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nightmorph 09/06/14 00:08:05 |
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Modified: gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml |
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gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml |
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Log: |
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Update the quickinstall guide to use the weekly autobuilds, rather than the 2008.0/versioned releases. I also dropped the useless reference to the networkless CDs, as all the isntructions focus on downloading stuff from the internet, anyway. |
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Revision Changes Path |
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1.4 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml?rev=1.4&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml?r1=1.3&r2=1.4 |
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Index: gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.3 |
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retrieving revision 1.4 |
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diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4 |
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--- gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml 28 Mar 2009 09:10:42 -0000 1.3 |
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+++ gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml 14 Jun 2009 00:08:05 -0000 1.4 |
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@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml,v 1.3 2009/03/28 09:10:42 neysx Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml,v 1.4 2009/06/14 00:08:05 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<included> |
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-<version>3</version> |
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-<date>2009-03-28</date> |
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+<version>4</version> |
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+<date>2009-06-13</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Installation Media</title> |
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<p> |
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Download a CD from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. |
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-You can find the minimal CD ISO in |
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-<path>releases/x86/<release>/installcd</path> or the LiveCD ISO in |
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-<path>releases/x86/<release>/livecd</path>. The <e>minimal</e> |
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-installation CD is only useful for Internet-based installations. You can use |
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-the <e>LiveCD</e> to perform a networkless installation as documented in the |
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-<uri link="/doc/en/handbook/2008.0/handbook-x86.xml">2008.0 x86 installation |
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-handbook</uri>. The minimal CD is recommended. |
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+You can find the minimal CD ISO in <path>releases/x86/current/</path>. The |
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+<e>minimal</e> installation CD is only useful for Internet-based installations. |
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+This guide will use the minimal CD. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Press |
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-<c>F2</c> at the boot screen to find out what boot options exist. You can |
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+Press <c>F2</c> at the boot screen to find out what boot options exist. You can |
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either start <c>gentoo</c> or <c>gentoo-nofb</c>, the latter disables the |
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-framebuffer. If you booted the LiveCD, don't forget to add the <c>nox</c> |
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-option to prevent the X graphical environment from starting. Several options |
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-allow to enable or disable some features. If all goes well, your hardware will |
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-be detected and all modules will be loaded. If the kernel fails to boot |
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-properly or if your computer hangs during the boot procedure, you may have to |
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-experiment with different configurations. The safest way is probably to use the |
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+framebuffer. If you booted the LiveCD, don't forget to add the <c>nox</c> option |
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+to prevent the X graphical environment from starting. Several options allow to |
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+enable or disable some features. If all goes well, your hardware will be |
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+detected and all modules will be loaded. If the kernel fails to boot properly or |
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+if your computer hangs during the boot procedure, you may have to experiment |
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+with different configurations. The safest way is probably to use the |
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<c>nodetect</c> option and then load required modules explicitly. |
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</p> |
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1.9 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml?rev=1.9&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml?rev=1.9&content-type=text/plain |
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diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml?r1=1.8&r2=1.9 |
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Index: gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml,v |
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retrieving revision 1.8 |
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retrieving revision 1.9 |
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diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9 |
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--- gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml 15 Feb 2009 07:39:04 -0000 1.8 |
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+++ gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml 14 Jun 2009 00:08:05 -0000 1.9 |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml,v 1.8 2009/02/15 07:39:04 rane Exp $ --> |
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+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml,v 1.9 2009/06/14 00:08:05 nightmorph Exp $ --> |
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<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<included> |
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-<version>7</version> |
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-<date>2009-01-22</date> |
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+<version>8</version> |
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+<date>2009-06-13</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Setting Up The Stage</title> |
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<p> |
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Next, download a stage from one of our <uri |
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-link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. Go to <path>/mnt/gentoo</path> and |
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-unpack the stage using <c>tar xjpf <stage3 tarball></c>. |
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+link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>: |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Download a stage3 archive"> |
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livecd gentoo # <i>links http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml</i> |
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-<comment>(Pick a mirror, move to the releases/x86/2008.0/stages/ directory, highlight the |
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+<comment>(Pick a mirror, move to the releases/x86/current/ directory, highlight the |
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stage3 of your choice, probably the i686 stage3 and press D to download it)</comment> |
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<comment>(<b>Or</b> download it directly with wget without choosing a nearby mirror)</comment> |
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-livecd gentoo # <i>wget http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/x86/2008.0/stages/stage3-i686-2008.0.tar.bz2</i> |
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+livecd gentoo # <i>wget http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/x86/current/stage3-i686-<date>.tar.bz2</i> |
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</pre> |
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+<p> |
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+Go to <path>/mnt/gentoo</path> and unpack the stage using <c>tar xjpf <stage3 |
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+tarball></c>. |
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+</p> |
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<pre caption="Unpack the stage3 archive"> |
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livecd gentoo # <i>time tar xjpf stage3*</i> |
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