[gentoo-user] Re: gentoo install on Dell restore partition... live?
Michael Higgins wrote: So, I finally got the OK to nuke another Dell winbox. My dream is to: * Partition the restore partition (3.6 GB) for any small linux installation * make that partition active, bootable, with grub installed * reboot and ssh into that linux machine to finish by toasting NTFS partition and making it my gentoo system '/' as per usual... Can this be done without physical access to the machine which is currently running windows XP? I am administrator and get 'there' via RDP. It is possible: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/altinstall.xml#doc_chap5 But not really recommended because if you do something wrong (wrong grub config, SSH misconfiguration, etc.) you'll need to go there and get physical access. Also, instead of installing a downloaded tarball, you can just clone the existing Gentoo installation into the new partition and boot from it. This usually means: 'cp -a' your existing / to your target / (except /dev, /sys and /proc). If you mounted your target / as /root/target, you do: cp -a /usr /root/hd (repeat this for all directories in your current / *EXCEPT* /dev, /proc, /sys and /lost+found) mkdir /root/hd/dev mkdir /root/hd/proc mkdir /root/hd/sys mknod /root/hd/dev/console c 5 1 mknod /root/hd/null c 1 3 touch /root/hd/dev/.keep touch /root/hd/proc/.keep touch /root/hd/sys/.keep Now chroot into it: mount -t proc none /root/mnt/proc mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev chroot /root/hd /bin/bash Now edit /etc/fstab to use the new partitions, edit /boot/grub/grub.conf and reinstall grub: grub root (hd0,0)-- sustitute with what you really have/want setup quit Now change your SSH config to allow for root login! (Or add a normal user if you don't want that.) In any case, check your SSH config. You're ready. Leave the chroot and unmount: exit umount /root/hd/dev umount /root/hd/proc If you've set up grub correctly while in the chroot, you can now reboot and the new system should come up. If not, I hope it's not a long drive or walk to get physical access :P -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Re: gentoo install on Dell restore partition... live?
Nikos Chantziaras wrote: 'cp -a' your existing / to your target / (except /dev, /sys and /proc). If you mounted your target / as /root/target /root/hd, but I'm sure you were able to figure out the typo in your own ;) -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Re: gentoo install on Dell restore partition... live?
Nikos Chantziaras wrote: mount -t proc none /root/mnt/proc mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev Bah, too much copypaste without paying attention (it's early and no coffee yet :P) Should of course be: mount -t proc none /root/hd/proc mount -o bind /dev /root/hd/dev -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo install on Dell restore partition... live?
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:43:33 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: 'cp -a' your existing / to your target / (except /dev, /sys and /proc). If you mounted your target / as /root/target, you do: cp -a /usr /root/hd (repeat this for all directories in your current / *EXCEPT* /dev, /proc, /sys and /lost+found) mkdir /root/hd/dev mkdir /root/hd/proc mkdir /root/hd/sys Or replace all this with one command cp -al / /root/hd or, my preference rsync -ax / /root/hd/ -- Neil Bothwick SUBLIMINALsendmoneyTAGLINE signature.asc Description: PGP signature
[gentoo-user] Re: gentoo install on Dell restore partition... live?
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:43:33 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: 'cp -a' your existing / to your target / (except /dev, /sys and /proc). If you mounted your target / as /root/target, you do: cp -a /usr /root/hd (repeat this for all directories in your current / *EXCEPT* /dev, /proc, /sys and /lost+found) mkdir /root/hd/dev mkdir /root/hd/proc mkdir /root/hd/sys Or replace all this with one command cp -al / /root/hd I assume you meant 'cp -ax' :P That's indeed faster than typing everything by hand and I forgot about it ;P or, my preference rsync -ax / /root/hd/ Well, /root/hd is empty so there's nothing to win with rsync other than it being slower than cp. But it does the job too, anyway. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo install on Dell restore partition... live?
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:42:20 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: I assume you meant 'cp -ax' :P I did, it's tar that uses -l for this. rsync -ax / /root/hd/ Well, /root/hd is empty so there's nothing to win with rsync other than it being slower than cp. But it does the job too, anyway. It preserves directory time stamps, which cp does not. It's not slower because the destination is empty so the initial file scan takes no longer than with cp. Oh, and you can stop and restart it. -- Neil Bothwick Do not underestimate the power of the Force. signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: gentoo install on Dell restore partition... live?
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:52:20 +0100 Neil Bothwick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:42:20 +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: I assume you meant 'cp -ax' :P I did, it's tar that uses -l for this. rsync -ax / /root/hd/ Well, /root/hd is empty so there's nothing to win with rsync other than it being slower than cp. But it does the job too, anyway. It preserves directory time stamps, which cp does not. It's not slower because the destination is empty so the initial file scan takes no longer than with cp. Oh, and you can stop and restart it. OK Guys, thanks for the tips. I'll be trying later this week, just in case Saturday means a trip to the physical location. :( Cheers, -- |\ /|| | ~ ~ | \/ ||---| `|` ? ||ichael | |iggins\^ / michael.higgins[at]evolone[dot]org -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
