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FAQ for the Gentoo 12.0 LiveDVD |
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1.1 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=1.1&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=1.1&content-type=text/plain |
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Index: faq.xml |
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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 1.1 2011/12/22 21:18:34 dabbott Exp $ --> |
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<guide> |
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<title>Gentoo 12.0 LiveDVD Frequently Asked Questions</title> |
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<author title="Author"> |
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<mail link="dabbott"/> |
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</author> |
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<author title="Reviewer"> |
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<mail link="email@×××××××××××××××××.com">Fernando V. Orocu</mail> |
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</author> |
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<abstract> |
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This FAQ is a collection of questions and answers collected from the mail list |
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and from IRC. |
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</abstract> |
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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<version>1</version> |
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<date>2011-12-22</date> |
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<faqindex> |
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<title>FAQ</title> |
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<section> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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The Gentoo hybrid LiveDVD is made by the community for the community. It was |
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created with the help of Gentoo developers from around the world and users |
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alike. Thank you all for your contributions and suggestions! |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<uri link="12.0-livedvd-team.txt"> Your Gentoo LiveDVD Team</uri> |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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Please note that this is simply a list of common questions. Please read the |
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<uri link="/doc/en/handbook">handbook</uri> and man pages to gain a greater |
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understanding of how Gentoo works. For answers to questions which may not |
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be answered here, please visit the forums, bugzilla or <uri |
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link="irc://irc.gentoo.org/gentoo-ten">#gentoo-ten</uri> on <uri |
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link="http://www.freenode.net/">freenode</uri> |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</faqindex> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Getting Started</title> |
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<section id="arch"> |
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<title>Download the correct ISO for your hardware</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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The <path>livedvd-x86-x86_64</path> ISO will work on 32-bit x86 or 64-bit |
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x86_64. If your architecture is x86, boot with the default. If your arch is |
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amd64, boot with <c>gentoo64</c>. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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The <path>livedvd-amd64</path> ISO is only for x86_64. Boot with the default. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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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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<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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</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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<p> |
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The default user and password are <c>gentoo</c>. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="How do I become root?"> |
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$ <i>sudo su -</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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You can use <c>passwd</c> to change the password for the user you are logged |
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into. As root, you can change any user password by issuing the command |
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<c>passwd username</c> For extra options and setting, please <c>man passwd</c>. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section id="usb"> |
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<title>Can I copy the image to a usb stick?</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Yes. To determine your device before you plug it in, open a terminal and read |
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<path>/var/log/messages</path>: |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Determine Device"> |
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# <i>tail -f /var/log/messages</i> |
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</pre> |
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<note> |
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You will need at least a 4GB device! |
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</note> |
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<pre caption="Copy the image"> |
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# <i>dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdb</i> |
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</pre> |
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<impo> |
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Do not point to a partition number! |
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</impo> |
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<warn> |
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Not all BIOS support booting from USB devices. Consult your motherboard |
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documentation first! |
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</warn> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section id="autologin"> |
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<title>Can I resume the autologin?</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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To resume the KDM autologin, you need to press the ESC key and wait for the |
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timeout to pass or just hit the enter key to login. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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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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<p> |
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Yes. You just need to copy the firmware to <path>/lib/firmware</path> and reload |
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your wireless card's kernel modules. The example below installs the firmware for |
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a Ralink RT2501USB wireless LAN chipset. It requires non-free firmware, which |
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cannot be included on the Live DVD because of license issues. The firmware is |
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copied from a 2GB usb stick. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Install the firmware"> |
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<comment>(First mount the USB stick)</comment> |
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# <i>mkdir /mnt/pin</i> |
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# <i>mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/pin</i> |
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<comment>(Copy the firmware)</comment> |
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# <i>cp /mnt/pin/firmware/rt73.bin /lib/firmware</i> |
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<comment>(Reload modules so that the firmware is included)</comment> |
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# <i>modprobe -r rt73usb rt2x00usb rt2x00lib</i> |
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<comment>(Time to insert modules amd load firmware)</comment> |
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# <i>modprobe rt73usb</i> |
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<comment>(Restart wicd to pickup the interface)</comment> |
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# <i>rc-service wicd restart</i> |
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</pre> |
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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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<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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<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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</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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<p> |
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For USB Linux users, a persistent Linux install is one that allows it's user to |
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save data changes back to the USB storage device instead of leaving the |
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information in system RAM. This data can then be recovered and used again on |
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subsequent boots, even when booting from different machines. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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Booting with the 'persistence' boot option will allow you to retain your $HOME |
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changes on a separate removable device or if you have space left on the usb |
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that the image is booting from, you can then create a partition on there then: |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>Create a FS (extfs,reiserfs,xfs etc..)</li> |
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<li>Create an empty file named 'persistence-mode'</li> |
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</ul> |
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<p> |
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This partition will be used to create a loopback image that will allow |
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persistent data on reboots. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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There is an optional boot parameter which can set the image size you wish for |
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$HOME which is persistence_mb=100 for example, will make a 100M size image for |
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your persistent data. The minimum requirement is 256M for now which is the |
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default setting. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section id="packages"> |
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<title>Is there a list of packages on the DVD?</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Yes: |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li> |
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<uri link="12.0-hybrid-package-list.txt">12.0-hybrid-package-list</uri> |
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</li> |
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<li><uri link="12.0-amd64-package-list.txt">12.0-amd64-package-list</uri></li> |
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</ul> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>More Information</title> |
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<section id="more-info"> |
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<title>What if my question has not been answered?</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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Come join us on our IRC channel, #gentoo-ten. You can also help us fix some |
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bugs! |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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</guide> |
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