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dabbott 11/12/24 21:28:55 |
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Modified: faq.xml |
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Log: |
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updated persistence section |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.6 xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/12.0/faq.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/12.0/faq.xml?rev=1.6&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/12.0/faq.xml?rev=1.6&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/12.0/faq.xml?r1=1.5&r2=1.6 |
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Index: faq.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/12.0/faq.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.5 |
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retrieving revision 1.6 |
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diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 |
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--- faq.xml 23 Dec 2011 17:50:42 -0000 1.5 |
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+++ faq.xml 24 Dec 2011 21:28:55 -0000 1.6 |
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/12.0/faq.xml,v 1.5 2011/12/23 17:50:42 dabbott Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/12.0/faq.xml,v 1.6 2011/12/24 21:28:55 dabbott Exp $ --> |
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<guide> |
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<title>Gentoo 12.0 LiveDVD Frequently Asked Questions</title> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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-<version>3</version> |
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-<date>2011-12-22</date> |
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+<version>4</version> |
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+<date>2011-12-24</date> |
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<faqindex> |
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<title>FAQ</title> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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- |
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-<section id="options"> |
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-<title>Boot options for the LiveDVD</title> |
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-<body> |
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- |
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-<p> |
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-The <uri |
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-link="12.0-README.txt">README</uri> lists |
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-the possible command line options that can be used to tweak the boot process of |
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-the DVD. The README lists the Gentoo-specific options, along with a few |
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-options that are built-in to the kernel, but that have been proven very useful |
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-to our users. All options that start with <c>do</c> have a <c>no</c> inverse |
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-that does the opposite. For example, <c>doscsi</c> enables SCSI support in the |
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-initial ramdisk boot, while <c>noscsi</c> disables it. |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-</body> |
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-</section> |
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<section id="default"> |
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<title>Default root and user password</title> |
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<body> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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+</chapter> |
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+ |
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+<chapter> |
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+<title>Tips & Tricks</title> |
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<section id="wireless"> |
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<title>Can I install firmware for my wireless card?</title> |
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<body> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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-<section id="bootspeed"> |
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-<title>Can I speed up the boot process?</title> |
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-<body> |
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- |
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-<p> |
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-To speed up the boot try this at the boot prompt: |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-<pre caption="Faster boot"> |
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-# <i>gentoo-nofb nox</i> |
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-<comment>(Once you are returned to the command line)</comment> |
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-# <i>rc-service xdm start</i> |
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-</pre> |
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- |
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-</body> |
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-</section> |
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<section id="persistence"> |
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<title>How can I set up and enable persistence?</title> |
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<body> |
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changes on a separate removable device or if you have space left on the usb |
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that the image is booting from, you can then create a partition on there then: |
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</p> |
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+ |
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+<note>In my testing I ran out of space on a 4GB stick. I ended up using two 4GB |
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+ sticks, one for the image and one for persistence. I booted with the option |
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+ "persistence persistense_mb=2G", and all was well.</note> |
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+ |
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<ul> |
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<li>Create a FS (extfs,reiserfs,xfs etc..)</li> |
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<li>Create an empty file named 'persistence-mode'</li> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Yes: |
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+ <b>Yes:</b> |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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