[gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: hb-install-alpha-bootloader.xml hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml hb-install-alpha-medium.xml

[Josh Saddler]

nightmorph    07/03/31 04:35:16

  Modified:             hb-install-alpha-bootloader.xml
                        hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml
                        hb-install-alpha-medium.xml
  Log:
  alpha done

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1.17                 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-alpha-bootloader.xml

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@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-alpha-bootloader.xml,v 1.16 2007/03/19 08:00:14 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-alpha-bootloader.xml,v 1.17 2007/03/31 04:35:16 nightmorph Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
-<version>7.0</version>
+<version>8.0</version>
 <date>2006-08-30</date>
 
 <section>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 </p>
 
 <pre caption="Installing MILO">
-# <i>emerge --usepkg milo</i>
+# <i>emerge milo</i>
 </pre>
 
 <p>



1.18                 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml

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+++ hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml	31 Mar 2007 04:35:16 -0000	1.18
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml,v 1.17 2007/03/19 09:09:40 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml,v 1.18 2007/03/31 04:35:16 nightmorph Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
@@ -47,16 +47,8 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-For alpha-based systems we have <c>gentoo-sources</c> (the default 2.6 kernel source).
-</p>
-
-<p>
-Choose your kernel source and install it using <c>emerge</c>. 
-</p>
-
-<p>
-In the next example we install <c>gentoo-sources</c>. Of course substitute with
-your choice of sources, this is merely an example.
+For alpha-based systems we have <c>gentoo-sources</c> (the default 2.6 kernel
+source).
 </p>
 
 <pre caption="Installing a kernel source">
@@ -76,16 +68,16 @@
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-Now it is time to configure and compile your kernel source. You 
-can use <c>genkernel</c> for this, which will build a generic kernel as used 
-by the Installation CD. We explain the "manual" configuration first though, as it is 
+Now it is time to configure and compile your kernel source. You can use
+<c>genkernel</c> for this, which will build a generic kernel as used by the
+Installation CD. We explain the "manual" configuration first though, as it is
 the best way to optimize your environment.
 </p>
 
 <p>
 If you want to manually configure your kernel, continue now with <uri
-link="#manual">Default: Manual Configuration</uri>. If you want to use 
-<c>genkernel</c> you should read <uri link="#genkernel">Alternative: Using 
+link="#manual">Default: Manual Configuration</uri>. If you want to use
+<c>genkernel</c> you should read <uri link="#genkernel">Alternative: Using
 genkernel</uri> instead.
 </p>
 
@@ -302,14 +294,15 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Now that your kernel source tree is installed, it's now time to compile your 
-kernel by using our <c>genkernel</c> script to automatically build a kernel for 
-you. <c>genkernel</c> works by configuring a kernel nearly identically to the 
-way our Installation CD kernel is configured. This means that when you use 
-<c>genkernel</c> to build your kernel, your system will generally detect all 
-your hardware at boot-time, just like our Installation CD does. Because genkernel 
-doesn't require any manual kernel configuration, it is an ideal solution for 
-those users who may not be comfortable compiling their own kernels.
+Now that your kernel source tree is installed, it's now time to compile your
+kernel by using our <c>genkernel</c> script to automatically build a kernel for
+you. <c>genkernel</c> works by configuring a kernel nearly identically to the
+way our Installation CD kernel is configured. This means that when you use
+<c>genkernel</c> to build your kernel, your system will generally detect all
+your hardware at boot-time, just like our Installation CD does. Because
+genkernel doesn't require any manual kernel configuration, it is an ideal
+solution for those users who may not be comfortable compiling their own
+kernels.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -338,13 +331,13 @@
 </pre>
 
 <p>
-Once <c>genkernel</c> completes, a kernel, full set of modules and 
-<e>initial root disk</e> (initrd) will be created. We will use the kernel 
-and initrd when configuring a boot loader later in this document. Write
-down the names of the kernel and initrd as you will need it when writing
-the bootloader configuration file. The initrd will be started immediately after 
-booting to perform hardware autodetection (just like on the Installation CD) before 
-your "real" system starts up.
+Once <c>genkernel</c> completes, a kernel, full set of modules and <e>initial
+root disk</e> (initrd) will be created. We will use the kernel and initrd when
+configuring a boot loader later in this document. Write down the names of the
+kernel and initrd as you will need it when writing the bootloader configuration
+file. The initrd will be started immediately after booting to perform hardware
+autodetection (just like on the Installation CD) before your "real" system
+starts up.
 </p>
 
 <pre caption="Checking the created kernel image name and initrd">
@@ -356,48 +349,6 @@
 <section id="kernel_modules">
 <title>Installing Separate Kernel Modules</title>
 <subsection>
-<title>Installing Extra Modules</title>
-<body>
-
-<p>
-If appropriate, you should emerge ebuilds for any additional hardware that is 
-on your system. Here is a list of kernel-related ebuilds that you could emerge:
-</p>
-
-<table>
-<tcolumn width="1in"/>
-<tcolumn width="4in"/>
-<tcolumn width="2in"/>
-<tr>
-  <th>Ebuild</th>
-  <th>Purpose</th>
-  <th>Command</th>
-</tr>
-<tr>
-  <ti>x11-drm</ti>
-  <ti>
-    Accelerated graphics for ATI Radeon up to 9200, Rage128, Matrox, Voodoo and
-    other cards for xorg-x11. Please check the <c>IUSE_VIDEO_CARDS</c> variable
-    in the <path>/usr/portage/x11-base/x11-drm</path> ebuilds to see what you
-    need to fill in as <c>yourcard</c>. 
-  </ti>
-  <ti><c>VIDEO_CARDS="yourcard" emerge x11-drm</c></ti>
-</tr>
-</table>
-
-<p>
-Beware though, some of these ebuilds might deal with big dependencies. To verify
-what packages will be installed by emerging an ebuild, use <c>emerge 
---pretend</c>. For instance, for the <c>x11-drm</c> package:
-</p>
-
-<pre caption="View full installation package listing">
-# <i>emerge --pretend x11-drm</i>
-</pre>
-
-</body>
-</subsection>
-<subsection>
 <title>Configuring the Modules</title>
 <body>
 



1.22                 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml

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--- hb-install-alpha-medium.xml	19 Mar 2007 07:09:19 -0000	1.21
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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml,v 1.21 2007/03/19 07:09:19 nightmorph Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml,v 1.22 2007/03/31 04:35:16 nightmorph Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
@@ -224,10 +224,10 @@
 </p>
 
 <p>
-You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages 
-CD as well) from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The
-Installation CDs are located in the <path>releases/alpha/2007.0/installcd</path>
-directory.
+You can download any of the Installation CDs (and, if you want to, a Packages CD
+as well) from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The
+Installation CDs are located in the <path><keyval
+id="release-dir"/>installcd</path> directory.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -319,13 +319,6 @@
 link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/milo/">taviso's homepage</uri>.
 </p>
 
-<p>
-This release also includes two entries for people who want to use a serial
-console during the installation, possibly boxes with no keyboard and
-screen attached. One allows you to boot 2.6 using the serial console and
-the other will do the same with our 2.4 kernel.
-</p>
-
 <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using SRM">
 <comment>(List available hardware drives)</comment>
 &gt;&gt;&gt; <i>show device</i>



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