Gentoo installation (3)-Configuration System and gentoo

Gentoo installation (3)-Configuration System and gentoo
Configure system information:

• File System Information:

Create/etc/fstab

nano -w /etc/fstab

• Network Information:

Host name, Domainname, etc

nano -w /etc/conf.d/hostname

Grouping Network

nano -w /etc/conf.d/net

• System Information:

Gentoo uses/etc/rc. conf to configure the services, startup, and shutdown of your system.

nano -w /etc/rc.conf

Root Password

passwd

Gentoo uses/etc/conf. d/hwclock to set clock options.

nano -w /etc/conf.d/hwclock

Install system tool software:

• Optional: PCMCIA use lspci to view hardware information:

emerge pcmciautils

• System Logger:

emerge syslog-ngrc-update add syslog-ng default

• Optional: File Indexing:

emerge mlocate

• Optional: Remote Access:

rc-update add sshd default

• Optional: DHCP Client:

emerge dhcpcd

Configure the startup Item:

• Using GRUB2:

emerge sys-boot/grubgrub2-install /dev/sda

Generating GRUB2 configuration:

grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg

• Optional: Using GRUB Legacy:

emerge sys-boot/grub:0

Edit the configuration file:

nano -w /boot/grub/grub.conf

Example grub. conf:

# Which list is selected by default for guidance. 0 indicates the first, 1 indicates the second, and so on. Default 0 # How many seconds to wait before guiding the default list timeout 30 # use a pretty, "bloated" spalsh image to add a little fun :) # If you do not have a video card installed, comment out splashimage = (hd0, 0)/boot/grub/splash.xpm.gz title Gentoo Linux 3.10.10 # root (hd0, 0) partition of the kernel image (or operating system) kernel/boot/kernel-3.10.10-gentoo root =/dev/sda2 title Gentoo Linux 3.10.10 (rescue) # root (hd0, 0) partition where the kernel image (or operating system) is located) kernel/boot/kernel-3.10.10-gentoo root =/dev/sda2 init =/bin/bb # The next four lines only enable Dual boot with Windows . # In this example, the windows system is located in/dev/sda6. Title Windows XP rootnoverify (hd0, 5) makeactive chainloader + 1 # comment out makeactive under win7

Setting up GRUB Legacy using grub-install:
Creating/etc/mtab:

grep -v rootfs /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab

Install GRUB Legacy:

grub-install --no-floppy /dev/sda

Restart the system:

exitcdumount -l /mnt/gentoo/dev{/shm,/pts,}umount -l /mnt/gentoo{/boot,/proc,}reboot