[gentoo-user] core packages for a dual-boot system

[gentoo-user] core packages for a dual-boot system

[hawat.thufir]

I've thought about gentoo for some time, and getting closer to switching 
over from fedora.

as can be seen, there's a vfat partition, "/mnt/windows".

[thufir@localhost ~]$
[thufir@localhost ~]$ df
Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
                       17394484  14690156   1806488  90% /
/dev/hda2               101105     18104     77780  19% /boot
/dev/shm                111860         0    111860   0% /dev/shm
/dev/hda1             11451144   9922200   1528944  87% /mnt/windows
[thufir@localhost ~]$ date
Sun Mar 19 12:28:40 EST 2006
[thufir@localhost ~]$


Occasionally I boot into windows and would, for the time being, like to 
keep that capability.  However, I might entirely drop windows down the 
road.

I want to be able to return to:

' After step 5, core packages, which are the same on all Gentoo 
installations, are installed'
<http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=1>

as a baseline.  Would there be a command to do so?


To install:

acroread
Description: Adobe's PDF reader

For an x86 system, would I download the file from adobe, then something 
like "emerge acroread", and would that also give me the plugin for 
firefox?  Or, is the firefox plugin for that through 
<http://mozplugger.mozdev.org/> which connects to acroread?  I know 
there are other GPL readers, of course.

For perhaps a different thread, I'm feeling my way with with xmms, 
realplayer, windows media player, mplayer, shoutcast, streamripper and 
streamtuner, etc.  Right now I have firefox configured such that an MP3 
shoutcast playlist opens with Audio Player (xmms), which is ok, but I 
notice that streamtuner uses bmp.  One of the reasons I'm looking at 
gentoo is in the hope that gentoo handles mplayer and the multitudes of 
codecs well.

I have a gnoppix CD kicking around, so I'll probably use that, if I can 
find it.


thanks,

Thufir
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[gentoo-user] Re: core packages for a dual-boot system

[hawat.thufir]

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, hawat.thufir@gmail.com wrote:

> From: hawat.thufir@gmail.com
> Subject: core packages for a dual-boot system
> 
> I've thought about gentoo for some time, and getting closer to switching over 
> from fedora.
>
> as can be seen, there's a vfat partition, "/mnt/windows".
>
> [thufir@localhost ~]$
> [thufir@localhost ~]$ df
> Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
> /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
>                      17394484  14690156   1806488  90% /
> /dev/hda2               101105     18104     77780  19% /boot
> /dev/shm                111860         0    111860   0% /dev/shm
> /dev/hda1             11451144   9922200   1528944  87% /mnt/windows
> [thufir@localhost ~]$ date
> Sun Mar 19 12:28:40 EST 2006
> [thufir@localhost ~]$
>

4.b. Designing a Partitioning Scheme

Default Partitioning Scheme

If you are not interested in drawing up a partitioning scheme for your 
system, you can use the partitioning scheme we use throughout this book:
Partition 	Filesystem 	Size 	Description
/dev/hda1 	ext2 	32M 	Boot partition
/dev/hda2 	(swap) 	512M 	Swap partition
/dev/hda3 	ext3 	Rest of the disk 	Root partition


<http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=4#fdisk>


So, I want something like:
Partition 	Filesystem 	Size 	Description
/dev/hda1 	ext2 	32M 	Boot partition
/dev/hda2 	(swap) 	512M 	Swap partition
/dev/hda3 	ext3 	??? 	Root partition
/dev/hda4	fat32


I'm concerned about overwriting the windows partition, or mucking up the 
dual-boot bootloader.

There are directions at 
<http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_boot#Single_Drive_Install_.28Windows_Pre-Installed.29>, 
but I'd like to have it all worked out ahead of time for my own sake.

Perhaps I don't even need to format anything?


-Thufir
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[gentoo-user] Re: core packages for a dual-boot system

[hawat.thufir]

On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, hawat.thufir@gmail.com wrote:

..
>> as can be seen, there's a vfat partition, "/mnt/windows".
>> 
>> [thufir@localhost ~]$
>> [thufir@localhost ~]$ df
>> Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
>> /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
>>                      17394484  14690156   1806488  90% /
>> /dev/hda2               101105     18104     77780  19% /boot
>> /dev/shm                111860         0    111860   0% /dev/shm
>> /dev/hda1             11451144   9922200   1528944  87% /mnt/windows
>> [thufir@localhost ~]$ date
>> Sun Mar 19 12:28:40 EST 2006
>> [thufir@localhost ~]$
>> 
>
> 4.b. Designing a Partitioning Scheme
>
> Default Partitioning Scheme
>
> If you are not interested in drawing up a partitioning scheme for your 
> system, you can use the partitioning scheme we use throughout this book:
> Partition 	Filesystem 	Size 	Description
> /dev/hda1 	ext2 	32M 	Boot partition
> /dev/hda2 	(swap) 	512M 	Swap partition
> /dev/hda3 	ext3 	Rest of the disk 	Root partition
>
>
> <http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=4#fdisk>
>
>
> So, I want something like:
> Partition 	Filesystem 	Size 	Description
> /dev/hda1 	ext2 	32M 	Boot partition
> /dev/hda2 	(swap) 	512M 	Swap partition
> /dev/hda3 	ext3 	??? 	Root partition
> /dev/hda4	fat32
>
>
> I'm concerned about overwriting the windows partition, or mucking up the 
> dual-boot bootloader.
>
> There are directions at 
> <http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_boot#Single_Drive_Install_.28Windows_Pre-Installed.29>, 
> but I'd like to have it all worked out ahead of time for my own sake.
>
> Perhaps I don't even need to format anything?
>
>
> -Thufir
>


[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]#
[root@localhost ~]# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
# grub.conf generated by anaconda
#
# Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this 
file
# NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
#          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
#          root (hd0,1)
#          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
#          initrd /initrd-version.img
#boot=/dev/hda
default=0
timeout=5
splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
hiddenmenu
title Fedora Core (2.6.15-1.1833_FC4)
         root (hd0,1)
         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 
rhgb quiet
         initrd /initrd-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4.img
title Fedora Core (2.6.14-1.1656_FC4)
         root (hd0,1)
         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 
rhgb quiet
         initrd /initrd-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4.img
title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4)
         root (hd0,1)
         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 
rhgb quiet
         initrd /initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img
title Other
         rootnoverify (hd0,0)
         chainloader +1
[root@localhost ~]# date
Sun Mar 19 16:18:10 EST 2006
[root@localhost ~]#



I also want to leave grub alone, yes?  Well, I want to switch it from 
fedora to gentoo, somehow.  But, I want to leave the windows part alone. 
Hmm.



thanks,

Thufir
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: core packages for a dual-boot system

[Robert Welz]

hawat.thufir@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, hawat.thufir@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> ..
> 
>>> as can be seen, there's a vfat partition, "/mnt/windows".
>>>
>>> [thufir@localhost ~]$
>>> [thufir@localhost ~]$ df
>>> Filesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
>>> /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
>>>                      17394484  14690156   1806488  90% /
>>> /dev/hda2               101105     18104     77780  19% /boot
>>> /dev/shm                111860         0    111860   0% /dev/shm
>>> /dev/hda1             11451144   9922200   1528944  87% /mnt/windows
>>> [thufir@localhost ~]$ date
>>> Sun Mar 19 12:28:40 EST 2006
>>> [thufir@localhost ~]$
>>>
>>
>> 4.b. Designing a Partitioning Scheme
>>
>> Default Partitioning Scheme
>>
>> If you are not interested in drawing up a partitioning scheme for your 
>> system, you can use the partitioning scheme we use throughout this book:
>> Partition     Filesystem     Size     Description
>> /dev/hda1     ext2     32M     Boot partition
>> /dev/hda2     (swap)     512M     Swap partition
>> /dev/hda3     ext3     Rest of the disk     Root partition
>>
>>
>> <http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=4#fdisk> 
>>
>>
>>
>> So, I want something like:
>> Partition     Filesystem     Size     Description
>> /dev/hda1     ext2     32M     Boot partition
>> /dev/hda2     (swap)     512M     Swap partition
>> /dev/hda3     ext3     ???     Root partition
>> /dev/hda4    fat32
>>
>>
>> I'm concerned about overwriting the windows partition, or mucking up 
>> the dual-boot bootloader.
>>
>> There are directions at 
>> <http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Dual_boot#Single_Drive_Install_.28Windows_Pre-Installed.29>, 
>> but I'd like to have it all worked out ahead of time for my own sake.
>>
>> Perhaps I don't even need to format anything?
>>
>>
>> -Thufir
>>
> 
> 
> [root@localhost ~]#
> [root@localhost ~]#
> [root@localhost ~]# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf
> # grub.conf generated by anaconda
> #
> # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file
> # NOTICE:  You have a /boot partition.  This means that
> #          all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg.
> #          root (hd0,1)
> #          kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00
> #          initrd /initrd-version.img
> #boot=/dev/hda
> default=0
> timeout=5
> splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
> hiddenmenu
> title Fedora Core (2.6.15-1.1833_FC4)
>         root (hd0,1)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4 ro 
> root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.15-1.1833_FC4.img
> title Fedora Core (2.6.14-1.1656_FC4)
>         root (hd0,1)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4 ro 
> root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.14-1.1656_FC4.img
> title Fedora Core (2.6.11-1.1369_FC4)
>         root (hd0,1)
>         kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4 ro 
> root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 rhgb quiet
>         initrd /initrd-2.6.11-1.1369_FC4.img
> title Other
>         rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>         chainloader +1
> [root@localhost ~]# date
> Sun Mar 19 16:18:10 EST 2006
> [root@localhost ~]#
> 
> 
> 
> I also want to leave grub alone, yes?  Well, I want to switch it from 
> fedora to gentoo, somehow.  But, I want to leave the windows part alone. 
> Hmm.
> 
> 
> 
> thanks,
> 
> Thufir
Hi.
You don't have to format your windows partition, you don't even toch it.
Just format /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
and /dev/hda2 and install gentoo on /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 as 
described in the handbook.

When gentoo is installed completely you just edit grub.conf and you are 
fine:
Add
title Windows
          rootnoverify (hd0,0)
          chainloader +1

and you can boot into Windows.

Robert






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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: core packages for a dual-boot system

[THUFIR HAWAT]

On 3/19/06, Robert Welz <welz@fixe-post.de> wrote:
..
> Hi.
> You don't have to format your windows partition, you don't even toch it.
> Just format /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
> and /dev/hda2 and install gentoo on /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 as
> described in the handbook.
>
> When gentoo is installed completely you just edit grub.conf and you are
> fine:
> Add
> title Windows
>           rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>           chainloader +1
>
> and you can boot into Windows.
>
> Robert
..

Thanks, Robert.  Before doing anything, I just wanted to make sure
that I have it right.

localhost ~ #
localhost ~ #
localhost ~ #
localhost ~ #
localhost ~ # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf -n
     1  default 0
     2  timeout 30
     3  splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
     4  title=Gentoo Linux
     5  root (hd0,1)
     6  kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/ram0
init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda4
     7  initrd /initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5
localhost ~ # cat grub.conf -n
     1  default 0
     2  timeout 30
     3  splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
     4  title=Gentoo Linux
     5  root (hd0,1)
     6  kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/ram0
init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda4
     7  initrd /initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5
     8
     9  title Windows
    10            rootnoverify (hd0,0)
    11            chainloader +1
localhost ~ # date
Tue Mar 21 14:40:40 GMT 2006
localhost ~ #


So, just replace /boot/grub/grub.conf with /root/grub.conf , yes?


All is well with gentoo :)



thanks,

Thufir

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: core packages for a dual-boot system

[Robert Welz]

THUFIR HAWAT wrote:
> On 3/19/06, Robert Welz <welz@fixe-post.de> wrote:
> ..
> 
>>Hi.
>>You don't have to format your windows partition, you don't even toch it.
>>Just format /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00
>>and /dev/hda2 and install gentoo on /dev/mapper/VolGroup00-LogVol00 as
>>described in the handbook.
>>
>>When gentoo is installed completely you just edit grub.conf and you are
>>fine:
>>Add
>>title Windows
>>          rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>>          chainloader +1
>>
>>and you can boot into Windows.
>>
>>Robert
> 
> ..
> 
> Thanks, Robert.  Before doing anything, I just wanted to make sure
> that I have it right.
> 
> localhost ~ #
> localhost ~ #
> localhost ~ #
> localhost ~ #
> localhost ~ # cat /boot/grub/grub.conf -n
>      1  default 0
>      2  timeout 30
>      3  splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>      4  title=Gentoo Linux
>      5  root (hd0,1)
>      6  kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/ram0
> init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda4
>      7  initrd /initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5
> localhost ~ # cat grub.conf -n
>      1  default 0
>      2  timeout 30
>      3  splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
>      4  title=Gentoo Linux
>      5  root (hd0,1)
>      6  kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/ram0
> init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda4
>      7  initrd /initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5
>      8
>      9  title Windows
>     10            rootnoverify (hd0,0)
>     11            chainloader +1
> localhost ~ # date
> Tue Mar 21 14:40:40 GMT 2006
> localhost ~ #
> 
> 
> So, just replace /boot/grub/grub.conf with /root/grub.conf , yes?
Yes, but make shure the menu menu.lst sybolic ling is pointing to grub 
(ls -s menu.lst grub.conf.)

Robert
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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: core packages for a dual-boot system

[THUFIR HAWAT]

On 3/21/06, Robert Welz <welz@fixe-post.de> wrote:
..
> > So, just replace /boot/grub/grub.conf with /root/grub.conf
>>  ,yes?
> Yes, but make shure the menu menu.lst sybolic ling is pointing
> to grub (ls -s menu.lst grub.conf.)
>
> Robert
..

I looked for menu.1st and couldn't find it :(

However, changing /boot/grub/grub.conf to the following workded :)

thufir@localhost ~ $
thufir@localhost ~ $ cat /boot/grub/grub.conf -n
     1  default 0
     2  timeout 30
     3  splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
     4  title=Gentoo Linux
     5  root (hd0,1)
     6  kernel /kernel-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5 root=/dev/ram0
init=/linuxrc ramdisk=8192 real_root=/dev/hda4
     7  initrd /initramfs-genkernel-x86-2.6.15-gentoo-r5
     8
     9  title Windows
    10            rootnoverify (hd0,0)
    11            chainloader +1
    12
thufir@localhost ~ $ date
Fri Mar 24 14:26:52 GMT 2006
thufir@localhost ~ $



thanks,

Thufir

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: core packages for a dual-boot system

[Ryan Tandy]

THUFIR HAWAT wrote:
> I looked for menu.1st and couldn't find it :(
That should be menu.lst, with a lower-case "L" rather than the number 
1.  In any case it's a symlink to grub.conf (on my systems anyway), so 
it doesn't really matter.

delta ~ # ls -l /boot/grub/grub.conf /boot/grub/menu.lst
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 96 Dec  7 18:42 /boot/grub/grub.conf
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root  9 Dec  7 17:19 /boot/grub/menu.lst -> grub.conf
delta ~ #
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