cam 07/05/10 22:00:51 Modified: gentoo-freebsd.xml Log: - Replaced /mnt/gentoo by /mnt thanks to Freesbie - Fixed the disklabel command that didn't work - Set the time to avoid error messages in the kernel version - How to use a non-'a' slice to boot - Added a warning to not use symlink with Grub
Revision Changes Path 1.26 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml?rev=1.26&view=markup plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml?rev=1.26&content-type=text/plain diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml?r1=1.25&r2=1.26 Index: gentoo-freebsd.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml,v retrieving revision 1.25 retrieving revision 1.26 diff -u -r1.25 -r1.26 --- gentoo-freebsd.xml 8 Apr 2007 21:55:42 -0000 1.25 +++ gentoo-freebsd.xml 10 May 2007 22:00:51 -0000 1.26 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml,v 1.25 2007/04/08 21:55:42 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml,v 1.26 2007/05/10 22:00:51 cam Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-freebsd.xml"> @@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ <author title="Editor"> <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Joshua Saddler</mail> </author> +<author title="Editor"> + <mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">Camille Huot</mail> +</author> <abstract> This document gives some general information on FreeBSD, as well as @@ -37,8 +40,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>2.8</version> -<date>2007-04-08</date> +<version>2.9</version> +<date>2007-05-10</date> <chapter> <title>Introduction to FreeBSD</title> @@ -199,22 +202,6 @@ The output presented here will differ based on your network. </note> -<p> -Next, create the chroot for your installation: -</p> - -<pre caption="Making the chroot directory"> -# <i>mkdir /mnt/gentoo</i> -</pre> - -<note> -There is a bug in the <uri -link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~flameeyes/minimal-freesbie-drizzt.iso.bz2";> -minimal Freesbie CD</uri> that prevents the creation of the -<path>/mnt/gentoo</path> mount point. To avoid this, use <path>/mnt</path> -instead of <path>/mnt/gentoo</path> in the following sections. -</note> - </body> </section> <section> @@ -251,7 +238,7 @@ partition, followed by a swap partition. Hit <b>c</b> to create a new partition. A dialog prompts you to enter a size. Go ahead and do so, using MB/GB for setting different sizes, or C for cylinders. For root, choose FS as -the partition type, and set the mount point as <path>/mnt/gentoo</path>. <e>If +the partition type, and set the mount point as <path>/mnt/</path>. <e>If you do not adjust the mount point, it will overwrite the FreeSBIE environment!</e> As <path>/boot</path> is not a separate partition, you'll need to disable soft-updates, or your system will not boot! To do so, use the @@ -271,20 +258,21 @@ </p> <pre caption="Fixing the root partition letter"> -# <i>disklabel ad0s1 | sed 's/^ d:/ a:/g' | disklabel -w ad0s1</i> +# <i>disklabel ad0s1 | sed 's/^ d:/ a:/' > label</i> +# <i>disklabel -R ad0s1 label</i> </pre> <p> This will finalize the partitioning process, and format the drive in UFS for FreeBSD to utilize. This will also mount the drive for you at the mount point -specified earlier (<path>/mnt/gentoo</path>). You can verify this worked by +specified earlier (<path>/mnt/</path>). You can verify this worked by running <c>mount</c>: </p> <pre caption="Verifying the new disk layout was mounted with mount"> # <i>mount</i> ... -/dev/ad0s1a on /mnt/gentoo (ufs, local) +/dev/ad0s1a on /mnt (ufs, local) </pre> <p> @@ -306,7 +294,7 @@ </p> <pre caption="Obtaining and unpacking a stage3 tarball"> -# <i>cd /mnt/gentoo/</i> +# <i>cd /mnt/</i> <comment>(Any other Gentoo mirror which includes the experimental/ directory will also work.)</comment> # <i>wget http://gentoo.osuosl.org/experimental/x86/freebsd/stages/stage3-x86-freebsd-6.2.tar.bz2</i> # <i>tar -jxvpf stage3-x86-freebsd-6.2.tar.bz2</i> @@ -330,9 +318,9 @@ </p> <pre caption="Mounting the /dev filesystem and chrooting"> -# <i>mount -t devfs none /mnt/gentoo/dev/</i> -# <i>cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc</i> -# <i>chroot /mnt/gentoo/ /bin/bash</i> +# <i>mount -t devfs none /mnt/dev/</i> +# <i>cp /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/etc/</i> +# <i>chroot /mnt/ /bin/bash</i> # <i>env-update && source /etc/profile</i> </pre> @@ -386,6 +374,51 @@ <chapter> <title>Setting up for Booting</title> <section> +<title>Set your time zone</title> +<body> + +<p> +First make sure your date and time is set correctly using <c>date +yyyymmddHHMM</c>. Use UTC time. +</p> + +<pre caption="Set the date and UTC time"> +<comment>(Check the clock)</comment> +# <i>date</i> +Mon Mar 6 00:14:13 UTC 2006 + +<comment>(Set the current date and time if required)</comment> +# <i>date 200603060016</i> <comment>(Format is yyyymmddHHMM)</comment> +Mon Mar 6 00:16:00 UTC 2006 +</pre> + +<p> +Next, set your time zone information by using the correct listing in +<path>/usr/share/zoneinfo</path>. +</p> + +<pre caption="Setting your timezone"> +# <i>ls /usr/share/zoneinfo</i> +<comment>(Using Brussels as an example)</comment> +# <i>cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Brussels /etc/localtime</i> + +# <i>date</i> +Wed Mar 8 00:46:05 CET 2006 +</pre> + +<p> +Edit <path>/etc/conf.d/clock</path> to define the time zone you used +previously. +</p> + +<pre caption="Edit /etc/conf.d/clock"> +# <i>nano -w /etc/conf.d/clock</i> +TIMEZONE="Europe/Brussels" +</pre> + +</body> +</section> +<section> <title>Kernel Installation</title> <body> @@ -491,8 +524,8 @@ <comment>(Leave the chroot environment)</comment> # <i>exit</i> <comment>(Issued from outside the chroot)</comment> -# <i>fdisk -B -b /mnt/gentoo/boot/boot0 /dev/adX</i> -# <i>chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash</i> +# <i>fdisk -B -b /mnt/boot/boot0 /dev/adX</i> +# <i>chroot /mnt/ /bin/bash</i> # <i>disklabel -B adXsY</i> </pre> @@ -553,6 +586,16 @@ </pre> <p> +To make the loader find the kernel on a specific slice (the default is 'a'), +add a <c>vfs.root.mountfrom</c> line to the <path>/boot/loader.conf</path> +file: +</p> + +<pre caption="Tell the loader where to look for the kernel"> +# <i>echo 'vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:ad0s1d"' >> /boot/loader.conf</i> +</pre> + +<p> When you first boot, you may not receive a grub menu. If so, run this at the prompt: </p> @@ -574,6 +617,12 @@ Linux Handbook</uri>. </note> +<warn> +Grub doesn't follow UFS symlinks so be sure to delete the +<path>/boot/grub/menu.lst</path> symlink and to use <path>menu.lst</path> to +setup Grub (<path>grub.conf</path> isn't used). +</warn> + </body> </section> <section> -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
