swift 05/04/07 13:24:35 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en altinstall.xml Log: #87343 - Fix knoppix instructions
Revision Changes Path 1.53 +20 -24 xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml?rev=1.53&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml?rev=1.53&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml.diff?r1=1.52&r2=1.53&cvsroot=gentoo Index: altinstall.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v retrieving revision 1.52 retrieving revision 1.53 diff -u -r1.52 -r1.53 --- altinstall.xml 6 Apr 2005 09:39:59 -0000 1.52 +++ altinstall.xml 7 Apr 2005 13:24:35 -0000 1.53 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v 1.52 2005/04/06 09:39:59 neysx Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v 1.53 2005/04/07 13:24:35 swift Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml"> @@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ <author title="Editor"> <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Benny Chuang</mail> </author> +<author title="Editor"> + <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Jonathan Smith</mail> +</author> + <abstract> This HOWTO is meant to be a repository of alternative Gentoo installation @@ -51,8 +55,8 @@ <license/> -<version>0.59</version> -<date>2005-02-19</date> +<version>0.60</version> +<date>2005-03-30</date> <chapter> <title>About this document</title> @@ -161,6 +165,8 @@ Knoppix is only available for x86 users. </note> +<!-- this works with knoppix 3.6, 3.77 and gentoo 2004.3, 2005.0--> + <p> Booting from the <uri link="http://www.knoppix.org/";>Knoppix</uri> LiveCD is a way to have a fully functional linux system while you're compiling Gentoo. Tux @@ -168,27 +174,17 @@ </p> <p> -Boot from the Knoppix CD. It generally does a really good job of hardware -detection. Although, you may have to add some boot options. -</p> - -<p> -By default Knoppix boots into a KDE 3.0 desktop. The first thing I did was open -a konsole and typed <c>sudo passwd root</c>. This lets you set the root -password for Knoppix. -</p> - -<p> -Next, I <c>su</c> to root and typed <c>usermod -d /root -m root</c>. This sets -user roots home directory to /root (the Gentoo way) from /home/root (the Knoppix -way). If you do not do this, then you will receive errors when emerging about -"/home/root: not found" or something to that effect. +Boot from the Knoppix CD. For a 2004.3+ install, you will need to specify +<c>knoppix26</c> as a boot option to load a 2.6 kernel. If you miss this step, +when you <c>chroot</c>, you will recieve an error saying that your kernel is +too old. </p> <p> -I then typed <c>exit</c> and then <c>su</c> back into root. This loads the -change that was made with the usermod command. Now create the -<path>/mnt/gentoo</path> mountpoint using <c>mkdir</c>: +By default Knoppix boots into a KDE 3.3 desktop. Open a konsole and <c>su -</c> +so you can change your password. This lets you set the root password for +Knoppix. You can now configure <c>sshd</c> for remote login, at your +preference. </p> <pre caption="Creating the /mnt/gentoo mountpoint"> @@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ <p> At this point, you can pick up with the standard install documentation at <uri link="/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=4">part 4</uri>. -However, when you're asked to mount the proc system, issue the following +However, when you are asked to mount the proc system, issue the following command instead: </p> @@ -443,8 +439,8 @@ root (nd) kernel /eta/bzImage ip=dhcp root=/dev/nfs nfsroot=<i>ip.add.re.ss</i>:/diskless/eta -<comment>(For the nfsroot option, the IP address is the one of the server and -the directory is the one where your diskless client files are located on the server).</comment> +<comment># For the nfsroot option, the IP address is the one of the server and +the directory is the one where your diskless client files are located (on the server).</comment> </pre> <p> -- [email protected] mailing list
