nightmorph 07/05/01 06:42:22 Modified: hb-install-mips-stage.xml Log: mips updates, bug 176526
Revision Changes Path 1.7 xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-mips-stage.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-mips-stage.xml?rev=1.7&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-mips-stage.xml?rev=1.7&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-mips-stage.xml?r1=1.6&r2=1.7 Index: hb-install-mips-stage.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-mips-stage.xml,v retrieving revision 1.6 retrieving revision 1.7 diff -u -r1.6 -r1.7 --- hb-install-mips-stage.xml 30 Mar 2007 12:01:19 -0000 1.6 +++ hb-install-mips-stage.xml 1 May 2007 06:42:22 -0000 1.7 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ <!-- 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/hb-install-mips-stage.xml,v 1.6 2007/03/30 12:01:19 neysx Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/draft/hb-install-mips-stage.xml,v 1.7 2007/05/01 06:42:22 nightmorph Exp $ --> <sections> <version>8.0</version> -<date>2006-08-30</date> +<date>2007-04-30</date> <section> <title>Installing a Stage Tarball</title> @@ -51,39 +51,23 @@ <p> The next step you need to perform is to install the <e>stage</e> tarball of your choice onto your system. -<!--You have the option of downloading the required -tarball from the Internet or, if you are booted from one of the Gentoo -Universal Installation CDs, copy it over from the CD itself. If you have a -Universal CD and the stage you want to use is on the CD, downloading it from -the Internet is just a waste of bandwidth as the stage files are the same. In -most cases, the command <c>uname -m</c> can be used to help you decide which -stage file to download. --> -</p> - -<!-- -<ul> -<li><uri link="#doc_chap2">Default: Using a Stage from the Internet</uri></li> -<li> - <uri link="#doc_chap3">Alternative: Using a Stage from the Installation CD</uri> -</li> -</ul>--> +</p> </body> </subsection> </section> <section> <title>Downloading the Stage Tarball</title> -<!--<title>Default: Using a Stage from the Internet</title>--> <subsection> <body> <p> Go to the Gentoo mountpoint at which you mounted your filesystems -(most likely <path>/gentoo</path>): +(most likely <path>/mnt/gentoo</path>): </p> <pre caption="Going to the Gentoo mountpoint"> -# <i>cd /gentoo</i> +# <i>cd /mnt/gentoo</i> </pre> <p> @@ -137,8 +121,25 @@ </ti> <ti><c>cobalt/stage#-mipsel4-RELEASE.tar.bz2</c></ti> </tr> +<tr> + <ti> + Little Endian<br /> + <e>(Others)</e> + </ti> + <ti> + All Standard CPU Types + </ti> + <ti><c>cobalt/stage#-mipsel1-RELEASE.tar.bz2</c></ti> +</tr> </table> +<warn> +Although we provide stages for little-endian MIPS1, support for little endian +MIPS systems is still restricted to the Cobalt server range. They are provided +for those who may wish to experiment with Gentoo on presently unsupported +platforms, thus it is assumed that you know what you're doing. +</warn> + <p> If you need to go through a proxy, export the <c>http_proxy</c> and <c>ftp_proxy</c> variables: @@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ <p> The Gentoo/MIPS netboot images provide <c>wget</c> as a means of downloading files. Due to space constraints, it is not possible to provide more capable -browsers on SGI netboot images. LiveCD users may use <c>elinks</c>. +browsers on SGI netboot images. LiveCD users may use <c>elinks</c> or Mozilla +Firefox (on the graphical LiveCD). </p> <pre caption="Fetching the tarball via wget"> @@ -161,12 +163,15 @@ <p> If you want to check the integrity of the downloaded stage tarball, use -<c>md5sum</c> and compare the output with the MD5 checksum provided on the -mirror. For instance, to check the validity of the mips4 stage tarball: +<c>md5sum</c> or <c>sha1sum</c> and compare the output with the MD5 checksum +provided on the mirror. For instance, to check the validity of the mips4 stage +tarball: </p> <pre caption="Example checking integrity of a stage tarball"> -# <i>md5sum -c stage3-mips4-2007.0.tar.bz2.md5</i> +# <i>md5sum -c stage3-mips4-2007.0.tar.bz2.DIGESTS</i> +stage3-mips4-2007.0.tar.bz2: OK +# <i>sha1sum -c stage3-mips4-2007.0.tar.bz2.DIGESTS</i> stage3-mips4-2007.0.tar.bz2: OK </pre> @@ -220,11 +225,11 @@ <p> Go to the mountpoint where you mounted your filesystem (most likely -<path>/gentoo</path>): +<path>/mnt/gentoo</path>): </p> <pre caption="Going to the Gentoo mountpoint"> -# <i>cd /gentoo</i> +# <i>cd /mnt/gentoo</i> </pre> <p> @@ -235,7 +240,7 @@ </p> <pre caption="Extracting the Portage snapshot"> -# <i>tar -xjf portage-*.tar.bz2 -C /gentoo/usr</i> +# <i>tar -xjf portage-*.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr</i> </pre> </body> @@ -258,7 +263,7 @@ <note> A commented listing of all possible variables can be found in -<path>/gentoo/etc/make.conf.example</path>. For a successful Gentoo +<path>/mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf.example</path>. For a successful Gentoo installation you'll only need to set the variables which are mentioned beneath. </note> @@ -269,7 +274,7 @@ </p> <pre caption="Opening /etc/make.conf"> -# <i>nano -w /gentoo/etc/make.conf</i> +# <i>nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf</i> </pre> <p> @@ -343,13 +348,13 @@ </pre> <p> -A very important setting in the MIPS world, is the <c>-mabi=</c> flag. MIPS has -3 different ABIs; <c>32</c> (pure 32-bit, aka <c>o32</c>), <c>64</c> (full +A very important setting in the MIPS world is the <c>-mabi=</c> flag. MIPS has +3 different ABIs: <c>32</c> (pure 32-bit, aka <c>o32</c>), <c>64</c> (full 64-bit, aka <c>n64</c>) and <c>n32</c> (a mix of 32-bit data structures with 64-bit instructions). This flag selects which of these you wish to use. Note you need libraries for the ABI you select. In layman's terms, this means, for example, you can't use -<c>-mabi=64</c> on a 32-bit userland (or even a <c>n32</c> userland). +<c>-mabi=64</c> on a 32-bit userland (or even an <c>n32</c> userland). </p> <p> @@ -396,7 +401,7 @@ <body> <p> -Update your <path>/gentoo/etc/make.conf</path> to your own preference and +Update your <path>/mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf</path> to your own preference and save (<c>nano</c> users would hit <c>Ctrl-X</c>). You are now ready to continue with <uri link="?part=1&chap=6">Installing the Gentoo Base System</uri>. </p> -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
