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| Thread ID: 60911 | 2005-08-17 22:03:00 | Gentoo Pre-install Questions | Myth (110) | Press F1 |
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| 381960 | 2005-08-18 10:04:00 | OK... looks like a stage 3 initial install until I get used to Gentoo and its install/use. I don't mind using FC4, its just that I know theres a heap of stuff in here I am never going to use (i.e. Mozilla). The thought of practically building my own O/S seems daunting, but then I thought that once about building computers. Just one more thing.... I read on Gentoo.org that I should have a 32MB(?) /boot partiton. Is this really necessary, or not? What is the purpose of the /boot partition? I don't use one for FC4 |
Myth (110) | ||
| 381961 | 2005-08-18 21:12:00 | Yeah, daunting for sure... But same can be said when you first compile your own kernel, when realistically its dead simple! /boot isnt _needed_, but its best if you have it :) it means that when you come to the time to install GrUB etc the documentation matches with what you're trying to accomplish :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 381962 | 2005-08-18 21:28:00 | Ok, let me see if I have this correct... the /boot partition is just for storing the linux boot config files?? Its not a partition that will hijack the computer and tell the MBR 'oi, forget looking for Windows, you should be looking over here...' I don't want to lose the ability to logon to Windows if I need to (which isnt often but can be handy sometimes) If in this install I get stuck, I have the lappie which I will hook up and go to the online manual Oh; and Jen; my partner and I opted for the 3GB plan a month or so ago :) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 381963 | 2005-08-18 21:49:00 | I don't want to lose the ability to logon to Windows if I need to (which isnt often but can be handy sometimes) Hi Tazz :) Have you thought about getting a spare hard drive to put either Linux or Windows on so that you can have a dedicated HDD for your Linux experiments? Since you use Linux almost exclusively now you could probably get away with having the Linux drive semi-permanently connected rather than in a hard drive caddy that can be physically switched around as required, though the latter is the most convenient . After my near-disaster when trying to upgrade my dual booted Fedora Core 1 to Core 2 I vowed never again to dual boot with Windows and got removable drive caddies so that Linux couldn't touch my Windows setup . Doing it that way is far less stressful . :p Just thought I would mention it . ;) |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
| 381964 | 2005-08-19 05:18:00 | No, it just stores the kernel etc. It makes life easier when setting up GrUB if you have /boot, thats why they recommend it. If you: mv /boot/grub/grub.conf.sample /boot/grub/grub.conf Then ### out or remove all the unwanted lines Adjust the Windows entry so it works, remember that (hd0,1) is HDD #1, Partition #2. Any queries, read the documentation, it rocks! |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 381965 | 2005-08-19 10:27:00 | * >>Compiling 2.6.12-gentoo-r6 modules... _ Opted to use genkernel first time round, just to make sure it went smoothly. Decided to bite the bullet and wiped FC4 off the drive. If Gentoo install gets mucked up, I always have the lappie (even if it is Windows). If I don't like Gentoo; FC4 can be up and running in a couple of hours. Note to self, I hate posting with the laptop, I think I need to kill the mousepad and use the mouse |
Myth (110) | ||
| 381966 | 2005-08-20 08:09:00 | Ok... changed all drives etc round, can dual boot Windows and Gentoo :) BTW had a slight issue, googled it and found a post with Chilling replying to rcmb which helped me solve the issue (how to get back to fstab and grub.conf without redoing the entire setup again ... Thanx soo much for that :D) Now I do have a slight issue... I tried an emerge but portage says it can't resolve dns addresses (when I had FC4 I had DNS of my ISP listed, which gave me a connection). How do I do this in Gentoo. I am soo lost without a GUI, I got Gnome off the apps disc I d/loaded before all this, how do I get a GUI to run? eth0 has a static IP btw (set by me on setup) and shows as ok on ifconfig |
Myth (110) | ||
| 381967 | 2005-08-20 09:57:00 | What happens when you ping with IP's rather than domain names? Try running net-setup eth0 and double check all your settings. |
Jen (38) | ||
| 381968 | 2005-08-20 21:30:00 | What you need is: echo "nameserver 202.27.184.5" >> /etc/resolv.conf Just as a "FYI" in case you ever need, to bring the network connection up you'll need a few basic commands: ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.2 route add default gw 192.168.0.1 echo "nameserver 192.168.0.1" > /etc/resolv.conf This brings up the network card with the IP Address 192.168.0.2 (Which can obviously be changed) Then it adds 192.168.0.1 as the default Gateway IP Address (Just like you'd specify in Doze) Lastly it sets the DNS Server for resolving IP Addresses when using the internet :) Funny how Googl'ing finds my posts on PressF1, Im honored :) Dont forget you can always boot back off the LiveCD and: emerge dhcpcd Cheers Chill. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 381969 | 2005-08-21 20:23:00 | Ok, just an update as to where I'm at.... Jen: ran net-setup eth0 and got the no such command error However, went over my steps in the Handbook and found out I had missed a step in the network setup (as Chilling suggested, the /etc/resolv.conf file). Did that and emerge works perfect :) Discovered why I had an issue with GUI (had missed the xorgconfig step). Ran xorgcfg and it picked up everything but the usb mouse, searched online (again) and managed to find the fix. So now have gui (gdm :)) I do notice one thing though... this morning when I logged on, all GUI settings have gone to default (1400*1050 screen res, no screensaver (although I have emerged xscreensaver) etc). Obviously theres a config file around somewhere,,,,, which one is it? Other than that... Portage rocks :D. Ok its command line, but it works!!, and works well. Even Synaptic had some issues, I've yet to discover any with Portage Even although I did the easy Gentoo install (stage3, genkernel etc) have managed to learn quite a bit thus far config/command line-wise :) Thanx for the help peoples :cool: Oops... just one or two things about Portage, I notice that it sometimes comes up with "You have 3 files that need updating..." how do I find out which files its referring to, and how do I update/fix that file? Also, I understand this is a result of Portages file protection.. is it safe to turn this off? |
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