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Kloeri
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 Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 9:01 pm Post subject: New experimental alpha livecd - please test |
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I just released a new experimental livecd which solves all known problems afaik. As I'm sure it introduces a few new bugs as well I'd some feedback so I can make an even better livecd next time 
The new livecd is called gentoo-alpha-2004.2-20040730.iso and you can find it in the experimental/alpha/livecd directory on the mirrors.
Please file any bugs you might find on https://bugs.gentoo.org |
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AS2100
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| Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2004 2:58 pm Post subject: Trying it now - |
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So far so good on an AlphaServer 2100a 4/275 3 processor with 384 MB RAM - I will let you know the results tomorrow when it finishes.
Matthew |
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LinuxFreakus
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| Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2004 2:28 am Post subject: |
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I'd love so much to try it... i had such a beautiful system at one point... had X and KDE working... then one day I tried updating kde and it upgraded my xfree at the same time... BAM, my x server will not start anymore.... couldn't figure out how to go back to the old version either so I've been console only ever since 
Perhaps starting fresh with this new livecd would fix my problems but I can't afford to take the machine down right now since its my primary server... maybe in a few weeks i'll have time to switch everything to another box to try rebuilding the alpha 
I just wish I knew how to get past those Elf_RelocateEntry errors when I start x... then I wouldn't need to do so much work... |
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AS2100
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| Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2004 12:32 pm Post subject: Well - it worked |
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Sorry for the delay. It worked. I had to restart due to a thunderstorm killing the power 3/4 of the way through but all is well and running right now. I did NOT find any issues with the install.
Matthew |
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plut0nium
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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looks nice... it boots well on my Digital Personal Workstation 433a
but it lacks network drivers modules...
i can't get my DEC 21041 NIC working
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| Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2004 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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oops, it was compiled into the kernel...
and it works !
lets go further with the install 
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Skylark
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| Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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Hello,
I just tried out this new LiveCD, and the one thing that strikes me as odd is that the files in /boot don't have the same names as what they're supposed to be called (as stated in http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-alpha.xml?part=1&chap=2#doc_chap3 )
So for people like me, who need a MILO command to boot the LiveCD (because I have an AlphaBIOS machine), I had to use a different command than what is given in the installation instructions. It would probably be a good idea to keep things consistent (either keep filenames the same, or keep the instructions up to date).
In case anyone's interested, here's the original command in the manual :
| Code: | | boot hdb:boot/vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc |
and here's the command I had to type in :
| Code: | | boot sr0:/boot/gentoo initrd=/boot/gentoo.igz root=/dev/ram0 init=/linuxrc looptype=zisofs loop=/zisofs cdroot |
(replace sr0 with your CD-ROM's device name)
Other than that, I just want to say, great work! No other distribution's boot CD ever worked right, they always failed and I ended up having to boot from diskettes and then install from the CD afterwards, which takes a lot more time (Debian, Red Hat). But your LiveCD actually works, and works great!
I have yet to go through the whole installation (I can't keep my system down for more than a few hours for now), but I just wanted to say that. Good work. |
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MxA
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| Posted: Thu Oct 14, 2004 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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I've tried booting with the new, experimental liveCD on my Alpha XLT 300 (AlphaBIOS 5.70, MILO 2.2.19). It works beautifully, good job!
I agree with Skylark on the handbook-vs-livecd discrepancy. I knew what to type in, because I knew where to look (/etc/aboot.conf on the CD), but I can imagine this can lead to confusion.
I noticed you have used a 2.4.26 kernel, that is good news for XLT users (see the"XLT thread" https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=161155). Is this going to be put in the alpha-sources ebuild as well? That would really make me happy!
Marnix. |
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Kloeri
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| Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for all the feedback. I'm currently building the 2004.3 release livecd + stages which will almost identical to the 20040730 experimental release.
Most of the bugs seems to be related to the handbook and are being fixed as soon as bugreports are filed on https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Regarding alpha-sources - I'll look at the patches soon to see how much work it'll take upgrading alpha-sources. For the livecd I'm planning on using 2.4.27 as alpha-sources would need lots of testing before using it on a livecd. |
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synthmeme
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| Kloeri wrote: | | Thanks for all the feedback. I'm currently building the 2004.3 release livecd + stages which will almost identical to the 20040730 experimental release. |
If I want to install a new, stage1 system from this livecd, is it safe to use the 2004.2 stage1 then emerge -u world post-installl? Would that even make sense? |
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Kloeri
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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It's usually safe to mix and match stages and livecds any way you like. That said I haven't tested that combination so you get to keep both pieces if it breaks
Hope your install works as intended. |
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synthmeme
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| Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2004 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Kloeri wrote: | It's usually safe to mix and match stages and livecds any way you like. That said I haven't tested that combination so you get to keep both pieces if it breaks
Hope your install works as intended. |
Now that I think about it, there really wouldn't be any particular advantage to this vs using the 2004.2 livecd, would there? It's the packages combined in the stages files that make up the realease. Or am I not interpreting this correctly?
If the new 2004.3 stage* files are due imminently, maybe I'll give just wait for the release to do this particular installation. |
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Kloeri
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| synthmeme wrote: | | Kloeri wrote: | It's usually safe to mix and match stages and livecds any way you like. That said I haven't tested that combination so you get to keep both pieces if it breaks
Hope your install works as intended. |
Now that I think about it, there really wouldn't be any particular advantage to this vs using the 2004.2 livecd, would there? It's the packages combined in the stages files that make up the realease. Or am I not interpreting this correctly?
If the new 2004.3 stage* files are due imminently, maybe I'll give just wait for the release to do this particular installation. |
The livecds doesn't really matter as long as they have the needed hardware support. Many people are using non-gentoo livecds to install which is just fine.
Regarding the stages.. 2004.3 is supposed to be released november 15th but Gentoo is a very fluid distribution. This also means that your system is current if you emerge --sync and update world. There's absolutely no need to reinstall a box using a newer livecd and/or stages or wait for newer stages to be released. The end-result will be just the same. |
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synthmeme
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| Kloeri wrote: | | synthmeme wrote: | | Kloeri wrote: | It's usually safe to mix and match stages and livecds any way you like. That said I haven't tested that combination so you get to keep both pieces if it breaks
Hope your install works as intended. |
Now that I think about it, there really wouldn't be any particular advantage to this vs using the 2004.2 livecd, would there? It's the packages combined in the stages files that make up the realease. Or am I not interpreting this correctly?
If the new 2004.3 stage* files are due imminently, maybe I'll give just wait for the release to do this particular installation. |
The livecds doesn't really matter as long as they have the needed hardware support. Many people are using non-gentoo livecds to install which is just fine.
Regarding the stages.. 2004.3 is supposed to be released november 15th but Gentoo is a very fluid distribution. This also means that your system is current if you emerge --sync and update world. There's absolutely no need to reinstall a box using a newer livecd and/or stages or wait for newer stages to be released. The end-result will be just the same. |
OK, that confirms my what I suspected. Thanks for the clarification. |
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Skylark
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| Posted: Thu Jan 06, 2005 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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Hello again Kloeri,
I am able to keep my machine down for a little while, so I've gotten back on this. Unfortunately, even with the 2004.3 liveCD, the handbook hasn't been changed...
| Kloeri wrote: | | Most of the bugs seems to be related to the handbook and are being fixed as soon as bugreports are filed on https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
Re-reading this, I get that you wanted me to submit the report... Sorry, I didn't understand it that way at first!  I'll do that right now, since there doesn't seem to be a duplicate when searching the existing bugs. |
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