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+# grub@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ Now go on, configure GRUB, shall we? :-) -+grub> root (hd0,0)(Specify where your /boot partition resides) grub> setup (hd0)(Install GRUB in the MBR) grub> quit(Exit the GRUB shell) 1.33 +5 -5 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-kernel.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-kernel.xml?rev=1.33&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-kernel.xml?rev=1.33&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-kernel.xml.diff?r1=1.32&r2=1.33&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-amd64-kernel.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-kernel.xml,v retrieving revision 1.32 retrieving revision 1.33 diff -u -r1.32 -r1.33 --- hb-install-amd64-kernel.xml 21 Nov 2005 15:37:12 -0000 1.32 +++ hb-install-amd64-kernel.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.33 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +- 2.9 -2005-11-21 +2.10 +2005-11-24 Timezone @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@-# cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r6 +# cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
-# cp .config /boot/config-2.6.12-gentoo-r6 +# cp .config /boot/config-2.6.12-gentoo-r101.41 +14 -15 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml?rev=1.41&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml?rev=1.41&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.40&r2=1.41&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-amd64-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-amd64-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.40 retrieving revision 1.41 diff -u -r1.40 -r1.41 --- hb-install-amd64-medium.xml 21 Nov 2005 16:38:19 -0000 1.40 +++ hb-install-amd64-medium.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.41 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +
- 2.10 -2005-11-11 +2.11 +2005-11-24 Hardware Requirements @@ -113,10 +113,10 @@-The Minimal Installation CD is called -
install-amd64-minimal-2005.1.iso and -takes up only 75 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to install -Gentoo, but always with a working Internet connection only. +The Minimal Installation CD is called +install-amd64-minimal-2005.1-r1.iso and takes up only 67 MB of +diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to install Gentoo, but always with +a working Internet connection only.@@ -144,12 +144,11 @@
-The Universal Installation CD is called -
install-amd64-universal-2005.1.iso and consumes the entire surface -of a 352 MB CD. You can use this Installation CD to install -Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo without a working internet -connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to another PC than the one you -are currently installing Gentoo on :) +The Universal Installation CD is called +install-amd64-universal-2005.1-r1.iso and takes up 393 MB. You can use +this Installation CD to install Gentoo, and you can even use it to install +Gentoo without a working internet connection, just in case you want to bring +Gentoo to another PC than the one you are currently installing Gentoo on :)@@ -226,7 +225,7 @@
You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages CD as well) from one of our
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@mirrors . The -Installation CDs are located in thereleases/amd64/2005.1/installcd +Installation CDs are located in thereleases/amd64/2005.1-r1/installcd directory.In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as -
1.19 +9 -9 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.19&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml?rev=1.19&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml.diff?r1=1.18&r2=1.19&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml,v retrieving revision 1.18 retrieving revision 1.19 diff -u -r1.18 -r1.19 --- hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml 29 Oct 2005 07:29:55 -0000 1.18 +++ hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.19 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +install-amd64-minimal-2005.1.iso.md5 ). You can check the MD5 +install-amd64-minimal-2005.1-r1.iso.md5 ). You can check the MD5 checksum with themd5sum tool under Linux/Unix ormd5sum for Windows.- 2.3 -2005-10-06 +2.4 +2005-11-24 Making your Choice @@ -167,9 +167,9 @@################# ## This section can be duplicated if you have more than one kernel or set of -## boot options - replace 2.6.9 with your kernel-version +## boot options - replace 2.6.12 with your kernel-version ################# -image=/boot/kernel-2.6.9 +image=/boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 label=Linux root=/dev/hda3 partition=3 @@ -230,14 +230,14 @@That's it! -+device=disk: partition=2 root=/dev/sda2 -default=2.6.8-gentoo-r3 +default=2.6.12-gentoo-r10 timeout=50 -image=/boot/vmlinux-2.6.8-gentoo-r3 +image=/boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 label=2.6.8-gentoo-r3 append="console=ttyS0,9600" read-only @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@default = linux timeout = 100 -image=/boot/vmlinux +image=/boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 label=linux read-only root = /dev/sda2 1.21 +7 -8 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml?rev=1.21&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml?rev=1.21&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml.diff?r1=1.20&r2=1.21&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml,v retrieving revision 1.20 retrieving revision 1.21 diff -u -r1.20 -r1.21 --- hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml 21 Nov 2005 15:37:12 -0000 1.20 +++ hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.21 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +- 2.8 -2005-11-21 +2.9 +2005-11-24 Timezone @@ -63,8 +63,7 @@# ls -l /usr/src/linux -lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Oct 13 11:04 /usr/src/linux --> linux-2.6.7-gentoo-r8 +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Oct 13 11:04 /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@
# rm /usr/src/linux # cd /usr/src -# ln -s linux-2.6.7-gentoo-r8 linux +# ln -s linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 linux@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@
-(Apple/IBM) # cp vmlinux /boot/kernel-2.6.7-gentoo-r8 +(Apple/IBM) # cp vmlinux /boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@
-# cp .config /boot/config-2.6.7-gentoo-r8 +# cp .config /boot/config-2.6.12-gentoo-r101.27 +60 -12 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml?rev=1.27&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml?rev=1.27&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.26&r2=1.27&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.26 retrieving revision 1.27 diff -u -r1.26 -r1.27 --- hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml 21 Nov 2005 16:38:19 -0000 1.26 +++ hb-install-ppc64-medium.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.27 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +
- 2.8 -2005-11-11 +2.9 +2005-11-24 Hardware Requirements @@ -92,9 +92,25 @@-For the PowerPC64 architecture, we only supply a
+ +Minimal Installation CD, -a small, no-nonsense, bootable CD which sole purpose is to boot the system, -prepare the networking and continue with the Gentoo installation. +The two Installation CDs that we currently provide are: ++
+ +- + The Gentoo
+Minimal Installation CD, a small, no-nonsense, bootable + CD which sole purpose is to boot the system, prepare the networking and + continue with the Gentoo installation. +- + The Gentoo
+Universal Installation CD, a bootable CD with the same + abilities as the Minimal Installation CD. Additionally, it contains + several stage3 tarballs (optimized for the individual subarchitectures). ++To help you decide which Installation CD you need, we have written down the +major advantages and disadvantages of each Installation CD.
@@ -105,8 +121,7 @@The Minimal Installation CD is called -
@@ -132,6 +147,39 @@install-ppc64-g5-minimal-2005.1.iso or -install-ppc64-ibm-minimal-2005.1.iso and takes up only 350 MB of +install-ppc64-minimal-2005.1-r1.iso and takes up only 143 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to install Gentoo, but always with a working Internet connection only.+ +Gentoo's Universal Installation CD + + ++The Universal Installation CD is called +
+ +install-ppc64-universal-2005.1-r1.iso and uses +486 MB. You can use this Installation CD to install Gentoo, and you can +even use it to install Gentoo without a working internet +connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to another PC than the one you +are currently installing Gentoo on :) ++
+ + ++ +Universal Installation CD +Pros and Cons ++ ++ ++ Contains everything you need. You can even install without a network + connection. + ++ +- +Huge download +The Stage3 Tarball @@ -163,10 +211,10 @@-You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages +You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages CD as well) from one of our
mirrors . The -Installation CDs are located in thereleases/ppc64/2005.1/installcd -directory. +Installation CDs are located in the +releases/ppc64/2005.1-r1/installcd directory.@@ -177,7 +225,7 @@
In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as -
1.15 +5 -5 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-bootloader.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-bootloader.xml?rev=1.15&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-bootloader.xml?rev=1.15&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-bootloader.xml.diff?r1=1.14&r2=1.15&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-sparc-bootloader.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-bootloader.xml,v retrieving revision 1.14 retrieving revision 1.15 diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15 --- hb-install-sparc-bootloader.xml 23 Aug 2005 20:49:05 -0000 1.14 +++ hb-install-sparc-bootloader.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.15 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +install-ppc64-g5-minimal-2005.1.iso.md5 ). You can check the MD5 +install-ppc64-minimal-2005.1-r1.iso.md5 ). You can check the MD5 checksum with themd5sum tool under Linux/Unix ormd5sum for Windows.- 2.1 -2005-08-23 +2.2 +2005-11-24 Making your Choice @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@Below you'll find an example
silo.conf file. It uses the partitioning scheme we use throughout this book and -kernel-2.4.29 as kernelimage. +kernel-2.4.31 as kernelimage.@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ root = /dev/sda11.21 +7 -7 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml?rev=1.21&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml?rev=1.21&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml.diff?r1=1.20&r2=1.21&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,v retrieving revision 1.20 retrieving revision 1.21 diff -u -r1.20 -r1.21 --- hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml 21 Nov 2005 15:37:12 -0000 1.20 +++ hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.21 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +# Root partition timeout = 150# Wait 15 seconds before booting the default section -image = /boot/kernel-2.4.29 +image = /boot/kernel-2.4.31 label = linux- 2.5 -2005-11-21 +2.6 +2005-11-24 Timezone @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@# ls -l /usr/src/linux -lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Oct 13 11:04 /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.4.29-sparc +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Oct 13 11:04 /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.4.31-sparc@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
# rm /usr/src/linux # cd /usr/src -# ln -s linux-2.4.29-sparc linux +# ln -s linux-2.4.31-sparc linux@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ # cp vmlinux /boot/kernel-2.4.29
(For 2.4 kernel, sparc64) -# cp arch/sparc64/boot/image /boot/kernel-2.4.29 +# cp arch/sparc64/boot/image /boot/kernel-2.4.31(For 2.6 kernel, sparc32) # cp arch/sparc/boot/image /boot/kernel-2.6.11 @@ -347,7 +347,7 @@-# cp .config /boot/config-2.4.29 +# cp .config /boot/config-2.4.311.38 +12 -13 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml?rev=1.38&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml?rev=1.38&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.37&r2=1.38&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-sparc-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.37 retrieving revision 1.38 diff -u -r1.37 -r1.38 --- hb-install-sparc-medium.xml 21 Nov 2005 16:38:19 -0000 1.37 +++ hb-install-sparc-medium.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.38 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +
- 2.6 -2005-11-11 +2.7 +2005-11-24 Hardware Requirements @@ -126,8 +126,8 @@-The Minimal Installation CD is called
@@ -156,12 +156,11 @@install-sparc64-minimal-2005.1.iso -and takes up only 130 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to +The Minimal Installation CD is calledinstall-sparc64-minimal-2005.1-r1.iso +and takes up only 32 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to install Gentoo, but always with a working Internet connection only.-The Universal Installation CD is called -
install-sparc-universal-2005.1.iso and consumes the entire surface of a -650 MB CD. You can use this Installation CD to install -Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo without a working internet -connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to another PC than the one you -are currently installing Gentoo on :) +The Universal Installation CD is called +install-sparc-universal-2005.1.iso and use 525 MB. You can use this +Installation CD to install Gentoo, and you can even use it to install Gentoo +without a working internet connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to +another PC than the one you are currently installing Gentoo on :)@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages CD as well) from one of our
mirrors . The Installation CDs are located in the -releases/sparc/2005.1/sparc64/installcd directory. +releases/sparc/2005.1-r1/sparc64/installcd directory.@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@
In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as -
1.91 +33 -52 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-stage.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-stage.xml?rev=1.91&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-stage.xml?rev=1.91&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-stage.xml.diff?r1=1.90&r2=1.91&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-stage.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-stage.xml,v retrieving revision 1.90 retrieving revision 1.91 diff -u -r1.90 -r1.91 --- hb-install-stage.xml 11 Nov 2005 17:27:15 -0000 1.90 +++ hb-install-stage.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.91 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +install-sparc64-minimal-2005.1.iso.md5 ). You can check the MD5 +install-sparc64-minimal-2005.1-r1.iso.md5 ). You can check the MD5 checksum with themd5sum tool under Linux/Unix ormd5sum for Windows.- 2.6 -2005-11-11 +2.7 +2005-11-24 Installing a Stage Tarball @@ -107,13 +107,13 @@-Pick the
releases/ directory, followed by your architecture (for -instancex86/ ) and the Gentoo version (2005.1/ ) -to finish up with thestages/ directory. There you should see all -available stage files for your architecture (they might be stored within -subdirectories named to the individual sub architectures). Select one and -pressD to download. When you're finished, pressQ to quit the -browser. +Pick thereleases/ directory, followed by your architecture (for +instancex86/ ) and the Gentoo version (2005.1/ or +2005.1-r1/ if available) to finish up with the +stages/ directory. There you should see all available stage files +for your architecture (they might be stored within subdirectories named to the +individual sub architectures). Select one and pressD to download. When +you're finished, pressQ to quit the browser.@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@-Make sure you download a stage3 tarball - installations using a stage1 or stage2 -tarball are not supported anymore. +Make sure you download a stage3 tarball - installations using a stage1 +or stage2 tarball are not supported anymore.
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@
-# md5sum -c stage3-x86-2005.1.tar.bz2.md5 -stage3-x86-2005.1.tar.bz2: OK +# md5sum -c stage3-x86-2005.1-r1.tar.bz2.md5 +stage3-x86-2005.1-r1.tar.bz2: OK@@ -146,36 +146,26 @@-Now unpack your downloaded stage onto your system. We use GNU's
tar to -proceed as it is the easiest method: +Now unpack your downloaded stage onto your system. We usetar to proceed +as it is the easiest method:-# tar -xvjpf stage3-*.tar.bz2 +# tar xvjpf stage3-*.tar.bz2-Make sure that you use the same options (
- - --xvjpf ). Thex stands for -Extract , thev forVerbose to see what happens during the -extraction process (okay, yes, this is optional), -thej forDecompress with bzip2 , thep forPreserve -permissions and thef to denote that we want to extract a file, not -standard input. --The +Make sure that you use the same options (stage3-athlon-xp-2005.1.tar.bz2 , -stage3-pentium3-2005.1.tar.bz2 and -stage3-pentium4-2005.1.tar.bz2 files have a serious permission -error. After extracting any of these, runchmod 0755 /mnt/gentoo to fix -the errorbefore continuing with the installation. -xvjpf ). Thex stands for +Extract , thev forVerbose to see what happens during the +extraction process (optional), thej forDecompress with bzip2 , +thep forPreserve permissions and thef to denote that we +want to extract a file, not standard input. +Some architectures (e.g. MIPS) Installation CDs and boot images rely upon the - tar built into BusyBox which doesn't currently support the-v -option. Therefore it may not work. +tar built into BusyBox which doesn't currently support thev +option. Use thexjpf options instead.@@ -221,27 +211,18 @@
-We will now extract the stage tarball of your choice. We will do this with the -GNU
tar tool. Make sure you use the same options (-xvjpf )! Again, -thev argument is optional and not supported in sometar versions. -In the next example, we extract the stage tarball -stage3-<subarch>-2005.1.tar.bz2 . -Be sure to substitute the tarball filename with your stage. +We will now extract the stage tarball of your choice. We will do this with +tar . Make sure you use the same options (xvjpf ) Thev +argument is optional and not supported in sometar versions. In the +next example, we extract the stage tarball +stage3-<subarch>-2005.1-r1.tar.bz2 . Be sure to substitute +the tarball filename with your stage.-# tar -xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage3-<subarch>-2005.1.tar.bz2 +# tar xvjpf /mnt/cdrom/stages/stage3-<subarch>-2005.1-r1.tar.bz2- --The -stage3-athlon-xp-2005.1.tar.bz2 , -stage3-pentium3-2005.1.tar.bz2 and -stage3-pentium4-2005.1.tar.bz2 files have a serious permission -error. After extracting any of these, runchmod 0755 /mnt/gentoo to fix -the errorbefore continuing with the installation. -Now that the stage is installed, continue with
Installing Portage . @@ -296,7 +277,7 @@1.39 +14 -14 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-bootloader.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-bootloader.xml?rev=1.39&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-bootloader.xml?rev=1.39&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-bootloader.xml.diff?r1=1.38&r2=1.39&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-x86-bootloader.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-bootloader.xml,v retrieving revision 1.38 retrieving revision 1.39 diff -u -r1.38 -r1.39 --- hb-install-x86-bootloader.xml 21 Nov 2005 18:29:51 -0000 1.38 +++ hb-install-x86-bootloader.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.39 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +(Substitute <date> with the datestamp of the downloaded snapshot) -# tar -xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-<date>.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr +# tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-<date>.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr- 2.7 -2005-11-21 +2.8 +2005-11-24 Making your Choice @@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ # Comment out if you don't have a graphics card installed splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz -title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11-r3 +title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r10# Partition where the kernel image (or operating system) is located root (hd0,0) -kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/hda3 +kernel /boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 root=/dev/hda3# The next four lines are only if you dualboot with a Windows system. # In this case, Windows is hosted on /dev/hda6. @@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ timeout 30 splashimage=(hd0,0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz -title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11-r3 +title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.12-r10 root (hd0,0) -kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev -initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 +kernel /boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev +initrd /boot/initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10# Only in case you want to dual-boot title=Windows XP @@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ in the right commands to install the GRUB boot record onto your hard drive. -+# grub@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ Now go on, configure GRUB, shall we? :-) -+grub> root (hd0,0)(Specify where your /boot partition resides) grub> setup (hd0)(Install GRUB in the MBR) grub> quit(Exit the GRUB shell) @@ -528,18 +528,18 @@ default=gentoo# When the timeout has passed, boot the "gentoo" section # For non-genkernel users -image=/boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 +image=/boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 label=gentoo# Name we give to this section read-only# Start with a read-only root. Do not alter! root=/dev/hda3# Location of the root filesystem # For genkernel users -image=/boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 +image=/boot/kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 label=gentoo read-only root=/dev/ram0 append="init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda3 udev" - initrd=/boot/initramfs-genkernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 + initrd=/boot/initramfs-genkernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10# The next two lines are only if you dualboot with a Windows system. # In this case, Windows is hosted on /dev/hda6. @@ -565,7 +565,7 @@-image=/boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 +image=/boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 label=gentoo read-only root=/dev/hda3 1.57 +10 -10 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-kernel.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-kernel.xml?rev=1.57&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-kernel.xml?rev=1.57&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-kernel.xml.diff?r1=1.56&r2=1.57&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-x86-kernel.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-kernel.xml,v retrieving revision 1.56 retrieving revision 1.57 diff -u -r1.56 -r1.57 --- hb-install-x86-kernel.xml 21 Nov 2005 15:37:12 -0000 1.56 +++ hb-install-x86-kernel.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.57 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +- 3.7 -2005-11-21 +3.8 +2005-11-24 Timezone @@ -65,24 +65,24 @@When you take a look in
/usr/src you should see a symlink calledlinux pointing to your kernel source. We will assume the kernel -source installed isgentoo-sources-2.6.11-r3 : +source installed isgentoo-sources-2.6.12-r10 :# ls -l /usr/src/linux -lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Oct 13 11:04 /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 +lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 12 Oct 13 11:04 /usr/src/linux -> linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10If the symlink doesn't point to the kernel source of your choice (note that -
linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 is merely an example) you should change it to the +linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 is merely an example) you should change it to the right kernel:# rm /usr/src/linux # cd /usr/src -# ln -s linux-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 linux +# ln -s linux-2.6.12-gentoo-r10 linux@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@
When the kernel has finished compiling, copy the kernel image to
/boot . From here onwards we assume that the kernel you are -installing is the 2.6.11-r3 version of thegentoo-sources . Use whatever +installing is the 2.6.12-r10 version of thegentoo-sources . Use whatever name you feel is appropriate for your choice and remember it as you will need it later on when you configure your bootloader.-# cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 +# cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.12-gentoo-r10@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
-# cp .config /boot/config-2.6.11-gentoo-r3 +# cp .config /boot/config-2.6.12-gentoo-r101.43 +15 -16 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-medium.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-medium.xml?rev=1.43&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-medium.xml?rev=1.43&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-medium.xml.diff?r1=1.42&r2=1.43&cvsroot=gentoo Index: hb-install-x86-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.42 retrieving revision 1.43 diff -u -r1.42 -r1.43 --- hb-install-x86-medium.xml 21 Nov 2005 16:38:19 -0000 1.42 +++ hb-install-x86-medium.xml 24 Nov 2005 17:26:10 -0000 1.43 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ - +
- 2.6 -2005-11-11 +2.7 +2005-11-24 Hardware Requirements @@ -108,8 +108,8 @@-The Minimal Installation CD is called
@@ -138,12 +138,11 @@install-x86-minimal-2005.1.iso -and takes up only 52 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to +The Minimal Installation CD is calledinstall-x86-minimal-2005.1-r1.iso +and takes up only 58 MB of diskspace. You can use this Installation CD to install Gentoo, but always with a working Internet connection only.-The Universal Installation CD is called -
install-x86-universal-2005.1.iso and consumes the entire surface of -a 650 MB CD. You can use this Installation CD to install Gentoo, and you can -even use it to install Gentoo without a working internet -connection, just in case you want to bring Gentoo to another PC than the one you -are currently installing Gentoo on :) +The Universal Installation CD is called +install-x86-universal-2005.1-r1.iso and takes up 398 MB. You can use +this Installation CD to install Gentoo, and you can even use it to install +Gentoo without a working internet connection, just in case you want to bring +Gentoo to another PC than the one you are currently installing Gentoo on :)@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@
You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages CD as well) from one of our
@@ -230,10 +229,10 @@mirrors . The -Installation CDs are located in thereleases/x86/2005.1/installcd +Installation CDs are located in thereleases/x86/2005.1-r1/installcd directory.-In case you wonder if your downloaded file is corrupted or not, you can -check its MD5 checksum and compare it with the MD5 checksum we provide (such as -
-- gentoo-doc-cvs@gentoo.org mailing listinstall-x86-minimal-2005.1.iso.md5 ). You can check the MD5 checksum -with themd5sum tool under Linux/Unix orinstall-x86-minimal-2005.1-r1.iso.md5). You can check the MD5 +checksum with the md5sum tool under Linux/Unix ormd5sum for Windows.