From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dt0Ix-0008LJ-Co for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:46:56 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j6E9kilr007917; Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:46:44 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [134.68.220.30]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j6E9khtN023417 for ; Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:46:43 GMT Message-Id: <200507140946.j6E9khtN023417@robin.gentoo.org> Received: from lark.gentoo.osuosl.org ([140.211.166.177] helo=lark.gentoo.org) by smtp.gentoo.org with smtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Dt0Ip-0002W5-4x for gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:46:47 +0000 Received: by lark.gentoo.org (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:46:38 +0000 From: "Shyam Mani" Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 09:46:38 +0000 To: gentoo-doc-cvs@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-doc-cvs@gentoo.org Reply-to: docs-team@lists.gentoo.org X-Archives-Salt: f50b36f6-72d7-4046-be49-c4deb390a482 X-Archives-Hash: b7cfd60c43d9185253bbc1b026b57809 fox2mike 05/07/14 09:46:38 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml Log: Fixed improper GuideXML coding style. **No Content Change** Revision Changes Path 1.14 +34 -22 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml?rev=1.14&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml?rev=1.14&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml.diff?r1=1.13&r2=1.14&cvsroot=gentoo Index: gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml,v retrieving revision 1.13 retrieving revision 1.14 diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14 --- gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml 14 Jul 2005 09:36:36 -0000 1.13 +++ gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml 14 Jul 2005 09:46:38 -0000 1.14 @@ -1,11 +1,14 @@ - + Gentoo Linux Sparc Quick Install Reference -Ciaran McCreesh + + + Ciaran McCreesh + The Quick install reference covers all details of the sparc install process in a @@ -28,7 +31,8 @@

This guide is aimed at people who have prior experience of installing Gentoo Linux. For more detailed instructions, please consult the Gentoo Handbook.

+link="http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook">Gentoo Handbook. +

The installation ISOs and netboot images are on the vi instead of -nano when netbooting).

+nano when netbooting). +

Use stop+A (keyboard) or send a break (serial console) whilst booting to enter OBP. Boot from either the universal or the minimal Gentoo CD using the command boot cdrom, or from the netboot images using boot net. Press return to use the default kernel, or hit tab to see a list of -alternative kernels.

+alternative kernels. +

For more information on OBP, see the OpenBoot PROM (OBP) Reference or consult Sun's "OpenBoot 3.x Command Reference" (P/N -802-3242). +802-3242). + 
 # date  (Make sure your time and date is correct. If wrong, set it with  date MMDDhhmmCCYY )
@@ -67,18 +74,19 @@
 

 
 

-A separate /boot is not recommended for sparc. The root partition must be entirely within
-the first 1GByte of the disc for all sparc32 machines. The recommended filesystem is
-ext3. At least 512MBytes of RAM + swap is required for bootstrap and some larger compiles.

+A separate /boot is not recommended for sparc. The root partition must be
+entirely within the first 1GByte of the disc for all sparc32 machines. The
+recommended filesystem is ext3. At least 512MBytes of RAM + swap is required for
+bootstrap and some larger compiles.
+

+
 

-Initialise your partitions using mke2fs (Ext2), mke2fs
--j (Ext3) and mkswap (swap partition). For instance:
-mke2fs -j /dev/sda1.
+Initialise your partitions using mke2fs (Ext2), mke2fs -j (Ext3)
+and mkswap (swap partition). For instance: mke2fs -j /dev/sda1.
 

 
 

-Continue by mounting the partitions and extracting the appropriate stage
-file.
+Continue by mounting the partitions and extracting the appropriate stage file.
 

 
 
@@ -111,11 +119,13 @@
 

 
 
-Suitable CFLAGS for Sparc systems are -mcpu=your_cpu -O2 -pipe, where your_cpu is
-one of ultrasparc3, ultrasparc, v9 (64 bit systems) or hypersparc,
-supersparc, v8 or v7 (32 bit systems). The -frename-registers flag
-may also be of interest. Note that, unlike on x86 systems, -fomit-frame-pointer is not
-recommended.
+Suitable CFLAGS for Sparc systems are -mcpu=your_cpu -O2 -pipe, where
+your_cpu is one of ultrasparc3, ultrasparc, v9 (64
+bit systems) or hypersparc, supersparc, v8 or v7 (32
+bit systems). The -frename-registers flag may also be of interest. Note
+that, unlike on x86 systems, -fomit-frame-pointer is not
+recommended.
+
 
 

 Next we set up the necessary information:
@@ -177,9 +187,11 @@
 (2.6.x kernels only: udev can be used in place of devfs)               # emerge udev
-For more information on configuring udev, see the Gentoo udev Guide. Note that the - RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="no" option is preferred on Sparc systems. + +For more information on configuring udev, see the Gentoo udev Guide. Note that the +RC_DEVICE_TARBALL="no" option is preferred on Sparc systems. +

Finalise the settings for your Gentoo system: -- gentoo-doc-cvs@gentoo.org mailing list