1.ssh to remote box... 2. decide partition layout (better install on new parttion, but think it will be possible to do this on any directory on currently running distro, just the boot process should be little differnet. Does anyone tried this !?) 3. follow the normal instrunction for installation, except those releating to setting net,devices etc.. at the begining.. Proceed with caution when setting parameters at the grub/lilo stage of instalation.!! Reuse your current installation swap parttion.!! In your case /boot can stay on your gentoo partiton instead on separate !
|Howdy. I'd like to give Gentoo a try on my newest server. The server |isn't doing anything critical at the moment so it's a good choice IMHO. |Frankly I'm sick of RH9 and its library nightmare. The box is co-loed |about 2 hours away so physical access isn't as easy as I'd like. This |eliminates booting from a CD as well. I'm shipping a new SATA drive over |to this place next week to install in one of the hot swap bays. I'd like |to install Gentoo on it. Is it possible to install Gentoo onto that new |drive remotely without booting from a CD and/or bringing down the machine |as it is now? | |I've never used Gentoo but I've been reading up on it. It sounds like an |distro that's right up my alley. I thought trying it via User Mode Linux |but I've been unsuccessful at getting UML to compile. More library woes |if memory serves me correctly. | |Any pointers on how to make this attempt successful would be gladly |welcomed. Thanks | |Justin | -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
