dhk <dhk...@optonline.net> [10-04-18 16:20]: > On 04/18/2010 09:58 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: > > On 2010-04-18, Lie Ryan <lie.1...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Yes, you should be able to, installing Gentoo is basically just copying > >> a bunch of files to a partition in a harddisk, nothing magical. > > > > Precisely. > > > >> However, you will have to be able to compile a compatible kernel from > >> your PC. Compatible usually means either your PC have the same > >> architecture as your laptop (which means everything should be already > >> setup) or you have to cross-compile the kernel. > > > > Cross compiling the kernel is fairly trivial, but you need a > > cross-toolchain. Building one with crosstool-NG isn't too hard, but > > its' not trivial either. > > > >> I've never done kernel cross-compiling, but it's definitely possible, > >> you just need to modify modify some of the Makefile manually (search on > >> google for a howto). > > > > You don't actually need to modify the Makefile if you don't want to. > > You can do it from the command line: > > > > make ARCH=targetarch CROSS_COMPILE=/path/to/cross/compiler > > > > I'm about to do the same thing. My current disk is almost full and my > /usr partition isn't big enough, most of the time I can get it down to > 95% but often goes to 100%. In the next week or two I will move my > system to another drive with lvm or at least a different partition > configuration. I'll either do a fresh install or a stage4 install. You > may want to look into that: a stage4 install. The documentation is at > http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Custom_Stage4 and it looks pretty good > and simple. This may be the way you want to go. > > dhk >
Hi dhk, ...same reasons here: A two small harddisk, a system, which suffers from to less experience as at was initially installed and a person, who wants a fresh one in no time, since time cannot be bought in re- peatedly bigger amounts as with harddisks :) Thank you very much in advance for the hint, dhk! One question: Is it possible to install a new system while starting with an initially empty "world" file, which will be populated then while the configuration/installation process? keep hacking! mcc -- Please don't send me any Word- or Powerpoint-Attachments unless it's absolutely neccessary. - Send simply Text. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html In a world without fences and walls nobody needs gates and windows.
