The Guide shows you How to Install Easy-Way for Linux Gentoo 2012.1 x86 KDE4 Desktop to Hard-Drive from the LiveDVD Hybrid x86-amd64 Release.
And this Visual Guide includes the Basic Screenshots of All GUI Steps involved.
The content and details are expressly reduced to give Focus only to the Essentials Instructions and Commands and Make the Tut Easier to Understand ;)
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Download Gentoo 12.1 x86-amd64:
Gentoo 12.1 Hybrid Release -
Boot from Gentoo 12.1 Hybrid LiveDVD
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Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Disk Partitioning.
sudo su
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
parted /dev/sda
(parted)
mklabel msdos
Making an extf2 /boot Partition of 256mb
(parted)mkpart primary ext2 0 256mb
Creating a Swap Partition of 1Gb
(parted)mkpart primary linux-swap 256mb 1276mb
Making an ext3 Root Partition the Rest of Disk
(parted)mkpart primary ext3 1276mb -1s
When Prompted About Partition Allignment Just Answer ‘i’ for Ignore.
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Disk Partitioning
sudo parted /dev/sda
(parted)
mklabel msdos
Making an extf2 /boot Partition of 256mb
(parted)mkpart primary ext2 0 256mb
Creating a Swap Partition of 1Gb
(parted)mkpart primary linux-swap 256mb 1276mb
Making an ext3 Root Partition the Rest of Disk
(parted)mkpart primary ext3 1276mb -1s
When Prompted About Partition Allignment Just Answer ‘i’ for Ignore.
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Mounting Base Partitions
mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/gentoo
mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot
mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot
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Copy LiveDVD to Hard-Drive
eval `grep '^ROOT_' /usr/share/genkernel/defaults/initrd.defaults`
cd /
cp -avx /$ROOT_LINKS /mnt/gentoo
If you Get a Warning About emule Missing Just Ignore and Follow to Next Step :)
cp -avx /$ROOT_TREES /mnt/gentoo
cp /etc/passwd /etc/group /mnt/gentoo/etc
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Mounting File Systems and Entering the New Environment
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Configuring the fstab File
nano -w /etc/fstab
Now if you Replicated the Partitioning Details you will Need to Insert:
/dev/sda1 /boot ext2 defaults,noatime 1 2
/dev/sda2 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/sda3 / ext3 noatime 0 1
/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto noauto,user 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
shm /dev/shm tmpfs nodev,nosuid,noexec 0 0
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Copy Kernel and Initramfs into /boot Partition
mkdir -p /mnt/cdrom/
Mount the LiveDVD into /mnt/cdrom.
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom/
Copying the Kernel.
cp /mnt/cdrom/boot/gentoo /boot/kernel
Copying the Initramfs.
cp /mnt/cdrom/boot/gentoo.igz /boot/initramfs
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Configuring and Installing GRUB
Make the grub Configuration File.
nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf
Insert.
default 0
timeout 31
title Gentoo Linux x86
root (hd0,0)
kernel /boot/kernel real_root=/dev/sda3
/ninitrd /boot/initramfs
Grub Set-Up.
grub
grub> root (hd0,0)
grub> setup (hd0)
grub> quit
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Latest to Prevent Linux Gentoo Booting Issues Apply:
Linux Gentoo Article-Installation Activation -
Finally, you Can Boot Into Linux Gentoo 12.1 KDE4 Desktop :)
mkdir /mnt/gentoo/proc /mnt/gentoo/dev
cd /mnt/gentoo/dev
mknod -m 660 console c 5 1
mknod -m 660 null c 1 3
mount -t proc none /mnt/gentoo/proc
mount -o bind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev
mkdir /mnt/gentoo/sys
Now is Time to Entering the New Environment :)
chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
If for some Reason you Need to Come Back to the Original Environement Execute ‘exit’ or Type ‘Ctrl-d’…
Updating you New-Environment.
env-update && source /etc/profile
Latest Remove the autoconfig from default boot to Keep Password Setting over Reboot.
rc-update del autoconfig default
