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Jigme Datse Yli-RAsku <jigme.datse <at> datsemultimedia.com> writes: |
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> I am looking at creating a gentoo install which I can use for my hosted |
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> servers. The documentation I have seen about doing so is to mount an |
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> "ISO" and then dd the mounted device to a data drive, make the data |
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> drive bootable (set it in the settings for hosting provider) and attach |
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> it to a server. |
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Testing:: |
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http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/ |
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VM/container images:: |
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There are many around. |
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Rich0 put up one of my favorites, which included btrfs:: |
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https://docs.google.com/document/ |
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d/1VJlJyYLTZScta9a81xgKOIBjYsG3_VfxxmUSxG23Uxg/edit?pli=1 |
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And if you are into openstack cluster images:: |
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https://blog.mthode.org/posts/2016/Jun/gentoo-openstack-and-osic/ |
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> I want to be able to build these images and test them in a virtual |
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> machine on my local server, then end up doing what I need on the hosting |
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> provider to get them in place. |
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Yes we all want this. Truth is, it is very easy to make a misstep. |
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Catalyst was the traditional tool for this this, but it is still usable |
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(at least some claim so). ymmv. Some of the older scripts are very |
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instructive for the steps, but the details will need to modified |
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to fit your current needs. |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Catalyst |
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GRS:: |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:RelEng_GRS |
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Stage 4:: |
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https://github.com/TheChymera/mkstage4 |
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https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-312817.html |
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http://www.tutorials.chymera.eu/blog/2014/05/18/ |
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mkstage4-stage4-tarballs-made-easy/ |
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https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=1751698#1751698 |
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Random links:: |
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http://opensource.dyc.edu/tinhat-howtocook |
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https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-995118.html |
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http://www.syslinux.org/wiki/index.php?title=Isohybrid |
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https://tails.boum.org/blueprint/bootstrapping/installer/ |
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https://github.com/mikemol/gentoo-install/blob/master/gentoo-install.sh |
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NEW pathways to robust, automated installation:: |
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https://github.com/gentoo/stager/blob/master/road_map.md |
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https://calamares.io/ |
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app-admin/calamares |
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Ansible:: |
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http://blog.jameskyle.org/2014/08/automated-stage3-gentoo-install-using-ansible/ |
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https://github.com/gentoo-ansible |
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> Quick research hasn't given me any clear guidance as to how I can export |
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> the virtual machine (ie. what even can do this) to an image that can be |
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> copied to a drive to produce a bootable drive. |
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> Anyone have some good starting points to think about this? |
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Once you have worked through the gentoo handbook (maybe a few times) |
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all of the methods do start to make more sense. I have been slowly been |
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gathering and testing up old and new methods to automate gentoo installs, |
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regardless of platform:: on discrete hardware, vm, container, hpc or |
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embedded. All have similarities and mostly differ in how you set up the |
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storage (ram, usb, disk, flash, etc etc). |
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> Jigme Datse Yli-Rasku |
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This list is not exhaustive. Before folks will help you very much, make |
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sure you have gone through at least a few gentoo handbook installs and know |
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those steps well. |
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Do post back, as auto/image installs are still a pita for me, as it does |
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take time to smooth out the details on any installation method for gentoo |
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I've been in pursuit of the holy grail of gentoo install. A custom hardware |
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rack/apparatus, where I can plug in anything and perform a myriad of gentoo |
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installs, all with just a few click. ymmv. I have most of the pieces, but |
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ADHD stills has me blocked.... |
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GOOD HUNTING! |
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hth, |
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James |
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