{"id":158,"date":"2016-09-26T17:27:13","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T17:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/netadmintools.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2016-10-03T01:44:55","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T01:44:55","slug":"installing-gentoo-gnulinux-2004-3-on-sparc-part-3-copying-initial-system-portage-and-distfiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.netadmintools.com\/installing-gentoo-gnulinux-2004-3-on-sparc-part-3-copying-initial-system-portage-and-distfiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Gentoo GNU\/Linux 2004.3 on SPARC – Part 3 – Copying Initial System, Portage, and Distfiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are 7 parts to this article:
\nPart 1 – Gentoo on SPARC – Booting the Install CD<\/a>
\nPart 2 – Gentoo on SPARC – Creating the Filesystems<\/a>
\nPart 3 – Gentoo on SPARC – Copying Initial System, Portage, and Distfiles<\/a>
\nPart 4 – Gentoo on SPARC – Creating the Kernel<\/a>
\nPart 5 – Gentoo on SPARC – Getting Silo Installed<\/a>
\nPart 6 – Gentoo on SPARC – Initial Logon<\/a>
\nPart 7 – Gentoo on SPARC – Final Configuration<\/a><\/p>\n

We need to copy the working system from the distribution CD to root. We also need to copy over a snapshot of portal and the distribution source files. We are trying to minimize reliance on a network connection as much as possible. This fits with our intention to see if we can get the system booted and running on our hardware first, before we configure much. First, let’s look at what is mounted:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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livecd root # mount<\/b>\r\n\/dev\/ROOT on \/ type xfs (rw,noatime)\r\nnone on \/dev type devfs (rw)\r\ndevfs on \/dev type devfs (rw)\r\n\/newroot\/dev\/cdroms\/cdrom0 on \/mnt\/cdrom type iso9660 (ro)\r\n\/dev\/loop\/0 on \/mnt\/livecd type ext2 (ro)\r\nnone on \/proc type proc (rw)\r\nnone on \/dev\/shm type tmpfs (rw)\r\ntmpfs on \/usr\/lib\/hotplug\/firmware type tmpfs (rw)\r\nnone on \/proc\/bus\/usb type usbfs (rw)\r\nnone on \/proc\/openprom type openpromfs (rw)\r\nlivecd root # ls<\/b>\r\nlivecd root # cd \/mnt\/cdrom<\/b>\r\nlivecd cdrom # ls<\/b>\r\nboot  distfiles  docs  livecd.loop  snapshots  stages\r\nlivecd cdrom #\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
The configured system we want is stage3 in stages. Let’s extract it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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livecd cdrom # cd stages<\/b>\r\nlivecd stages # ls<\/b>\r\nstage1-sparc64-2004.3.tar.bz2  stage3-sparc64-2004.3.tar.bz2\r\nlivecd stages # ls -l<\/b>\r\ntotal 103953\r\n-r--r--r--  1 root root 11382420 Oct 29 18:21 stage1-sparc64-2004.3.tar.bz2\r\n-r--r--r--  1 root root 95065085 Oct 29 18:21 stage3-sparc64-2004.3.tar.bz2\r\nlivecd stages #\r\nlivecd mnt # mount \/dev\/sda1 \/mnt\/gentoo<\/b>\r\nlivecd mnt #\r\nlivecd mnt # ls gentoo<\/b>\r\nlost+found\r\nlivecd mnt #\r\nlivecd mnt # df<\/b>\r\nFilesystem           1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on\r\n\/dev\/ROOT               256960      2064    254896   1% \/\r\n\/newroot\/dev\/cdroms\/cdrom0\r\n558198    558198         0 100% \/mnt\/cdrom\r\n\/dev\/loop\/0             125379    116204      9175  93% \/mnt\/livecd\r\nnone                    256960         0    256960   0% \/dev\/shm\r\ntmpfs                   256960         0    256960   0% \/usr\/lib\/hotplug\/firmwae\r\n\/dev\/sda1              2883992     32828   2704664   2% \/mnt\/gentoo\r\nlivecd mnt #\r\nlivecd stages # cd \/mnt\/gentoo<\/b>\r\nlivecd gentoo # tar -xjpf \/mnt\/cdrom\/stages\/stage3-sparc64-2004.3.tar.bz2<\/b>\r\nlivecd gentoo # ls<\/b>\r\nbin  boot  dev  etc  home  lib  mnt  opt  proc  root  \r\nsbin  sys  tmp  usr  var\r\nlivecd gentoo #\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Now, we want to extract a snapshot of portage. Portage keeps track of all of the packages for Gentoo that you can install, dependencies, configuration, and compile options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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livecd gentoo # ls \/mnt\/cdrom\/snapshots<\/b>\r\nportage-20041022.tar.bz2\r\nlivecd gentoo #\r\nlivecd gentoo # tar -xjf \/mnt\/cdrom\/snapshots\/portage-20041022.tar.bz2 -C \/mnt\/gentoo\/usr<\/b>\r\nlivecd gentoo # ls usr\/portage<\/b>\r\napp-accessibility  dev-lang          gnustep-base   net-www\r\napp-admin          dev-libs          gnustep-libs   net-zope\r\napp-antivirus      dev-lisp          header.txt     profiles\r\napp-arch           dev-ml            kde-base       scripts\r\napp-benchmarks     dev-perl          licenses       sec-policy\r\napp-cdr            dev-php           mail-client    skel.ChangeLog\r\napp-crypt          dev-python        mail-filter    skel.ebuild\r\napp-dicts          dev-ruby          mail-mta       skel.metadata.xml\r\napp-doc            dev-scheme        media-fonts    sys-apps\r\napp-editors        dev-tcltk         media-gfx      sys-boot\r\napp-emacs          dev-tex           media-libs     sys-cluster\r\napp-emulation      dev-util          media-plugins  sys-devel\r\napp-forensics      eclass            media-radio    sys-fs\r\napp-gnustep        games-action      media-sound    sys-kernel\r\napp-i18n           games-arcade      media-tv       sys-libs\r\napp-laptop         games-board       media-video    www-apache\r\napp-misc           games-emulation   metadata       www-apps\r\napp-office         games-engines     net-analyzer   www-client\r\napp-pda            games-fps         net-dialup     www-misc\r\napp-portage        games-kids        net-dns        www-proxy\r\napp-sci            games-misc        net-firewall   www-servers\r\napp-shells         games-mud         net-fs         x11-base\r\napp-text           games-puzzle      net-ftp        x11-libs\r\napp-vim            games-roguelike   net-im         x11-misc\r\napp-xemacs         games-rpg         net-irc        x11-plugins\r\ndev-ada            games-server      net-libs       x11-terms\r\ndev-cpp            games-simulation  net-mail       x11-themes\r\ndev-db             games-sports      net-misc       x11-wm\r\ndev-dotnet         games-strategy    net-nds        xfce-base\r\ndev-embedded       games-util        net-news       xfce-extra\r\ndev-games          gnome-base        net-p2p\r\ndev-haskell        gnome-extra       net-print\r\ndev-java           gnustep-apps      net-wireless\r\nlivecd gentoo #\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
As you can see, there are many categories of packages available. The distfiles are the sources are used when you run emerge, together with portage. Let’s extract the distribution files:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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livecd gentoo # mkdir  \/mnt\/gentoo\/usr\/portage\/distfiles<\/b>\r\nlivecd gentoo # cd \/mnt\/cdrom\/distfiles<\/b>\r\nlivecd distfiles #\r\nlivecd distfiles # cp -R * \/mnt\/gentoo\/usr\/portage\/distfiles<\/b>\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
In the next installment of this article, we will create the kernel<\/a>.<\/p>\n
There are 7 parts to this article:
\nPart 1 – Gentoo on SPARC – Booting the Install CD<\/a>
\nPart 2 – Gentoo on SPARC – Creating the Filesystems<\/a>
\nPart 3 – Gentoo on SPARC – Copying Initial System, Portage, and Distfiles<\/a>
\nPart 4 – Gentoo on SPARC – Creating the Kernel<\/a>
\nPart 5 – Gentoo on SPARC – Getting Silo Installed<\/a>
\nPart 6 – Gentoo on SPARC – Initial Logon<\/a>
\nPart 7 – Gentoo on SPARC – Final Configuration<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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