This documentation was created with the help of Mistral AI using a Gentoo agent. Since Gentoo’s official policy prohibits the use of AI for public contributions, I couldn’t publish it on my Gentoo wiki user page—otherwise, I would have.
Best regards, Jack Sparrow P.S. Wishing you all the best for the new year! --- If you’d like to add a touch of humor or a specific style (e.g., more formal, more casual, or pirate-themed to match the name), let me know! On Thu, 2026-01-01 at 05:40 +0400, Sergey Filatov wrote: > Hello. > > The instruction looks correct from the first glance. Even though I > don't > really understand the need of it. To me Gentoo on OVH looks > straightforward, really. It's a simple KVM machine, so it's mostly > following the handbook and enabling KVM/virtio related things in the > kernel. > > What triggered me there is non-official mirror in that instruction, > which I don't see in the https://www.gentoo.org/downloads/mirrors/. > Is > there any need for it? > > About GRUB - again, there's no exclusive guide for that. Just like > any > x86_64 KVM machine. > > If it's BIOS - MBR partition table, /dev/sda1 is /boot, /dev/sda2 is > /. > Then grub-install /dev/sda and grub-mkconfig. > > If it's UEFI - GPT partition table, /dev/sda1 is /efi (vfat), > /dev/sda2 > is /boot, /dev/sda3 is /. Then grub-install --target x86_64-efi > --efi-directory /efi and grub-mkconfig. Assuming you have efibootmgr > - > you should have a bootable system after that > > On 01.01.2026 01:28, Jack Sparrow wrote: > > Dear, > > > > I hope this message finds you well. > > > > I am currently considering installing Gentoo Linux on an OVH VPS > > and I > > wanted to reach out to ask if this has been successfully attempted > > before. Specifically, I am interested in any insights or > > recommendations regarding the correct configuration of GRUB in such > > an > > environment. > > > > Additionally, I have created the following documentation: > > https://home.blues-softwares.net/projects/gentoo/wiki/Install-ovh > > Could you kindly confirm if this guide is accurate for installing > > Gentoo on an OVH VPS? Any feedback or corrections would be greatly > > appreciated. > > > > Thank you in advance for your time and assistance. I truly value > > your > > expertise and any guidance you can provide. > > > > Best regards, > > Jack Sparrow > > >
