Creating stages

webdarwin · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

Hi all...
Where I can get some information about creating my own stage?

d2_racing · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 2:27 pm Post subject:

In a couple of weeks, you will be able to use the new Funtoo Metro program that can replace Gentoo catalyst...the actual Stage builder.

In fact, there is not many doc or wikis about catalyst, because the creation of a Stage is a tool only for the devs.

So, since I'm not a dev, I can help you with that.

But, the Metro program will have a nice documentation if you check the funtoo.org project.

notHerbert · Advocate Joined: 11 Mar 2008 Posts: 2228 Location: 45N 73W

There is also a stage4 archive which is an image of your entire root partition.

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_Custom_Stage4

d2_racing · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:18 pm Post subject:

There's also a Stage 5

webdarwin · n00b Joined: 29 Sep 2008 Posts: 3

Thanks at all! Thats great info.
Sorry for my incomprehension, but I can't understand how to create and work with /dev/* files?

vitae · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject:

yesterday I tried catalyst and it works well enough.

you only have to adapt a *spec file to your need. download a stage3 and a portage snapshot. everything else does catalyst for you.

I cloned a the git version of catalyst, but unfortunately it seems there is a file named catalyst.config missing. as far as I have seen there is support for new arches.

d2_racing · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:23 am Post subject:

If I were you, I would wait for the Metro Project for Daniel Robbins (Funtoo.org).

He tool will create automatic Stages and LiveCD with a little config file.

The rest will be automatic.

vitae · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:26 am Post subject: