From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from barry.mail.mindspring.net (barry.mail.mindspring.net [207.69.200.25]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 413C22003021 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 00:45:13 -0600 (CST) Received: from user-1120u78.dsl.mindspring.com ([66.32.120.232] helo=stinger.cybrains.net) by barry.mail.mindspring.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16llPF-0002DF-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 01:41:37 -0500 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020315013412.0207d7e8@mail.cybrains.net> X-Sender: mwlang%cybrains.net@mail.cybrains.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 01:34:55 -0500 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org From: Michael Lang Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [gentoo-dev] New Install Instructions Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 0ebe013f-906b-4c55-ba8b-ad7c84e32f62 X-Archives-Hash: 0c4c8e233074dc5f5e3015ea55d81a90 Here are the new install instructions. Not knowing the "proper" way to put this out for review, I have put it up at the following URL (my pardons if this breaks any protocols): http://www.gibberishcode.net/gentoo-web/xsl/build.html What to expect: The first half has been completely overhauled to allow more than one method of documentation to be written. I tried to take scattered notes about the system requirements and misc notes and collect them into an overview so that we weren't losing valuable info in cluttered notes and "oh, by the way" sort of remarks. I felt that it was starting to get confusing talking about both fast-binary and from scratch installation methods in one sweep and it would've gotten really confusing with interlacing the third method, which I have written here for installing from existing distro. This reorganization leads to _some_ duplication of material which you will see at the modprobe area, but I figured this was better than mingling the different install processes (and thus overly confusing the reader). I didn't incorporate the altinstall doc which has installation over network instructions, but this can probably be easily incorporated if desired. Most of the changes take place before the Setting up Partitions chapter. Notes were inserted as appropriate after this point. A section for Lilo was added as I figured this is a common occurrence for those converting over from existing distro. In any event, I have no experience with Grub, so I can't comment on how to convert a Lilo system to grub. Please keep in mind that I am a Linux newbie, so if I said something that made absolutely no sense or is completely wrong, then please definitely let me know without totally trashing me. I made a lot of assumptions and "interpretation" of what Linux is doing on the system level based on my experience with Windoze. There is a completely commented out section (search for BAH). If you can offer some insights here, that would be great. Regards, Michael Lang President www.cybrains.net "All things should be as simple as possible, but no simpler" -- Albert Einstein