nightmorph 06/11/17 07:45:55 Modified: altinstall.xml Log: updated altinstall guide for the grub netboot USE flag, bug 141290
Revision Changes Path 1.68 xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml?rev=1.68&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml?rev=1.68&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml?r1=1.67&r2=1.68 Index: altinstall.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v retrieving revision 1.67 retrieving revision 1.68 diff -u -r1.67 -r1.68 --- altinstall.xml 17 Sep 2006 09:41:30 -0000 1.67 +++ altinstall.xml 17 Nov 2006 07:45:55 -0000 1.68 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v 1.67 2006/09/17 09:41:30 neysx Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/altinstall.xml,v 1.68 2006/11/17 07:45:55 nightmorph Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/altinstall.xml"> @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>0.69</version> -<date>2006-07-21</date> +<version>0.70</version> +<date>2006-11-16</date> <chapter> <title>About this document</title> @@ -426,26 +426,15 @@ </pre> <p> -Setup GRUB: To provide PXE booting I use GRUB. You have to compile it by -yourself to enable the PXE image compilation ... but that's quite easy. First, -get the latest version of the GRUB source code (<c>emerge -f grub</c> will -place the tarball in <path>/usr/portage/distfiles</path>). Copy the tarball to -<path>/diskless</path> and then build it to make the pxe capable binary. Once -the binary is built, copy it to the diskless client's boot directory. Then edit -it's <path>grub.lst</path> config file. +Setup GRUB: To provide PXE booting I use GRUB with the <c>netboot</c> USE flag +enabled. Once GRUB is compiled, copy the PXE image to the diskless client's +boot directory. Then edit its <path>grub.lst</path> config file. </p> <pre caption="Grub setup"> -# <i>tar zxvf grub-0.92.tar.gz</i> -# <i>cd grub-0.92</i> -# <i>./configure --help</i> -<comment>(In the options you will see a list of supported network interface drivers. - Select the driver compatible with your client's network card. Herein referenced - as $nic)</comment> -# <i>./configure --enable-diskless --enable-$nic</i> -# <i>make</i> -# <i>cd stage2</i> -# <i>cp pxegrub /diskless/eta/boot/pxegrub</i> +# <i>echo "sys-boot/grub netboot" >> /etc/portage/package.use"</i> +# <i>emerge -av grub</i> +# <i>cp /usr/lib/grub/pxegrub /diskless/eta/boot/pxegrub</i> # <i>nano -w /diskless/eta/boot/grub.lst</i> </pre> -- [email protected] mailing list
