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From: Lukasz Damentko <rane@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-doc-cvs@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-doc-cvs] cvs commit: altinstall.xml
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:42:23
Message-Id: 20060721154201.3FB0E6438E@smtp.gentoo.org
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20 --- altinstall.xml 21 Jul 2006 08:10:19 -0000 1.63
21 +++ altinstall.xml 21 Jul 2006 15:42:00 -0000 1.64
22 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
23 <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
24 -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v 1.63 2006/07/21 08:10:19 rane Exp $ -->
25 +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v 1.64 2006/07/21 15:42:00 rane Exp $ -->
26 <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
27
28 <guide link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml">
29 @@ -46,13 +46,14 @@
30 <mail link="smithj@g.o">Jonathan Smith</mail>
31 </author>
32
33 -
34 <abstract>
35 This HOWTO is meant to be a repository of alternative Gentoo installation
36 methods, for those with special installation needs such as lack of a cdrom
37 or a computer that can't boot cds.
38 </abstract>
39
40 +<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license -->
41 +<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
42 <license/>
43
44 <version>0.67</version>
45 @@ -132,7 +133,7 @@
46 </pre>
47
48 <note>
49 -Replace fd0 with your respective floppy device name if yours is different.
50 +Replace <path>fd0</path> with your respective floppy device name if yours is different.
51 </note>
52
53 <p>
54 @@ -190,7 +191,7 @@
55 </p>
56
57 <p>
58 -By default Knoppix boots into a KDE desktop. Open a konsole and <c>su -</c>
59 +By default Knoppix boots into a KDE desktop. Open a <c>konsole</c> and <c>su -</c>
60 so you can change your password. This lets you set the root password for
61 Knoppix. You can now configure <c>sshd</c> for remote login, at your
62 preference.
63 @@ -391,7 +392,7 @@
64
65 <note>
66 This provide a static IP address for the client and the path of a PXE boot
67 -image, here pxegrub. You have to replace the MAC address of the Ethernet card
68 +image, here <path>pxegrub</path>. You have to replace the MAC address of the Ethernet card
69 of the client and the directory where you will put the client files with the
70 one you use.
71 </note>
72 @@ -431,7 +432,7 @@
73 place the tarball in <path>/usr/portage/distfiles</path>). Copy the tarball to
74 <path>/diskless</path> and then build it to make the pxe capable binary. Once
75 the binary is built, copy it to the diskless client's boot directory. Then edit
76 -it's grub.lst config file.
77 +it's <path>grub.lst</path> config file.
78 </p>
79
80 <pre caption="Grub setup">
81 @@ -495,8 +496,8 @@
82 Installation Instructions from an existing installation. Follow the standard
83 install procedure as explained in the Gentoo Install Howto BUT with the
84 following differences:
85 -When you mount the file system, do the following (where hdaX is the partition
86 -where you created the /diskless directory). You do not need to mount any other
87 +When you mount the file system, do the following (where <path>hdaX</path> is the partition
88 +where you created the <path>/diskless</path> directory). You do not need to mount any other
89 partitions as all of the files will reside in the <path>/diskless/eta</path>
90 directory.
91 </p>
92 @@ -652,7 +653,7 @@
93
94 <p>
95 The root partition is the filesystem mounted under <path>/</path>. A quick run
96 -of mount on my system shows what I am talking about. We well also use df (disk
97 +of <c>mount</c> on my system shows what I am talking about. We well also use <c>df</c> (disk
98 free) to see how much space I have left and how I will be resizing. Note that
99 it is not mandatory to resize your root partition! You could be resizing
100 anything else supported by our resizer, but let's talk about that later.
101 @@ -742,7 +743,7 @@
102
103 <p>
104 We will now proceed with the build of parted. If it's not already downloaded
105 -and untarred, do so now and cd into the corresponding directory. Now run the
106 +and untarred, do so now and <c>cd</c> into the corresponding directory. Now run the
107 following set of commands to build the utility and copy it to your floppy disk.
108 </p>
109
110 @@ -758,8 +759,8 @@
111 The resize should take under 30 minutes for the largest hard-drives, be
112 patient. Reboot your system with the mininux boot disk (just pop it inside),
113 and once you are logged in, switch the disk in the drive with your utility disk
114 -we have created above and type mount /dev/fd0 /floppy to have parted under
115 -/floppy. There you go. Run parted and you will be able to resize your
116 +we have created above and type <c>mount /dev/fd0 /floppy</c> to have parted under
117 +<path>/floppy</path>. There you go. Run parted and you will be able to resize your
118 partition. Once this lenghty process done, we are ready to have the real fun,
119 by installing Gentoo. Reboot back into your old Linux system for now. Drive you
120 wish to operate on is the drive containing the partition we want to resize. For
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