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muhsinzubeir
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 Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 2:31 pm Post subject: gentoo on virtualbox + rescuecd.iso |
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Installing gentoo on VirtualBox
Host preparations:
Open VirtualBox
-Click new and follow the instructions on the screen.After you have finished, go to cdrom and attacht rescuecd.iso on it.
-Done with creating the guest oss, then click start to boot into the rescuecd.iso.
/**********************************************************************/
Instructions (general installation-routine for gentoo)
Please feel free to skip this and use the excellent official handbook.
-Prepare network, net-setup will do.But ping isnt working even though connected to internet.I used to open firefox for the handbook 
-Click start to Boot rescuecd, after the process type "startx" and then gparted to prepare disks.Skip the "startx" if you feel good.
-If you choose to startx then gparted is excellent, if you stay on the console fdisk is your friend.
Example for VB VM:
-Table:
/dev/hda1 logic partition
/dev/hda5 /boot
/dev/hda6 /
/dev/hda7 /home
Installation of tarbals stage && portage
Mount partions:
| Code: | #mount /dev/hda6 /mnt/gentoo
#mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
#mount /dev/hda5 /mnt/gentoo/boot |
Download the tarbals:
| Code: | #cd /mnt/gentoo
#wget "http://ftp.snt.utwente/pup/os/linux/gentoo/releases/x86/current/stages/stage3-i686-2008.0.tar.bz2"
#wget "http://ftp.snt.utwente.nl/pub/os/linux/gentoo/snapshots/current/portage-2008.0.tar.bz2" |
Extract the tarbals:
| Code: | #tar xvjpf stage3-i686-2008.0.tar.bz2
#tar xvjf /mnt/gentoo/portage-latest.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo/usr
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/etc/make.conf
| Code: | # These settings were set by the catalyst build script that automatically
# built this stage.
# Please consult /etc/make.conf.example for a more detailed example.
#cflags
#Warning:Dont edit chost
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
CFLAGS="-march=prescott -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
#Portage:
MAKEOPTS="-j3"
#Accept keyword
ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="x86"
PORTAGE_NICENESS="15"
SYNC="rsync://rsync.europe.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://de-mirror.org/distro/gentoo/
http://ftp.fi.muni.cz/pub/linux/gentoo/ ht# mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
# mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/devtp://mirror.muntinternet.net/pub/gentoo/"
FEATURES="buildpkg ccache collision-detect strict userfetch userpriv
metadata-transfer parallel-fetch assume-diget digest"
AUTOCLEAN="yes"
LINGUAS="en en_GB nl"
#VIDEO_CARDS="vesa"
#ALSA_CARDS="snd-hda-intel"
INPUT_DEVICES="mouse keyboard"
#USE flags
USE="-X mysql apache2 php"
#distfiles
DISTDIR=/usr/portage/distfiles
#PORTDIR_OVERLAY=/usr/local/portage
PORT_LOGDIR=/var/log/portage/elog |
/***************************************end make.conf***************************/
ready to chroot:
prepare:
| Code: | #cp -L /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/
# mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
# mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev |
now chroot
| Code: | # chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
#env-update && source /etc/profile |
update the tree
Change profile:
| Code: | #emerge -av eselect
#eselect profile list
#eselect profile set 12 |
Optional glibc locales:(i normally uncomment 1st 2 here)
| Code: | | #nano -w /etc/locale.gen |
Kernel configurations:
check date:
install sources:
| Code: | | #emerge -av gentoo-sources |
check where does it point:
| Code: | | ls -l /usr/src/linux |
configure it:
Compile the kernel:
N:S
The option that needs attention the most is cpu, the rest can be re-compiled later on.
We need up en running VM asap.
| Code: | | Processor type and features ---> |
Check if modules are built:
| Code: | | #find /lib/modules/<tab to get kernel version> |
| Code: | #make && make modules_install
#cp arc/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel.img |
System Configurations:
fstab:
| Code: | | #nano -w /etc/fstab |
| Quote: | # <fs> <mountpoint> <type> <opts> <dump/pass>
/dev/hda5 /boot ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/hda6 / reiserfs defaults 0 1
/dev/hda7 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 |
Password
Change the clock to local in /etc/conf.d/clock
System tools
| Code: | #emerge -av pciutils syslog-ng vixie-cron reiserfsprogs slocate dhcpcd \
gentoolkit grub\
&& rc-update add syslog-ng default && rc-update add vixie-cron default |
Configure grub.conf:
| Quote: | grub> root (hd0,4) (Specify where your /boot partition resides)
grub> setup (hd0) (Install GRUB in the MBR)
grub> quit (Exit the GRUB shell) |
grub.conf
| Quote: |
default 0
timeout 30
#splash image to spice things up
splashimage=(hd0,4)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz
#booting Gentoo linux
title=Gentoo Linux
root (hd0,4) #position of the kernel image in the boot partition ofcoz /dev/sda8
kernel /boot/kernel.img root=/dev/hda6 video=vesafb:mtrr:3,ywrap,vga=0x31B
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Create a user:
| Code: | #useradd -m -G users,wheel,audio -s /bin/bash john
#passwd user john |
Finalize:
| Code: | rm stage**
rm portage** |
/************************************************************************/
Self-remarks:
-Video mode isnt correct, but you can pick up from the list en bootup process will continue
-Go to network and change the ethernet controller to intel/PRO/1000 works with NAT.Probably the other works too,but havent checked them.
-Ping doesnt working on guest, even though guest connected to the internet.Probably known issue with VB.
-You can set bridge which seemed like I need more time on it, never worked with it before.Probably next move for me
Leftovers:
| Code: | emerge -av virtualbox-additions
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Please leave critics or tips on the thread..ill check it again tomorrow going for wkn now
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Exil
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| Posted: Sat Aug 09, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | | -Ping doesnt working on guest, even though guest connected to the internet.Probably known issue with VB. |
Because its behind NAT. So you cannot connect to virtual machine.
I would like to know howto bridge networking for VB. Whole instalation is in handbook. |
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muhsinzubeir
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| Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | I would like to know howto bridge networking for VB. Whole instalation is in handbook. |
Yah that would be awsome...but looks like a little work to do...probably ill be bizzi with it in the next few days.Ill try to document it en leave it on this thread...
Cheers
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