On 04/18/10 22:21, meino.cra...@gmx.de wrote: > > Hi, > > currently I am reading the Gentoo-Handbokk about installing a > new Gentoo-System via boot-CD. > > If I have a running Gentoo-Sytem on my PC...would it be > possible to install a new Gentoo-System on a fresh harddisk, > which is currently unpartitioned and unformatted electrically > wired with my PC (SATAII) ?
Yes, you should be able to, installing Gentoo is basically just copying a bunch of files to a partition in a harddisk, nothing magical. However, you will have to be able to compile a compatible kernel from your PC. Compatible usually means either your PC have the same architecture as your laptop (which means everything should be already setup) or you have to cross-compile the kernel. I've never done kernel cross-compiling, but it's definitely possible, you just need to modify modify some of the Makefile manually (search on google for a howto). Also, I'm not sure whether a bootloader installation needs to mess with the BIOS. I *think* it shouldn't, as the low-level booting process between the box and the harddisk is controlled by BIOS from MBR and grub/lilo is just installing onto the MBR.
