime


11. Fix fstab

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook.xml?part=1&chap=7

    nano -w /etc/fstab 

    /dev/sda1 /boot ext2
    /dev/sda3 /     reiserfs
    /dev/sda2 swap  swap
    /dev/cdrom /mnt/hdc iso9660


12 Configure kernel

   //no! emerge-webrsync
   export PKGDIR=/mnt/cdrom/packages
   mount /mnt/cdrom

   emerge --usepkg gentoo-sources  
#    emerge --usepkg vanilla-sources
    cd /usr/src
#    ln -s linux-2.4.22 linux

   emerge --usepkg genkernel
   genkernel --config
	  File System (down arrow to find in top menu)
	    ->/dev file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)
	      ->Automatically mount at boot
	        (hit 'y' to enable, then esc esc esc to back out of menus,
		 enter to save kernel configurations)
   
#   emerge --usepkg hotplug
#   rc-update add hotplug default

   edit /etc/modules.d/aliases and *add*

     eth0 pcnet32


13 set timezone (again)

   ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/MST /etc/localtime



14 set hostname and domain name:

   echo "vm18.mesastate.edu" > /etc/hostname
   echo "mesastate.edu" > /etc/dnsdomainname
   echo "mesastate.edu" > /etc/nisdomainname
   rc-update add domainname default

15 edit /etc/conf.d/net for DHCP: 

iface_eth0="dhcp"

16 Add to boot config:

rc-update add net.eth0 default

17 Configure grub:

emerge --usepkg grub
grub

> root (hd0,0)
> setup (hd0)
> quit

18 create /boot/grub/grub.conf file:

default 0
timeout 30
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz

title=Gentoo Linux 2.4.20
root (hd0,0)
kernel (hd0,0)/kernel-2.4.20-gentoo-r6 root=/dev/sda3
initrd (hd0,0)/initrd-2.4.20-gentoo-r6

19 adding system tools

emerge --usepkg syslog-ng
rc-update add syslog-ng default

emerge --usepkg vcron
rc-update add vcron default

emerge --usepkg reiserfsprogs

20 root password & normal user:

passwd
> ****
> ****

useradd joeuser -m -G users,wheel,audio -s /bin/bash
passwd joeuser
> ****
> ****


21 reboot

etc-update
exit
cd /
umount /mnt/gentoo/boot /mnt/gentoo/proc /mnt/gentoo/mnt/cdrom /mnt/gentoo
reboot


>>>> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/desktop.xml

22 install xfree

export PKGDIR=/mnt/cdrom/packages
mount /mnt/cdrom
emerge --usepkgonly xfree