March 31, 2009

Gentoo Install -- Next Step : Base System

I'm back after some hard working on my netbook. I will not speak about things which worked just fine, but only about my issues.

The first one is the most important: I couldn't manage to have a working 64bit system. So I got back to a 32bits system with:
CFLAGS="-02 -march=native -pipe -mmmx -msse -msse2 -mssse3" (some of these options are only available after an update to sys-devel/gcc-4.3.2-r3)
CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"

Then during the kernel configuration, don't forget like me to select the PATA drivers for the Via chipset. It took half an hour to compile with the NC20.

After that I was able to boot under my new Gentoo. The next step is to recompile system tools. An "emerge -e world" will do it.

I will be back soon...
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8 comments:

  1. SkyApril 19, 2009 at 9:50 PM

    Hi

    I'm currently installing Gentoo on my NC20 and can't find how to have a working X server.
    Any tips for me ?

    Ta

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  2. AnonymousMay 23, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    Hi,

    I'm new in gentoo so be careful with my advises.
    I succeed to have a working X server with KDE on my NC20.
    I try the openchrome driver but it seems to be unusable currently. So I install vesa driver and I activate it in my xorg.conf.

    However I can't make synaptic and keyboard work :-/
    Can anyone help ?

    Thank you, bye
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    My make.conf :
    CFLAGS="-O2 -march=native -pipe -mmmx -msse -msse2 -mssse3"
    CXXFLAGS="-O2 -march=native -pipe -mmmx -msse -msse2 -mssse3"
    CHOST="i686-pc-linux-gnu"
    USE="-gtk -gnome -ipv6 -abiword xorg X synaptics mp3 qt3 qt4 kde alsa hal bash-completion "
    VIDEO_CARDS="openchrome via"
    INPUT_DEVICES="keyboard mouse"

    My xorg.conf :

    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "keyboard1"
    Driver "kbd"
    Option "XkbRules" "xorg"
    Option "XkbModel" "pc105"
    Option "XkbLayout" "fr"
    Option "XkbVariant" "latin9"
    Option "XkbOptions" "lv3:ralt_switch"
    EndSection

    Section "InputDevice"
    Identifier "mouse1"
    Driver "mouse"
    # Option "Device" "/dev/mouse0"
    EndSection

    Section "Device"
    Identifier "Configured Video Device"
    Driver "vesa"
    Option "ActiveDevice" "LCD,CRT"
    EndSection

    Section "Monitor"
    Identifier "Configured Monitor"
    EndSection

    Section "Screen"
    Identifier "Default Screen"
    Monitor "Configured Monitor"
    Device "Configured Video Device"
    EndSection

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  3. UnknownMay 23, 2009 at 6:50 PM

    hi,

    can someone plz post his kernel configuration plz

    Thank you.

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  4. AnonymousMay 24, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    You can find my .config here :
    http://fr.netlog.com/fonzcar/blog/blogid=3360871

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  5. gerglionJune 18, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    What problem(s) were you seeing with the amd64 kernel?

    I did see some errors when compiling, but I did eventually get it to compile. However, now I am seeing a kernel panic when it tries to boot.

    Also, I am seeing a grub problem with "Undefined video mode: ffff". Anyone seen that or know what it actually means?

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  6. StefJune 21, 2009 at 7:17 PM

    I did compile the amd64 kernel too, but had problems with 32bit emulation. Have you found a workaround for this or was that the reason you switched to 32bit system?

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  7. gerglionJuly 2, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    stefita, did you have any kernel compilation issues?

    My first go (a failure) was with x86-64 hardened, and though the kernel did 'compile' it ran into a number of segfaults along the way... I'm about to attempt x86 non-hardened and work my way up.

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  8. gerglionJuly 22, 2009 at 8:35 PM

    I got 64-bit to come up, but I'm having trouble getting X to come up.

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