Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Jeremy Hendricks <jwh1981@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo for a virtual server in the cloud?
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 17:57:59
Message-Id: CAGAaCPDSMPA+SDjrsr4JCzKokd+Byc=1x-QjDjgi5S-3_DTsgg@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo for a virtual server in the cloud? by n952162
1 If you want to save time (and probably money), compile packages into binary
2 packages on another server and set the virtual server to only use binary.
3
4 On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 5:51 AM n952162 <n952162@×××.de> wrote:
5
6 > :thumbsup: Thank you.
7 >
8 > On 3/19/22 09:08, Matthias Hanft wrote:
9 > > n952162 wrote:
10 > >> You booted the minimal install ISO and went through the steps of
11 > >> partitioning the disk, network, etc?
12 > > Yes. Exactly the same way as I did for my server at home.
13 > >
14 > >> I was thinking that there were special drivers necessary for the virtual
15 > >> devices offered by the platform. Maybe even proprietary....
16 > > Not in my case. The provider uses VMware for his virtual servers,
17 > > and Gentoo didn't need any special drivers or something.
18 > >
19 > > Here's the output of "lspci":
20 > >
21 > > --- cut here ---
22 > >
23 > > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host
24 > bridge (rev 01)
25 > > 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP
26 > bridge (rev 01)
27 > > 00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08)
28 > > 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
29 > > 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08)
30 > > 00:07.7 System peripheral: VMware Virtual Machine Communication
31 > Interface (rev 10)
32 > > 00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware SVGA II Adapter
33 > > 00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: Broadcom / LSI 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT
34 > Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01)
35 > > 00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI bridge (rev 02)
36 > > 00:15.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01)
37 > > [the same for 00:15.0..7, 00:16.0..7, 00:17.0..7, and 00:18.0..7]
38 > > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet
39 > Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
40 > >
41 > > --- cut here ---
42 > >
43 > > Gentoo could handle all this just out of the box.
44 > >
45 > > -Matt
46 > >
47 >
48 >