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<sections> |
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<version>8.0</version> |
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-<date>2006-11-02</date> |
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+<date>2007-04-01</date> |
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<section> |
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<title>Introduction to Block Devices</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-We'll take a good look at disk-oriented aspects of Gentoo Linux |
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+We'll start by taking a good look at disk-oriented aspects of Gentoo Linux |
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and Linux in general, including Linux filesystems, partitions and block devices. |
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Then, once you're familiar with the ins and outs of disks and filesystems, |
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you'll be guided through the process of setting up partitions and filesystems |
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To begin, we'll introduce <e>block devices</e>. The most common block device is |
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the one that represents the first IDE drive in a Linux system, namely |
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<path>/dev/hda</path>. If you are installing onto SCSI, FireWire, USB or SATA |
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-drives, then your first hard drive would be <path>/dev/sda</path>. |
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+drives, then your first hard drive would be <path>/dev/sda</path>. Additional |
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+drives are enumerated by the next letter in the alphabet. As an example, the |
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+third IDE disk could be found at <path>/dev/hdc</path>. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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The block devices above represent an abstract interface to the disk. User |
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-programs can use these block devices to interact with your disk without worrying |
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-about whether your drives are IDE, SCSI or something else. The program can |
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+programs can use these block devices to interact with the disk without worrying |
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+about whether the drives are IDE, SCSI or something else. The program can |
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simply address the storage on the disk as a bunch of contiguous, |
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randomly-accessible 512-byte blocks. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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If you are not interested in drawing up a partitioning scheme for your system, |
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-you can use the partitioning scheme we use throughout this book: |
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+you can use the partitioning scheme we use throughout this book. Choose the |
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+filesystem layout that best matches the type of PowerPC system you are |
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+installing on. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+</body> |
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+</subsection> |
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+<subsection> |
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+<title>Apple New World</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Apple New World machines are fairly straightforward to configure. The first |
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+partition is always an <e>Apple Partition Map</e>. This partition keeps track |
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+of the layout of the disk. You cannot remove this partition. The next |
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+partition should always be a bootstrap partition. This partition contains a |
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+small (800k) HFS filesystem that holds a copy of the bootloader Yaboot and its |
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+configuration file. This partition is <e>not</e> the same as a |
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+<path>/boot</path> partition as found on other architectures. After the boot |
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+partition, the usual Linux filesystems are placed, according to the scheme |
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+below. The swap partition is a temporary storage place for when your system |
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+runs out of physical memory. The root partition will contain the filesystem |
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+that Gentoo is installed on. If you wish to dual boot, the OSX partition |
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+can go anywhere after the bootstrap partition to insure that yaboot starts |
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+first. |
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</p> |
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<note> |
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-If you are using an OldWorld machine, you will need to keep MacOS available. |
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-The layout here assumes MacOS is installed on a separate drive. |
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+There may be "Disk Driver" partitions on your disk such as <path>Apple_Driver63, |
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+Apple_Driver_ATA, Apple_FWDriver, Apple_Driver_IOKit, Apple_Patches</path>. |
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+These are used to boot MacOS, so if you have no need for this, you can remove |
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+them by initializing the disk with mac-fdisk's <c>i</c> option. This will |
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+completely erase the disk! If you are in doubt, just let them be. |
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+</note> |
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+ |
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+<note> |
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+If you partitioned this disk with Apple's Disk Utility, there may be |
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+128Mb spaces between partitions which Apple reserves for "future use". You |
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+can safely remove these. |
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</note> |
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<table> |
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<tr> |
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- <th>Partition NewWorld</th> |
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- <th>Partition OldWorld</th> |
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- <th>Partition Pegasos</th> |
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- <th>Partition RS/6000</th> |
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- <th>Filesystem</th> |
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+ <th>Partition</th> |
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<th>Size</th> |
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+ <th>Filesystem</th> |
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<th>Description</th> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda1</path></ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/hda1</path></ti> |
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- <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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- <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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- <ti>(Partition Map)</ti> |
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<ti>32k</ti> |
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- <ti>Apple_partition_map</ti> |
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+ <ti>None</ti> |
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+ <ti>Apple Partition Map</ti> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda2</path></ti> |
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- <ti>(Not needed)</ti> |
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- <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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- <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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- <ti>(bootstrap)</ti> |
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<ti>800k</ti> |
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- <ti>Apple_Bootstrap</ti> |
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+ <ti>HFS</ti> |
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+ <ti>Apple Bootstrap</ti> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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- <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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- <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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- <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/sda1</path></ti> |
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- <ti>(PReP Boot)</ti> |
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- <ti>800k</ti> |
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- <ti>Type 0x41</ti> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda3</path></ti> |
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+ <ti>512Mb</ti> |
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+ <ti>Swap</ti> |
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+ <ti>Linux Swap</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda4</path></ti> |
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+ <ti>Rest of Disk</ti> |
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+ <ti>ext3, reiserfs, xfs</ti> |
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+ <ti>Linux Root</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+</table> |
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+ |
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+</body> |
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+</subsection> |
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+<subsection> |
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+<title>Apple Old World</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+Apple Old World machines are a bit more complicated to configure. The first |
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+partition is always an <e>Apple Partition Map</e>. This partition keeps track |
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+of the layout of the disk. You cannot remove this partition. If you are using |
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+BootX, the configuration below assumes that MacOS is installed on a seperate |
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+disk. If this is not the case, there will be additional partitions for "Apple |
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+Disk Drivers" such as <path>Apple_Driver63, Apple_Driver_ATA, Apple_FWDriver, |
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+Apple_Driver_IOKit, Apple_Patches</path> and the MacOS install. If you are |
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+using Quik, you will need to create a boot partition to hold the kernel, unlike |
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+other Apple boot methods. After the boot partition, the usual Linux filesystems |
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+are placed, according to the scheme below. The swap partition is a temporary |
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+storage place for when your system runs out of physical memory. The root |
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+partition will contain the filesystem that Gentoo is installed on. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<note> |
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+If you are using an OldWorld machine, you will need to keep MacOS available. |
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+The layout here assumes MacOS is installed on a separate drive. |
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+</note> |
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+ |
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+<table> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>Partition</th> |
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+ <th>Size</th> |
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+ <th>Filesystem</th> |
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+ <th>Description</th> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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- <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/hda2</path> (If using quik)</ti> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda1</path></ti> |
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- <ti>(Not applicable)</ti> |
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+ <ti>32k</ti> |
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+ <ti>None</ti> |
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+ <ti>Apple Partition Map</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda2</path></ti> |
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+ <ti>32Mb</ti> |
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<ti>ext2</ti> |
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- <ti>32MB</ti> |
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- <ti>Boot partition</ti> |
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+ <ti>Quik Boot Partition (quik only)</ti> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda3</path></ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/hda2</path> (<path>/dev/hda3</path> if using quik)</ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/hda2</path></ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/sda2</path></ti> |
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- <ti>(swap)</ti> |
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- <ti>512M</ti> |
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- <ti>Swap partition, Type 0x82</ti> |
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+ <ti>512Mb</ti> |
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+ <ti>Swap</ti> |
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+ <ti>Linux Swap</ti> |
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</tr> |
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<tr> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda4</path></ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/hda3</path> (<path>/dev/hda4</path> if using quik)</ti> |
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+ <ti>Rest of Disk</ti> |
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+ <ti>ext3, reiserfs, xfs</ti> |
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+ <ti>Linux Root</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+</table> |
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+ |
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+</body> |
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+</subsection> |
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+<subsection> |
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+<title>Pegasos</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+The Pegaos partition layout is quite simple compared to the Apple layouts. |
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+The first partition is a Boot Partition, which contains kernels to be booted, |
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+along with an OpenFirmware script that presents a menu on boot. After the boot |
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+partition, the usual Linux filesystems are placed, according to the scheme |
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+below. The swap partition is a temporary storage place for when your system |
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+runs out of physical memory. The root partition will contain the filesystem |
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+that Gentoo is installed on. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<table> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>Partition</th> |
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+ <th>Size</th> |
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+ <th>Filesystem</th> |
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+ <th>Description</th> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda1</path></ti> |
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+ <ti>32Mb</ti> |
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+ <ti>affs1 or ext2</ti> |
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+ <ti>Boot Partition</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda2</path></ti> |
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+ <ti>512Mb</ti> |
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+ <ti>Swap</ti> |
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+ <ti>Linux Swap</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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<ti><path>/dev/hda3</path></ti> |
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- <ti><path>/dev/sda3</path></ti> |
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- <ti>ext3, xfs</ti> |
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- <ti>Rest of the disk</ti> |
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- <ti>Root partition, Type 0x83</ti> |
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+ <ti>Rest of Disk</ti> |
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+ <ti>ext3, reiserfs, xfs</ti> |
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+ <ti>Linux Root</ti> |
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</tr> |
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</table> |
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-<note> |
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-There are some partitions named: <path>Apple_Driver63, Apple_Driver_ATA, |
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-Apple_FWDriver, Apple_Driver_IOKit, Apple_Patches</path>. If you are not |
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-planning to use MacOS 9 you can delete them, because MacOS X and Linux don't |
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-need them. To delete them, either use parted or erase the whole disk by |
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-initializing the partition map. |
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-</note> |
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+</body> |
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+</subsection> |
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+<subsection> |
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+<title>IBM PReP (RS/6000)</title> |
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+<body> |
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+ |
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+<p> |
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+The Pegaos partition layout is quite simple compared to the Apple layouts. |
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+The first partition is a Boot Partition, which contains kernels to be booted, |
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+along with an OpenFirmware script that presents a menu on boot. After the boot |
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+partition, the usual Linux filesystems are placed, according to the scheme |
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+below. The swap partition is a temporary storage place for when your system |
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+runs out of physical memory. The root partition will contain the filesystem |
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+that Gentoo is installed on. |
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+</p> |
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+ |
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+<table> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <th>Partition</th> |
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+ <th>Size</th> |
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+ <th>Filesystem</th> |
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+ <th>Description</th> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda1</path></ti> |
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+ <ti>800k</ti> |
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+ <ti>None</ti> |
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+ <ti>PReP Boot Partition (Type 0x41)</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda2</path></ti> |
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+ <ti>512Mb</ti> |
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+ <ti>Swap</ti> |
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+ <ti>Linux Swap (Type 0x82)</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+<tr> |
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+ <ti><path>/dev/hda3</path></ti> |
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+ <ti>Rest of Disk</ti> |
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+ <ti>ext3, reiserfs, xfs</ti> |
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+ <ti>Linux Root (Type 0x83)</ti> |
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+</tr> |
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+</table> |
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<warn> |
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-<c>parted</c> is able to resize partitions including HFS+. Unfortunately it is |
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-not possible to resize HFS+ journaled filesystems, so switch off journaling in |
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-Mac OS X before resizing. Remember that any resizing operation is dangerous, |
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-so attempt at your own risk! Be sure to always have a backup of your data |
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-before resizing! |
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+<c>parted</c> is able to resize partitions including HFS+. Unfortunately there |
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+may be issues with resizing HFS+ journaled filesystems, so, for the best |
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+results, switch off journaling in Mac OS X before resizing. Remember that any |
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+resizing operation is dangerous, so attempt at your own risk! Be sure to always |
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+have a backup of your data before resizing! |
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</warn> |
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<p> |
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if you have lots of users, you will most likely want to have your |
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<path>/home</path> separate as it increases security and makes backups easier. |
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If you are installing Gentoo to perform as a mailserver, your <path>/var</path> |
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-should be separate as all mails are stored inside <path>/var</path>. A good |
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-choice of filesystem will then maximise your performance. Gameservers will have |
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-a separate <path>/opt</path> as most gaming servers are installed there. The |
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-reason is similar for <path>/home</path>: security and backups. You will |
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-definitely want to keep <path>/usr</path> big: not only will it contain the |
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-majority of applications, the Portage tree alone takes around 500 Mbyte |
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-excluding the various sources that are stored in it. |
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+should be separate as all received mail is stored in <path>/var</path>. A good |
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+choice of filesystem will then maximise your performance. Game servers should |
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+have a separate <path>/opt</path> as most game servers are installed there. The |
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+reason is similar for <path>/home</path>: security and backups. Whatever layout |
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+you chose, you will definitely want to keep <path>/usr</path> large: not only |
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+will it contain the majority of applications, the Portage tree alone takes |
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+more than 500Mb excluding the various sources that are stored in it. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-First delete the partitions you have cleared previously to make room for your |
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-Linux partitions. Use <c>d</c> in <c>mac-fdisk</c> to delete those partition(s). |
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-It will ask for the partition number to delete. Usually the first partition on |
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-NewWorld machines (Apple_partition_map) could not be deleted. |
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+If you used Apple's Disk Utility to leave space for Linux, first delete the |
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+partitions you have created previously to make room for your new install. Use |
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+<c>d</c> in <c>mac-fdisk</c> to delete those partition(s). It will ask for the |
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+partition number to delete. Usually the first partition on NewWorld machines |
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+(Apple_partition_map) could not be deleted. If you would like to start with a |
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+clean disk, you can simply initialize the disk by pressing <c>i</c>. This |
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+will completely erase the disk, so use this with caution. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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ask for what block you want to start this partition from. As we used <c>2</c> |
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before to create the Apple_Bootstrap partition, you now have to enter |
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<c>3p</c>. When you're asked for the size, enter <c>512M</c> (or whatever size |
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-you want -- 512MB is recommended though). When asked for a name, enter <c>swap</c> |
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-(mandatory). |
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+you want -- a minimum of 512MB is recommended, but 2 times your physical memory |
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+is the generally accepted size). When asked for a name, enter <c>swap</c>. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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To create the root partition, enter <c>c</c>, followed by <c>4p</c> to select |
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from what block the root partition should start. When asked for the size, enter |
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<c>4p</c> again. <c>mac-fdisk</c> will interpret this as "Use all available |
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-space". When asked for the name, enter <c>root</c> (mandatory). |
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+space". When asked for the name, enter <c>root</c>. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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</p> |
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<note> |
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-To make sure everything is ok, you should run mac-fdisk once more and check |
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+To make sure everything is ok, you should run <c>mac-fdisk -l</c> and check |
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whether all the partitions are there. If you don't see any of the partitions |
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you created, or the changes you made, you should reinitialize your partitions |
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by pressing "i" in mac-fdisk. Note that this will recreate the partition map |
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</note> |
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<p> |
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-Now that your partitions are created, you can continue with <uri |
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-link="#filesystems">Creating Filesystems</uri>. |
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+Now that your partitions are created, you can continue with |
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+<uri link="#filesystems">Creating Filesystems</uri>. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section id="parted"> |
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-<title>Using parted (especially Pegasos) to Partition your Disk</title> |
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+<title>Using parted to Partition your Disk (Pegasos and RS/6000)</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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@@ -303,7 +445,7 @@ |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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-If the drive is unpartitioned, run <c>mklabel amiga</c> to create a new |
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+If the drive is unpartitioned, run <c>mklabel amiga</c> to create a new |
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disklabel for the drive. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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If you intend to also install MorphOS on your Pegasos create an affs1 filesystem |
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-named "BI0" (BI zero) at the start of the drive. 32MB should be more than enough |
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-to store the MorphOS kernel. If you have a Pegasos I or intend to use reiserfs or |
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-xfs, you will also have to store your Linux kernel on this partition (the |
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-Pegasos II can only boot from ext2/ext3 or affs1 partitions). To create the partition run |
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-<c>mkpart primary affs1 START END</c> where <c>START</c> and <c>END</c> should |
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-be replaced with the megabyte range (e.g. <c>0 32</c> creates a 32 MB partition |
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-starting at 0MB and ending at 32MB. |
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+at the start of the drive. 32MB should be more than enough to store the MorphOS |
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+kernel. If you have a Pegasos I or intend to use any filesystem besides ext2 or |
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+ext3, you will also have to store your Linux kernel on this partition (the |
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+Pegasos II can only boot from ext2/ext3 or affs1 partitions). To create the |
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+partition run <c>mkpart primary affs1 START END</c> where <c>START</c> and |
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+<c>END</c> should be replaced with the megabyte range (e.g. <c>0 32</c> which |
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+creates a 32 MB partition starting at 0MB and ending at 32MB. If you chose to |
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+create an ext2 or ext3 partition instead, substitute ext2 or ext3 for affs1 in |
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+the mkpart command. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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-You need to create two partitions for Linux, one root filesystem for all your |
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-program files etc, and one swap partition. To create the root filesystem you |
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-must first decide which filesystem to use. Possible options are ext2, ext3, |
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-reiserfs and xfs. Unless you know what you are doing, use ext3. Run |
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-<c>mkpart primary ext3 START END</c> to create an ext3 partition. Again, replace |
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-<c>START</c> and <c>END</c> with the megabyte start and stop marks for the |
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-partition. |
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+You will need to create two partitions for Linux, one root filesystem and one |
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+swap partition. Run <c>mkpart primary START END</c> to create each partition, |
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+replacing <c>START</c> and <c>END</c> with the desired megabyte boundries. |
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</p> |
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|
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<p> |
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-It is generally recommended that you create a swap partition the same size as |
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-the amount of RAM in your computer times two. You will probably get away with a |
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-smaller swap partition unless you intend to run a lot of applications at the |
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-same time (although at least 512MB is recommended). To create the swap |
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-partition, run <c>mkpart primary linux-swap START END</c>. |
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+It is generally recommended that you create a swap partition that is two times |
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+bigger than the amount of RAM in your computer, but at least 512Mb is |
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+recommended. To create the swap partition, run |
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+<c>mkpart primary linux-swap START END</c> with START and END again denoting |
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+the partition boundries. |
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</p> |
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|
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<p> |
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-Write down the partition minor numbers as they are required during the |
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-installation process. To display the minor numbers run <c>print</c>. Your drives |
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-are accessed as <path>/dev/hdaX</path> where X is replaced with the minor number |
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-of the partition. |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-<p> |
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-When you are done in parted simply run <c>quit</c>. |
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+When you are done in parted simply type <c>quit</c>. |
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</p> |
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|
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</body> |
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<p> |
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Now that your partitions are created, it is time to place a filesystem on them. |
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-If you don't care about what filesystem to choose and are happy with what we use |
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-as default in this handbook, continue with <uri |
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- link="#filesystems-apply">Applying a Filesystem to a Partition</uri>. |
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-Otherwise read on to learn about the available filesystems... |
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+If you're not sure which filesystems to choose and are happy with our defaults, |
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+continue with |
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+<uri link="#filesystems-apply">Applying a Filesystem to a Partition</uri>. |
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+Otherwise, read on to learn about the available filesystems. |
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</p> |
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|
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</body> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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-Several filesystems are available. ext2, ext3, ReiserFS and XFS have been found |
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-stable on the PPC architecture. |
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+Several filesystems are available for use on the PowerPC architecture including |
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+ext2, ext3, ReiserFS and XFS, each with their strengths and faults. |
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</p> |
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|
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<p> |
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<b>ext2</b> is the tried and true Linux filesystem but doesn't have metadata |
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journaling, which means that routine ext2 filesystem checks at startup time can |
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-be quite time-consuming. There is now quite a selection of newer-generation |
| 534 |
-journaled filesystems that can be checked for consistency very quickly and are |
| 535 |
-thus generally preferred over their non-journaled counterparts. Journaled |
| 536 |
-filesystems prevent long delays when you boot your system and your filesystem |
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-happens to be in an inconsistent state. |
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+be quite time-consuming. There is now quite a selection of journaled |
| 539 |
+filesystems that can be checked for consistency very quickly and are thus |
| 540 |
+generally preferred over their non-journaled counterparts. |
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</p> |
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|
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<p> |
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@@ -395,7 +526,7 @@ |
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journaling for fast recovery in addition to other enhanced journaling modes |
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like full data and ordered data journaling. It uses a hashed B*-tree index that |
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enables high performance in almost all situations. In short, ext3 is a very |
| 548 |
-good and reliable filesystem. |
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+good and reliable filesystem and is highly recommended for most installs. |
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</p> |
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|
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<p> |
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@@ -428,7 +559,7 @@ |
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<c>mkswap</c> is the command that is used to initialize swap partitions: |
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</p> |
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|
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-<pre caption="Creating a Swap signature"> |
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+<pre caption="Creating a swap signature"> |
| 559 |
# <i>mkswap /dev/hda3</i> |
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</pre> |
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|
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@@ -446,7 +577,6 @@ |
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|
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</body> |
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</subsection> |
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- |
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<subsection id="filesystems-apply"> |
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<title>Applying a Filesystem to a Partition</title> |
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<body> |
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@@ -480,8 +610,8 @@ |
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</table> |
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|
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<p> |
| 574 |
-For instance, to have the root partition (<path>/dev/hda4</path> in our example) |
| 575 |
-in ext3 (as in our example), you would use: |
| 576 |
+For instance, to make an ext3 filesystem on the root partition |
| 577 |
+(<path>/dev/hda4</path> in our example), you would use: |
| 578 |
</p> |
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|
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<pre caption="Applying a filesystem on a partition"> |
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@@ -494,7 +624,7 @@ |
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</p> |
| 583 |
|
| 584 |
<note> |
| 585 |
-On the PegasosII your partition which holds the kernel must be ext2/ext3 or |
| 586 |
+On the PegasosII your partition which holds the kernel must be ext2, ext3 or |
| 587 |
affs1. NewWorld machines can boot from any of ext2, ext3, XFS, ReiserFS or |
| 588 |
even HFS/HFS+ filesystems. On OldWorld machines booting with BootX, the kernel |
| 589 |
must be placed on an HFS partition, but this will be completed when you |
| 590 |
@@ -520,17 +650,11 @@ |
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|
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<note> |
| 593 |
If you want your <path>/tmp</path> to reside on a separate partition, be sure to |
| 594 |
-change its permissions after mounting: <c>chmod 1777 /mnt/gentoo/tmp</c>. This |
| 595 |
-also holds for <path>/var/tmp</path>. |
| 596 |
+change its permissions after mounting and unpacking with |
| 597 |
+<c>chmod 1777 /mnt/gentoo/tmp</c>. This is also true for <path>/var/tmp</path>. |
| 598 |
</note> |
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|
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<p> |
| 601 |
-We will have to mount the proc filesystem (a virtual interface with the |
| 602 |
-kernel) on <path>/proc</path>. But first we will need to place our files on the |
| 603 |
-partitions. |
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-</p> |
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- |
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-<p> |
| 607 |
Continue with <uri link="?part=1&chap=5">Installing the Gentoo |
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Installation Files</uri>. |
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</p> |
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