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Bug 45973
It is hard to install gentoo on vmware using the current installation docs
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Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED)
on 2004-03-28 05:18:23 UTC
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>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 > > > >
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