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Zeerak Mustafa Waseem <zeerak.w@×××××.com> [10-04-18 15:28]: |
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> On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 10:57:05PM +1000, Lie Ryan wrote: |
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> > On 04/18/10 22:21, meino.cramer@×××.de wrote: |
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> > > |
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> > > Hi, |
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> > > |
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> > > currently I am reading the Gentoo-Handbokk about installing a |
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> > > new Gentoo-System via boot-CD. |
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> > > |
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> > > If I have a running Gentoo-Sytem on my PC...would it be |
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> > > possible to install a new Gentoo-System on a fresh harddisk, |
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> > > which is currently unpartitioned and unformatted electrically |
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> > > wired with my PC (SATAII) ? |
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> > |
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> > Yes, you should be able to, installing Gentoo is basically just copying |
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> > a bunch of files to a partition in a harddisk, nothing magical. |
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> > However, you will have to be able to compile a compatible kernel from |
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> > your PC. Compatible usually means either your PC have the same |
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> > architecture as your laptop (which means everything should be already |
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> > setup) or you have to cross-compile the kernel. |
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> > |
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> > I've never done kernel cross-compiling, but it's definitely possible, |
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> > you just need to modify modify some of the Makefile manually (search on |
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> > google for a howto). |
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> > Also, I'm not sure whether a bootloader installation needs to mess with |
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> > the BIOS. I *think* it shouldn't, as the low-level booting process |
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> > between the box and the harddisk is controlled by BIOS from MBR and |
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> > grub/lilo is just installing onto the MBR. |
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> About the bootloader shouldn't one set that up on the individual machine? I'm sure everything but the bootloader could be done from another machine, but my guess is a bootcd would be necessary for the actual bootloader. |
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> -- |
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> Zeerak Waseem |
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...to clearify things a little: |
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I want to setup a new system on a harddisk, which is currently |
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connected to the second SATA-connector. The old system, which should |
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be replaced by the new system as soon as this one is setup, is on |
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a harddisk currently connected with the first SATA connector. |
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Beside the harddisks, which later will be swapped, everything remains |
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the same. |
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Later the new system will run the same hardware as currently the old |
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system does. |
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Best regards |
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mcc |
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