Re: [gentoo-user] Re: multiple installs

[Alecks Gates <alecks.g@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 2013-02-09 at 01:58 +0000, James wrote:
> Walter Dnes <waltdnes <at> waltdnes.org> writes:
> 
> 
> > > I suspect there is way to dd an image right to a 
> > > (pre-formatted) hard drive just like you would a flash drive?
> 
> >   Are the machines identical (cpu/gpu/peripherals)?  I.e. can you use
> > the same USE flags and kernel configs on them?  If so, running dd off a
> > master image could work.
> 
> 
> All are AMD64. 
> 3 are : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
> 3 are : 8 core FX8350 (new machines)
> 
> All will have the same use flags/kernels/
> 
> The peripherals will only slightly be different
> bands of DVD. All video cards are ATI, so it should work?
> 
> Or at least set up one from each of the 2 classes and dd to the
> other 2 drives? I'm game for  this approach.
> 
> 
> curiously,
> James
You could install to one of the Athlons, then copy it to the other two
Athlons and one of the FX machines.  Then, reconfigure the FX install
for more CPUs and native -march, recompile world and copy it to the
other two FX machines.

At least, I think that would work :).

I don't believe the video cards will be an issue, especially if you
stick with the radeon driver.

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Alecks Gates <alecks.g@gmail.com>