Hardware Requirements

Hardware Requirements @@ -64,35 +64,15 @@

-Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three stage tarball files. -A stage file is a tarball (compressed archive) that contains a minimal -environment. +Gentoo Linux can be installed using a stage3 tarball file. +Such a tarball is an archive that contains a minimal environment from +which you can succesfully install Gentoo Linux onto your system.

- A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's - software management system) and a couple of packages on which the compiler - or Portage depends. -
- A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal - environment from which one can start building all other necessary - applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. -
- A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully - deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, - needs to choose which one you want to install. -

-We will opt for a stage3 installation throughout this document. If you want to -perform a Gentoo installation using the stage1 or stage2 files, please use the -installation instructions in the Gentoo Handbook. They do -require a working Internet connection though. +Installations using a stage1 or stage2 tarball file are not documented in the +Gentoo Handbook - please read the Gentoo +FAQ on these matters.

1.3 +9 -29 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.2&r2=1.3&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-amd64-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- hb-install-amd64-medium.xml 8 Aug 2005 13:24:46 -0000 1.2 +++ hb-install-amd64-medium.xml 11 Nov 2005 17:27:16 -0000 1.3 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - + -5.0 -2005-08-08 +5.1 +2005-11-11

Hardware Requirements @@ -64,35 +64,15 @@

-Gentoo Linux can be installed using one of three stage tarball files. A -stage file is a tarball (compressed archive) that contains a minimal -environment. +Gentoo Linux can be installed using a stage3 tarball file. +Such a tarball is an archive that contains a minimal environment from +which you can succesfully install Gentoo Linux onto your system.

- A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's - software management system) and a couple of packages on which the - compiler or Portage depends. -
- A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal - environment from which one can start building all other necessary - applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. -
- A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully - deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, - needs to choose which one you want to install. -

1.3 +9 -29 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.2&r2=1.3&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-hppa-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-hppa-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- hb-install-hppa-medium.xml 8 Aug 2005 13:24:46 -0000 1.2 +++ hb-install-hppa-medium.xml 11 Nov 2005 17:27:16 -0000 1.3 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - + -5.0 -2005-08-08 +5.1 +2005-11-11

Hardware Requirements @@ -62,35 +62,15 @@

- A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's - software management system) and a couple of packages on which the - compiler or Portage depends. -
- A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal - environment from which one can start building all other necessary - applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. -
- A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully - deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, - needs to choose which one you want to install. -

1.4 +9 -29 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.3&r2=1.4&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-ppc-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.3 retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 --- hb-install-ppc-medium.xml 17 Aug 2005 06:48:04 -0000 1.3 +++ hb-install-ppc-medium.xml 11 Nov 2005 17:27:16 -0000 1.4 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - + -5.1 -2005-08-17 +5.2 +2005-11-11

Hardware Requirements @@ -87,35 +87,15 @@

- A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's - software management system) and a couple of packages on which the - compiler or Portage depends. -
- A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal - environment from which one can start building all other necessary - applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. -
- A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully - deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, - needs to choose which one you want to install. -

1.4 +9 -35 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.3&r2=1.4&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.3 retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 --- hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml 13 Sep 2005 20:39:12 -0000 1.3 +++ hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml 11 Nov 2005 17:27:16 -0000 1.4 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - + -5.2 -2005-09-13 +5.3 +2005-11-11

Hardware Requirements @@ -70,41 +70,15 @@

-The Gentoo/PPC64 team provides you with additional options at this point. -You have the choice to use a 32bit or a 64bit userland; a full set of stages -is provided for both options. -

- -

- A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's - software management system) and a couple of packages on which the - compiler or Portage depends. -
- A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal - environment from which one can start building all other necessary - applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. -
- A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully - deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, - needs to choose which one you want to install. -

- -

1.4 +9 -29 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.3&r2=1.4&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-sparc-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.3 retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 --- hb-install-sparc-medium.xml 5 Sep 2005 15:22:02 -0000 1.3 +++ hb-install-sparc-medium.xml 11 Nov 2005 17:27:16 -0000 1.4 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - + -5.1 -2005-09-05 +5.2 +2005-11-11

Hardware Requirements @@ -77,35 +77,15 @@

- A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's - software management system) and a couple of packages on which the - compiler or Portage depends. -
- A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal - environment from which one can start building all other necessary - applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. -
- A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully - deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, - needs to choose which one you want to install. -

1.8 +12 -12 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-stage.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-stage.xml?rev=1.8&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-stage.xml?rev=1.8&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-stage.xml.diff?r1=1.7&r2=1.8&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-stage.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-stage.xml,v retrieving revision 1.7 retrieving revision 1.8 diff -u -r1.7 -r1.8 --- hb-install-stage.xml 16 Aug 2005 21:56:01 -0000 1.7 +++ hb-install-stage.xml 11 Nov 2005 17:27:16 -0000 1.8 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - + -5.5 -2005-08-16 +5.6 +2005-11-11

Installing a Stage Tarball @@ -180,6 +180,11 @@

+Make sure you download a stage3 tarball - installations using a stage1 or stage2 +tarball are not supported anymore. +

+ +

If you want to check the integrity of the downloaded stage tarball, use md5sum and compare the output with the MD5 checksum provided on the mirror. For instance, to check the validity of the x86 stage tarball: @@ -346,16 +351,11 @@ CHOST - -Although it might be tempting for non-stage1 users, they should not -change the CHOST setting in make.conf. Doing so might render -their system unusable. Again: only change this variable if you use a -stage1 installation. - -

-The networkless installation approach only supports stage3 installations. Do not -touch the CHOST variable! +The CHOST variable declares the target build host for your system. This +variable should already be set to the correct value. Do not edit +it as that might break your system. If the CHOST variable does +not look correct to you, you might be using the wrong stage3 tarball.

1.4 +9 -29 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-x86-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-x86-medium.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-x86-medium.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-x86-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.3&r2=1.4&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-x86-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-x86-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.3 retrieving revision 1.4 diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 --- hb-install-x86-medium.xml 25 Aug 2005 19:53:25 -0000 1.3 +++ hb-install-x86-medium.xml 11 Nov 2005 17:27:16 -0000 1.4 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - + -5.1 -2005-08-25 +5.2 +2005-11-11

Hardware Requirements @@ -60,35 +60,15 @@

- A stage1 file contains nothing more than a compiler, Portage (Gentoo's - software management system) and a couple of packages on which the - compiler or Portage depends. -
- A stage2 file contains a so-called bootstrapped system, a minimal - environment from which one can start building all other necessary - applications that make a Gentoo environment complete. -
- A stage3 file contains a prebuilt minimal system which is almost fully - deployable. It only lacks a few applications where you, the Gentoo user, - needs to choose which one you want to install. -

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