If you want to save time (and probably money), compile packages into binary packages on another server and set the virtual server to only use binary.
On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 5:51 AM n952162 <n952...@web.de> wrote: > :thumbsup: Thank you. > > On 3/19/22 09:08, Matthias Hanft wrote: > > n952162 wrote: > >> You booted the minimal install ISO and went through the steps of > >> partitioning the disk, network, etc? > > Yes. Exactly the same way as I did for my server at home. > > > >> I was thinking that there were special drivers necessary for the virtual > >> devices offered by the platform. Maybe even proprietary.... > > Not in my case. The provider uses VMware for his virtual servers, > > and Gentoo didn't need any special drivers or something. > > > > Here's the output of "lspci": > > > > --- cut here --- > > > > 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host > bridge (rev 01) > > 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP > bridge (rev 01) > > 00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08) > > 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) > > 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08) > > 00:07.7 System peripheral: VMware Virtual Machine Communication > Interface (rev 10) > > 00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware SVGA II Adapter > > 00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: Broadcom / LSI 53c1030 PCI-X Fusion-MPT > Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01) > > 00:11.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI bridge (rev 02) > > 00:15.0 PCI bridge: VMware PCI Express Root Port (rev 01) > > [the same for 00:15.0..7, 00:16.0..7, 00:17.0..7, and 00:18.0..7] > > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet > Controller (Copper) (rev 01) > > > > --- cut here --- > > > > Gentoo could handle all this just out of the box. > > > > -Matt > > > >
