rane 06/08/13 18:52:00 Modified: hb-install-alpha-medium.xml Log: #143691, dropped no-nptl, package cd, added serial console support
Revision Changes Path 1.2 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2006.1/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2006.1/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml?rev=1.2&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2006.1/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2006.1/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml?r1=1.1&r2=1.2 Index: hb-install-alpha-medium.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2006.1/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 --- hb-install-alpha-medium.xml 9 Aug 2006 16:35:14 -0000 1.1 +++ hb-install-alpha-medium.xml 13 Aug 2006 18:52:00 -0000 1.2 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2006.1/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml,v 1.1 2006/08/09 16:35:14 fox2mike Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/2006.1/hb-install-alpha-medium.xml,v 1.2 2006/08/13 18:52:00 rane Exp $ --> <sections> @@ -107,19 +107,6 @@ </li> </ul> -<p> -Gentoo also provides a Package CD. This is not an Installation CD but an -additional resource that you can exploit during the installation of your Gentoo -system. It contains prebuilt packages (also known as the GRP set) that allow -you to easily and quickly install additional applications (such as -OpenOffice.org, KDE, GNOME, ...) immediately after the Gentoo installation and -right before you update your Portage tree. -</p> - -<p> -The use of the Package CD is covered later in this document. -</p> - </body> </subsection> </section> @@ -131,14 +118,9 @@ <body> <p> -You can download the Universal Installation CD (and, if you want to, the -Packages CD as well) from one of our <uri -link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The Installation CD is located in +You can download the Universal Installation CD from one of our <uri +link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. The Installation CD is located in the <path>releases/alpha/2006.1/installcd</path> directory. -<!-- No packages for alpha -the Package CD is located in the <path>releases/alpha/2006.1/packagecd</path> -directory. ---> </p> <p> @@ -237,6 +219,13 @@ link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/milo/";>taviso's homepage</uri>. </p> +<p> +This release also includes two entries for people who want to use a serial +console during the installation, possibly boxes with no keyboard and screen +attached. One allow you to boot 2.6 using the serial console and the other will +do the same with our 2.4 kernel. +</p> + <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using SRM"> <comment>(List available hardware drives)</comment> >>> <i>show device</i> @@ -244,25 +233,27 @@ <comment>(...)</comment> <comment>(Substitute dkb0 with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> >>> <i>boot dkb0 -flags 0</i> -<comment>To boot the 2.4 kernel instead of the default 2.6 kernel use:</comment> +<comment>(To boot the 2.4 kernel instead of the default 2.6 kernel use:)</comment> >>> <i>boot dkb -flags 1</i> +<comment>(If you need serial console support)</comment> +<comment>(To boot the 2.6 kernel with serial console support use:)</comment> +>>> <i>boot dkb0 -flags 2</i> +<comment>(To boot the 2.4 kernel with serial console support use:)</comment> +>>> <i>boot dkb0 -flags 3</i> </pre> <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using MILO"> <comment>(Substitute hdb with your CD-ROM drive device)</comment> MILO> <i>boot hdb:/boot/gentoo_2.6 initrd=/boot/gentoo_2_6.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs cdroot</i> -<comment>To boot the 2.4 kernel instead of the default 2.6 kernel use:</comment> +<comment>(To boot the 2.4 kernel instead of the default 2.6 kernel use:)</comment> MILO> <i>boot hdb:/boot/gentoo_2.4 initrd=/boot/gentoo_2_4.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs cdroot</i> +<comment>(If you need serial console support)</comment> +<comment>(To boot the 2.6 kernel with serial console support use:)</comment> +MILO> <i>boot hdb:/boot/gentoo_2.6 initrd=/boot/gentoo_2_6.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs console=ttyS0</i> +<comment>(To boot the 2.4 kernel with serial console support use:)</comment> +MILO> <i>boot hdb:/boot/gentoo_2.4 initrd=/boot/gentoo_2_4.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs console=ttyS0 cdroot</i> </pre> -<note> -The default Alpha profile uses nptl and requires a 2.6 kernel. If your system -cannot support nptl (or you do not want to use nptl), you should use the 2.4 -kernel. Alternatively, if you prefer to compile your system without nptl, you -will be given the chance to select a stage built without nptl in <uri -link="?part=1&chap=5">Installing a Stage Tarball</uri>. -</note> - <p> You should have a root ("#") prompt on the current console and can also switch to other consoles by pressing Alt-F2, Alt-F3 and Alt-F4. Get back to the one you -- [email protected] mailing list
