On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 22:50:16 -0600 "matt hull" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> i think the easiest way is to put the hard drive in and mount it. > then install to it from an existing gentoo system. that's rather interesting and seems pretty simple > ROOT=/mnt/embedded-install emerge SOMEPACKAGE > > then you need make the kernel, and copy over the modules or > > INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/mnt/embedded-install make modules_install after > compiling the kernel i didnt know the specific fu for this stuff so this is quite useful. > i am still testing this on my desktop (x86) and my ibook (ppc) that will be very interesting. i imagine that your ibook will be pretty snappy feeling after you are finished - assuming you use some lightweight wm tho i would wonder how well all the suspend stuff will work.... in any case, thankyou for your suggestion! johnu > matt > > On Nov 28, 2007, at 10:24 PM, John Utz wrote: > > > Hello; > > > > I have something that i am working on that i would like to migrate > > from > > a crusty old rh62 thing to a spanky new gentoo thing. > > > > At it's crudest, it seems to me that i could just install x86 > > 2007.1 up > > to stage 3 and be off to a not too bad start. > > > > But there is no way that i need a compiler or anything like that > > on the > > box so stage3 has more things on it than i need. > > > > I cant imagine that i am the first person on eath that ever wanted > > to do something like this. > > > > But i have googled with some degree of vigor over the last few > > months and not come up with any sort of succinct list of things to > > do to create such a box. > > > > Has anyone created something like this and would they be willing to > > share the steps they took to do it? > > > > tnx! > > > > johnu > > > > -- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
