CPQ Presario 2580US Gentoo Install

Installing Gentoo Linux 2005.0 on CPQ Presario 2580US Notebook

v0.1 - 6/1/05 - Gentoo Linux 2005.0 - Stage 3 Install - Base system only
v0.2 - 6/2/05 - Formating changes / added root password creation
v0.3 - 6/2/05 - Added "Past the basic system (What I have done):"

Authors Note

Install consolidated from Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook

Boot from CD.

Verify network:

ping -c 3 www.google.com (should work by default)

Delete all partions:

fdisk /dev/hda
d # (until they are all gone)
w (to write and quit)

Partion setup:

fdisk /dev/hda
n p 1 +64M (create /dev/hda1 for boot partition ~64mb)
a 1 (make /dev/hda1 bootable)
n p 2 +1000M (create /dev/hda2 swap space ~1000mb)
t 2 82 (set partition type to swap)
n p 3 (create /dev/hda3 for main partition rest of space)
w (to write and quit)

Create filesystems:

mke2fs /dev/hda1 (sets ext2 filesystem)
mke2fs -j /dev/hda3 (sets ext3 filesystem)
mkswap /dev/hda2 (sets swap filesystem)
swapon /dev/hda2 (turns on swap space)

Mount partitions

mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo
mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

Get stage3 and portage tarball

cd /mnt/gentoo
links2 http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml
(FIND MIRROR AND DOWNLOAD STAGE 3 & PORTAGE TARBALL)

Unpack tarballs

tar -xvjpf stage3-*.tar.bz2
tar -xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-*.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr

Add stuff to make.conf

nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf
add -pipe to CFLAGS
add MAKEOPTS="-j2"
ctrl-x and save file

Mirror select

mirrorselect -i -o >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf
mirrorselect -i -o -r >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/make.conf

Copy dns info

cp -L /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf

Mount proc filesystem

mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc

Enter new enviornment

chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
env-update
source /etc/profile

Update portage (network required)

emerge --sync --quiet

Timezone

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/PST8PDT /etc/localtime

Get kernel source

emerge gentoo-sources

Configure kernel

cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig

Must set kernel options

Code maturity level options --->
[*] Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers

Processor type and features --->
(Change according to your system)
(Pentium-4/Celeron...) Processor family

File systems --->
Pseudo Filesystems --->
[*] /proc file system support
[ ] /dev file system support (OBSOLETE)
[*] Virtual memory file system support (former shm fs)
<*> Ext3 journalling file system support

Device Drivers --->
ATA/ATAPI/MFM/RLL support --->
[*] Generic PCI bus-master DMA support
[*] Use PCI DMA by default when available

USB Support --->
<*> USB Human Interface Device (full HID) support

Build / install kernel

make && make modules_install
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r9
cp System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.11-gentoo-r9
cp .config /boot/config-2.6.11-gentoo-r9

Create fstab (make it look like this)

nano -w /etc/fstab
/dev/hda1 /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 1 2
/dev/hda2 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hda3 / ext3 noatime 0 1
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
none /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
/dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user 0 0

Network info

echo tux > /etc/hostname
echo homenetwork > /etc/dnsdomainname
rc-update add domainname default

nano -w /etc/conf.d/net
inface_eth0="dhcp"
rc-update add net.eth0 default

nano -w /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost tux

System tools

emerge syslog-ng
rc-update add syslog-ng default

emerge vixie-cron
rc-update add vixie-cron default

emerge slocate
emerge dhcpcd

Configure bootloader

emerge grub

nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf
default 0
timeout 10
splashimage=(hd0,0)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
title=Gentoo Linux 2.6.11-r9
root (hd0,0)
kernel /kernel-2.6.11-gentoo-r9 root=/dev/hda3 video=vesafb:mtrr,ywrap,1024x768-32@60

grub --no-floppy
grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
quit

Set root password

passwd
type password
re-type passwrod

Reboot System

exit
cd
umount /mnt/gentoo/boot /mnt/gentoo/proc /mnt/gentoo
reboot

This installs the most basic system.

Past the basic system (What I have added):

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