swift 05/11/11 17:27:14 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en faq.xml Log: #105809 - Moving bootstrapping/system to FAQ, outside handbook
Revision Changes Path 1.99 +52 -5 xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml?rev=1.99&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml?rev=1.99&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml.diff?r1=1.98&r2=1.99&cvsroot=gentoo Index: faq.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml,v retrieving revision 1.98 retrieving revision 1.99 diff -u -r1.98 -r1.99 --- faq.xml 9 Sep 2005 08:29:49 -0000 1.98 +++ faq.xml 11 Nov 2005 17:27:14 -0000 1.99 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml,v 1.98 2005/09/09 08:29:49 fox2mike Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/faq.xml,v 1.99 2005/11/11 17:27:14 swift Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/faq.xml"> @@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>3.0.9</version> -<date>2005-09-09</date> +<version>3.1</version> +<date>2005-11-11</date> <chapter> <title>Questions:</title> @@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ <uri link="#dualboot">I want to boot Windows from GRUB or LILO but it shows only black screen. What should I do?</uri> </li> + <li> + <uri link="#stage12">How do I Install Gentoo Using a Stage1 or Stage2 + Tarball?</uri> + </li> </ul> </body> @@ -533,8 +537,8 @@ </p> <p> -If you are building from a Stage 1, please note that many more options exist -than those for which Gentoo builds binary stages. Please see the <uri +Please note that many more options exist than those for which Gentoo builds +binary stages. Please see the <uri link="http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.4.4/gcc/i386-and-x86_002d64-Options.html#i386-and-x86_002d64-Options";>gcc guide</uri> for setting <c>-march</c>. </p> @@ -618,6 +622,49 @@ </body> </section> +<section id="stage12"> +<title>How do I Install Gentoo Using a Stage1 or Stage2 Tarball?</title> +<body> + +<p> +The Gentoo Handbook only describes a Gentoo installation using a stage3 tarball. +However, Gentoo still provides stage1 and stage2 tarballs. This is for +development purposes (the Release Engineering team starts from a stage1 tarball +to obtain a stage3) but shouldn't be used by users: a stage3 tarball can very +well be used to bootstrap the system. You do need a working Internet connection. +</p> + +<p> +Bootstrapping means building the toolchain (the C library and compiler) for +your system after which you install all core system packages. To bootstrap the +system, perform a stage3 installation. Before you start the chapter on +<e>Configuring the Kernel</e>, modify the <path>bootstrap.sh</path> script to +suit your needs and then run it: +</p> + +<pre caption="Bootstrapping the system"> +# <i>cd /usr/portage/scripts</i> +# <i>vi bootstrap.sh</i> + +# <i>./bootstrap.sh</i> +</pre> + +<p> +Next, rebuild all core system packages with the newly built toolchain. We need +to rebuild them since the stage3 tarball already offers them: +</p> + +<pre caption="Rebuilding the core system packages"> +# <i>emerge -e system</i> +</pre> + +<p> +Now you can continue with <e>Configuring the Kernel</e>. You can not use the +prebuilt GRP packages anymore though. +</p> + +</body> +</section> </chapter> <chapter> -- [email protected] mailing list
