nightmorph 09/06/14 00:08:05
Modified: gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml
gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml
Log:
Update the quickinstall guide to use the weekly autobuilds, rather than the
2008.0/versioned releases. I also dropped the useless reference to the
networkless CDs, as all the isntructions focus on downloading stuff from the
internet, anyway.
Revision Changes Path
1.4 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml
file :
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml?rev=1.4&view=markup
plain:
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml?rev=1.4&content-type=text/plain
diff :
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml?r1=1.3&r2=1.4
Index: gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml
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RCS file:
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retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -r1.3 -r1.4
--- gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml 28 Mar 2009 09:10:42 -0000 1.3
+++ gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml 14 Jun 2009 00:08:05 -0000 1.4
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Header:
/var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml,v 1.3
2009/03/28 09:10:42 neysx Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header:
/var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-media.xml,v 1.4
2009/06/14 00:08:05 nightmorph Exp $ -->
<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
<included>
-<version>3</version>
-<date>2009-03-28</date>
+<version>4</version>
+<date>2009-06-13</date>
<section>
<title>Installation Media</title>
@@ -13,13 +13,9 @@
<p>
Download a CD from one of our <uri link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>.
-You can find the minimal CD ISO in
-<path>releases/x86/<release>/installcd</path> or the LiveCD ISO in
-<path>releases/x86/<release>/livecd</path>. The <e>minimal</e>
-installation CD is only useful for Internet-based installations. You can use
-the <e>LiveCD</e> to perform a networkless installation as documented in the
-<uri link="/doc/en/handbook/2008.0/handbook-x86.xml">2008.0 x86 installation
-handbook</uri>. The minimal CD is recommended.
+You can find the minimal CD ISO in <path>releases/x86/current/</path>. The
+<e>minimal</e> installation CD is only useful for Internet-based installations.
+This guide will use the minimal CD.
</p>
<p>
@@ -33,15 +29,14 @@
<body>
<p>
-Press
-<c>F2</c> at the boot screen to find out what boot options exist. You can
+Press <c>F2</c> at the boot screen to find out what boot options exist. You can
either start <c>gentoo</c> or <c>gentoo-nofb</c>, the latter disables the
-framebuffer. If you booted the LiveCD, don't forget to add the <c>nox</c>
-option to prevent the X graphical environment from starting. Several options
-allow to enable or disable some features. If all goes well, your hardware will
-be detected and all modules will be loaded. If the kernel fails to boot
-properly or if your computer hangs during the boot procedure, you may have to
-experiment with different configurations. The safest way is probably to use the
+framebuffer. If you booted the LiveCD, don't forget to add the <c>nox</c>
option
+to prevent the X graphical environment from starting. Several options allow to
+enable or disable some features. If all goes well, your hardware will be
+detected and all modules will be loaded. If the kernel fails to boot properly
or
+if your computer hangs during the boot procedure, you may have to experiment
+with different configurations. The safest way is probably to use the
<c>nodetect</c> option and then load required modules explicitly.
</p>
1.9 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml
file :
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml?rev=1.9&view=markup
plain:
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml?rev=1.9&content-type=text/plain
diff :
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml?r1=1.8&r2=1.9
Index: gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml
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RCS file:
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retrieving revision 1.8
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -u -r1.8 -r1.9
--- gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml 15 Feb 2009 07:39:04 -0000 1.8
+++ gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml 14 Jun 2009 00:08:05 -0000 1.9
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<!-- $Header:
/var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml,v 1.8
2009/02/15 07:39:04 rane Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header:
/var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-x86-quickinstall-stage.xml,v 1.9
2009/06/14 00:08:05 nightmorph Exp $ -->
<!DOCTYPE included SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
<included>
-<version>7</version>
-<date>2009-01-22</date>
+<version>8</version>
+<date>2009-06-13</date>
<section>
<title>Setting Up The Stage</title>
@@ -28,19 +28,23 @@
<p>
Next, download a stage from one of our <uri
-link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>. Go to <path>/mnt/gentoo</path> and
-unpack the stage using <c>tar xjpf <stage3 tarball></c>.
+link="/main/en/mirrors.xml">mirrors</uri>:
</p>
<pre caption="Download a stage3 archive">
livecd gentoo # <i>links http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml</i>
-<comment>(Pick a mirror, move to the releases/x86/2008.0/stages/ directory,
highlight the
+<comment>(Pick a mirror, move to the releases/x86/current/ directory,
highlight the
stage3 of your choice, probably the i686 stage3 and press D to download
it)</comment>
<comment>(<b>Or</b> download it directly with wget without choosing a nearby
mirror)</comment>
-livecd gentoo # <i>wget
http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/x86/2008.0/stages/stage3-i686-2008.0.tar.bz2</i>
+livecd gentoo # <i>wget
http://distfiles.gentoo.org/releases/x86/current/stage3-i686-<date>.tar.bz2</i>
</pre>
+<p>
+Go to <path>/mnt/gentoo</path> and unpack the stage using <c>tar xjpf
<stage3
+tarball></c>.
+</p>
+
<pre caption="Unpack the stage3 archive">
livecd gentoo # <i>time tar xjpf stage3*</i>
