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sean <tech.junk <at> myfairpoint.net> writes: |
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> Once you go through the steps instructed here, |
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> http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/liveusb.xml |
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cool |
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> Can the live CD install be altered to work just like a normal Gentoo system? |
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> I have managed to get my hands on a 16GB flash drive, and am thinking of |
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> trying it out. |
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Dunno, but give it a shot. |
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I use 4GB CF cards with CF to ide converters, and it works like a charm. |
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They've been up for 6 months, with no issues. |
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Caveats: |
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use ext2 |
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/dev/hda1 /boot ext2 noatime 1 2 |
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/dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0 |
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/dev/hda3 / ext2 noatime 0 1 |
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do not log, or use things that generate lots of writes. If you must, |
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NFS mount a remote HD for all of that. After every emerge remove |
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all that is not necessary from the system (examples): |
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/use/portage/distfile and /var/tmp/portage. and /tmp. |
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Keep the system/packages minimal. |
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make.conf: |
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CFLAGS="-Os -march=i586 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer" |
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USE="-* -nls hardened ncurses ssl crypt berkdb tcpd pam perl pcre \ |
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Notice the -Os and the -*, as they are the key. |
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Keep room in /boot/ for several kernels, because kernel size |
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minimization really helps performance. |
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*LESS is better* |
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If you are looking at a install for a workstation, google |
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"gentoo catalyst" for ideas. |
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If you come up with more/better tips, post back to the thread. |
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goodluck, |
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James |
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