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If you want to save time (and probably money), compile packages into binary |
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packages on another server and set the virtual server to only use binary. |
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On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 5:51 AM n952162 <n952162@×××.de> wrote: |
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> :thumbsup: Thank you. |
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> On 3/19/22 09:08, Matthias Hanft wrote: |
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> > n952162 wrote: |
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> >> You booted the minimal install ISO and went through the steps of |
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> >> partitioning the disk, network, etc? |
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> > Yes. Exactly the same way as I did for my server at home. |
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> >> I was thinking that there were special drivers necessary for the virtual |
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> >> devices offered by the platform. Maybe even proprietary.... |
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> > Not in my case. The provider uses VMware for his virtual servers, |
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> > and Gentoo didn't need any special drivers or something. |
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> > Here's the output of "lspci": |
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> > --- cut here --- |
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> > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host |
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> bridge (rev 01) |
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> > 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP |
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> bridge (rev 01) |
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> > 00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08) |
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> > 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) |
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> > 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08) |
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> > 00:07.7 System peripheral: VMware Virtual Machine Communication |
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> Interface (rev 10) |
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> > 00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware SVGA II Adapter |
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> > 00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: Broadcom / LSI 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT |
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> Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01) |
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> > 00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI bridge (rev 02) |
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> > 00:15.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01) |
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> > [the same for 00:15.0..7, 00:16.0..7, 00:17.0..7, and 00:18.0..7] |
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> > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet |
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> Controller (Copper) (rev 01) |
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> > --- cut here --- |
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> > Gentoo could handle all this just out of the box. |
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> > -Matt |
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