On Wed, 2005-01-19 at 10:01 +0100, Sven Vermeulen wrote: > Hi all > > This is just a reminder that the documentation team needs the following > information before a final installation document can be generated: > > The GDP requires a listing of all bootable kernels on each bootable > LiveCD, a listing of all supported boot options on each bootable LiveCD, > the output of find on a mounted CD from each category (both bootable > LiveCDs and a Packages CD), and the output of find on a booted universal/ > minimal LiveCD. > > Of course, I do understand that not all information is available at first > hand, but I recon that kernels and bootoptions are known already, together > with the naming used for the LiveCDs. That would allow us to start with the > 2005.0 documentation.
The bootable kernel will be gentoo-sources-2.6.10-r5 on x86 and amd64, as it is the current stable on those architectures. The boot options will be identical to 2004.3's release. Would you like a list of *all* boot options, or only the ones that show up on the help screen of the LiveCD? There are a couple extra options that are not displayed that are mostly for debugging, but could be useful to users. Also, should we list options that are actually built-in kernel options. This has always been something I have been unclear regarding. The naming will be: installcd/install-$arch-minimal-2005.0.iso installcd/install-$arch-universal-2005.0.iso packagecd/packages-$arch-2005.0.iso stages/stage?-$arch-2005.0.tar.bz2 > Also, if there is anything in the installation process that will be > different from the 2004.3 installation instructions as documented at > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/2004.3, please do mention this. I will have to assist beejay in running through a non-network install to ensure nothing has changed. I am aware of the hotplug/coldplug change being one, but we will get you the information. > Daniel Drake has already informed me about profile changes that are more > visible than before (kernel-specific profiles). Excellent. Will we be able to see a draft of the 2005.0 Handbook before we finalize our submission to you? There's no point in us duplicating work. > Also, information such as "nothing will change apart from the LiveCD name > used on the mirrors" is very valuable as well. That is pretty true for the LiveCD itself, though there will be some minor changes in the installation procedure. Every architecture is supposed to have you their changes on January 21st. If any do not, let me know and we'll both get on their cases... ;] -- Chris Gianelloni Release Engineering - Operational/QA Manager Games - Developer Gentoo Linux
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