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| author |   Daniel Robbins <drobbins@gentoo.org> | 2001-10-21 19:50:41 +0000 |
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| committer | Daniel Robbins <drobbins@gentoo.org> | 2001-10-21 19:50:41 +0000 |
| commit | 91267f5468e17c35a10a1b6fce3c9fa54ad3d413 (patch) | |
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| -rwxr-xr-x | app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xml/main-download.xml | 36 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xsl/guide-main.xsl | 14 |
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diff --git a/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xml/build.xml b/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xml/build.xml index e84a01eefd66..9d493ee77770 100644 --- a/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xml/build.xml +++ b/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xml/build.xml @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ will work with any x86-compatible system. </abstract> <version>1.4.2</version> -<date>18 Oct. 2001</date> +<date>18 Oct 2001</date> <chapter> <title>About the Install</title> @@ -109,12 +109,12 @@ filesystem back to a consistent state (since you can't boot!) </p> <p>Now, on to filesystem types. Right now, you have three filesystem options: ext2, ext3 (journalling) and ReiserFS. ext2 is the tried and true Linux -filesystem but doesn't have metadata journalling. ext3 is the new version of -ext2 with both metadata journalling and ordered data writes, effectively +filesystem but doesn't have metadata journaling. ext3 is the new version of +ext2 with both metadata journaling and ordered data writes, effectively providing data journalling as well. ReiserFS is a B*-tree based filesystem with very good small file performance, and greatly outperforms both ext2 and ext3 when dealing with small files (files less than 4k), often by a factor of -10x-15x. ReiserFS has metadata journalling, but no data journalling. If +10x-15x. ReiserFS has metadata journaling, but no data journaling. If you're looking for the most standard filesystem, use ext2. If you're looking for the most rugged journaled filesystem, use ext3. If you're looking for a high-performance filesystem with journalling support, use ReiserFS. Both ext3 @@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ sizes and types:</p> <tr> <ti>boot partition, containing kernel(s) and boot information</ti> <ti>>10 Megabytes</ti> - <ti>ext2 highly recommended (easiest) or ReiserFS, if reiserfs then mount with <c>-o notail</c></ti> + <ti>ext2/3 highly recommended (easiest) or ReiserFS, if reiserfs then mount with <c>-o notail</c></ti> <ti>/dev/hda1</ti> </tr> <tr> @@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ sizes and types:</p> <tr> <ti>root partition, containing main filesystem (/usr, /home, etc)</ti> <ti>>=1.5 Gigabytes</ti> - <ti>ReiserFS, ext3, ext2 ok</ti> + <ti>ReiserFS, ext3 recommended; ext2 ok</ti> <ti>/dev/hda3</ti> </tr> </table> @@ -165,11 +165,7 @@ the filesystems that will be used to house our data. Initialize swap as follows <pre> # <i>mkreiserfs /dev/hda3</i> </pre> -<p>If you'd like to use ext3, first make sure that the <path>ext3.o</path> module is loaded:</p> -<pre> -# <i>modprobe ext3</i> -</pre> -<p>Then, you can create ext3 filesystems using <c>mke2fs -j</c>:</p> +<p>If you'd like to use ext3, you can create ext3 filesystems using <c>mke2fs -j</c>:</p> <pre> # <i>mke2fs -j /dev/hda3</i> </pre> diff --git a/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xml/main-download.xml b/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xml/main-download.xml index fecdd87ff860..e86e11a22e1a 100755 --- a/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xml/main-download.xml +++ b/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xml/main-download.xml @@ -4,23 +4,39 @@ <author title="Chief Architect"><mail link="drobbins@gentoo.org">Daniel Robbins</mail></author> <version>2.2</version> -<date>02 Sep 2001</date> +<date>19 Sep 2001</date> <chapter> <title>All about Gentoo Linux 1.0_rc6</title> <section> <title>Status</title> <body> -<p> -<b>We now have a very stable prerelease version of the Gentoo Linux build image available for download, in both -.tbz2 and bootable ISO forms</b>. Quite a few people have used this technique to create their own Gentoo Linux -1.0_rc6 systems. While our Portage tree hasn't been 100% updated to work with 1.0_rc6 (we're working on getting -all the initscripts converted over to our new format), most packages <e>will</e> work perfectly. If you've been -anxiously waiting to run 1.0_rc6, here's your opportunity! -</p> -<p><b>You can find the 1.0_rc6 build images and ISOs at <uri>http://www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/snapshots/build/ix86-linux-gnu</uri>.</b> If you're using a .tbz2 build image install method, be sure to grab at least <file>build-ix86-1.0_rc6-r7.tbz2</file> or later. If you're going to use the ISO to install (should work with any modern bootable CD-ROM, IDE or SCSI), be sure to grab <file>build-1.0_rc6-r9.tbz2</file> or later. You can find installation instructions for the ISO install <uri link="/doc/build.html">here, in the 1.0_rc6 "from source" Installation Guide</uri>. Right now, we don't have instructions for the .tbz2 install, but the installation process is very similar to that of the ISO, and you should be able to use the ISO docs. Alll you'll need to do is chroot from an existing Linux 2.4-based distribution rather than the boot CD. Just perform all the -"before chroot" steps from your existing Linux distro, such as using <c>fdisk</c> and creating and mounting filesystems. In fact, if your network is already configured under your existing Linux distro, it should continue to work after the chroot, so you can skip most of the network configuration steps needed in order to get emerge rsync to work. All you'll need to do is to update <path>/mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf</path> (the chrooted <path>/etc/resolv.conf</path>) so that DNS name resolution works properly. +<p> <b>We now have a very stable prerelease version of the Gentoo Linux build +image available for download, in both .tbz2 and bootable ISO forms</b>. Quite +a few people have used this technique to create their own Gentoo Linux 1.0_rc6 +systems. While our Portage tree hasn't been 100% updated to work with 1.0_rc6 +(we're working on getting all the initscripts converted over to our new +format), most packages <e>will</e> work perfectly. If you've been anxiously +waiting to run 1.0_rc6, here's your opportunity! </p> + +<p><b>You can find the 1.0_rc6 build images and ISOs at +<uri>http://www.ibiblio.org/gentoo/snapshots/build/ix86-linux-gnu</uri>.</b> +ISO images should work with any modern bootable CD-ROM, IDE or SCSI. +You can find +the most recent installation instructions for the ISO install <uri link="/doc/build.html">here, +in the 1.0_rc6 "from source" Installation Guide</uri>. Right now, we don't +have instructions for the .tbz2 install, but the installation process is very +similar to that of the ISO, and you should be able to use the ISO docs. All +you'll need to do is chroot from an existing Linux 2.4-based distribution +rather than the boot CD. Just perform all the "before chroot" steps from your +existing Linux distro, such as using <c>fdisk</c> and creating and mounting +filesystems. In fact, if your network is already configured under your +existing Linux distro, it should continue to work after the chroot, so you can +skip most of the network configuration steps needed in order to get emerge +rsync to work. All you'll need to do is to update +<path>/mnt/gentoo/etc/resolv.conf</path> (the chrooted +<path>/etc/resolv.conf</path>) so that DNS name resolution works properly. </p> </body> diff --git a/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xsl/guide-main.xsl b/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xsl/guide-main.xsl index bc54a845afa7..6f60bd490e27 100755 --- a/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xsl/guide-main.xsl +++ b/app-doc/gentoo-web/files/xsl/guide-main.xsl @@ -333,12 +333,14 @@ User Docs:<br/> <a class="altlink" href="/doc/xml-guide.html">XML Documentation Guide</a><br/> <br/> - Mailing Lists:<br/> - <font color="#ff0000">New!</font> <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-ebuild">gentoo-ebuild</a><br/> - <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev">gentoo-dev</a><br/> - <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-announce">gentoo-announce</a><br/> - <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-cvs">gentoo-cvs</a><br/> - <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo">complete list</a><br/> + Mailing Lists:<br/><br/> + <font color="#ff0000">New! General User List:</font><br/> <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-user">gentoo-user</a><br/><br/> + <font color="#ff0000">New! Ebuild submissions:</font><br/> <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-ebuild">gentoo-ebuild</a><br/><br/> + + Developer list:<br/> <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev">gentoo-dev</a><br/><br/> + Announcements:<br/> <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-announce">gentoo-announce</a><br/><br/> + Daily CVS logs:<br/> <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-cvs">gentoo-cvs</a><br/><br/> + <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo">Complete list of mailing lists</a><br/> <br/> Other Resources:<br/> <a class="altlink" href="http://cvs.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi">cvsweb</a> (browse our repository)<br/> |