fox2mike 05/09/09 11:09:07 Modified: xml/htdocs/doc/en gentoo-freebsd.xml Log: #104812 - Updates to the Gentoo/FBSD guide, thanks to citizen428.
Revision Changes Path 1.2 +44 -11 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml?rev=1.2&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml.diff?r1=1.1&r2=1.2&cvsroot=gentoo Index: gentoo-freebsd.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml,v retrieving revision 1.1 retrieving revision 1.2 diff -u -r1.1 -r1.2 --- gentoo-freebsd.xml 31 Aug 2005 14:19:33 -0000 1.1 +++ gentoo-freebsd.xml 9 Sep 2005 11:09:07 -0000 1.2 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml,v 1.1 2005/08/31 14:19:33 neysx Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml,v 1.2 2005/09/09 11:09:07 fox2mike Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml"> @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.0</version> -<date>2005-08-31</date> +<version>1.1</version> +<date>2005-09-09</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction to FreeBSD</title> @@ -228,14 +228,14 @@ </p> <pre caption="Final configuration"> -<comment>(Prevent crt1.o from getting removed by emerging gcc.)</comment> +<comment>(Prevent crt1.o from getting removed by emerging gcc)</comment> # <i>chflags schg /usr/lib/crt1.o</i> -<comment>(Emerge binary packages for binutils and patch provided by the stage3 tarball.)</comment> +<comment>(Emerge binary packages for binutils and patch provided by the stage3 tarball)</comment> # <i>emerge -K binutils patch</i> -<comment>(Select the correct gcc.)</comment> +<comment>(Select the correct gcc)</comment> # <i>gcc-config 1</i> -<comment>(Re-emerging python, portage and py-freebsd.)</comment> -# <i>emerge python portage py-freebsd</i> +<comment>(Re-emerging python, portage and py-freebsd)</comment> +# <i>emerge --nodeps python portage py-freebsd</i> </pre> <p> @@ -250,11 +250,44 @@ <impo> Please make absolutely sure you add your new Gentoo/FreeBSD installation to the -configuration of the bootloader, otherwise you won't be able to boot your newly -installed system! If you have no bootloader installed, you should run <c>emerge -boot0</c>. +configuration of your bootloader, otherwise you won't be able to boot your newly +installed system! If you don't have another bootloader installed, you should use +<c>boot0</c>, as it is currently the only one supported by FreeBSD. </impo> +<pre caption="Installing and setting up boot0"> +# <i>emerge boot0</i> +<comment>(Leave the chroot environment)</comment> +# <i>exit</i> +<comment>(Issued from outside the chroot)</comment> +# <i>fdisk -b -B /mnt/gfbsd/boot/boot0 /dev/adX</i> +# <i>chroot /mnt/gfbsd /bin/bash</i> +# <i>disklabel -B adXsY</i> +</pre> + +<p> +If you need additonal information on setting up <c>boot0</c>, please consult +<uri link="http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/boot.html";> +chapter 12</uri> of the FreeBSD handbook. +</p> + +<p> +When you did <c>emerge system</c>, the sources for the FreeBSD kernel got +installed to <path>/usr/src/sys</path>. Configuring and compiling a custom +kernel is really different from compiling Linux, so if you are not familiar with +the process we encourage you to have a look at <uri +link="http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/kernelconfig.html";> +chapter 8</uri> of the FreeBSD handbook. +</p> + +<p> +Please note that currently only the "Traditional" way of building the kernel is +supported on Gentoo/FreeBSD! Also note that <c>make install</c> will probably +ask you for a <path>/boot/device.hints</path> file. A default version can be +found in the <path>conf</path> subdirectory of the <c>GENERIC</c> configuration +and is called <path>GENERIC.hints</path> +</p> + </body> </section> </chapter> -- [email protected] mailing list
