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| ===== Partition disk ===== | ===== Partition disk ===== | ||
| - | Use for example ''cfdisk'' to partition your destination disk. Usually root partition (/) and swap is enough. \\ :!: Write something more here :!: | + | Use for example ''cfdisk'' to partition your destination disk. Usually root partition (/) and swap is enough. |
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| ===== Packages installation ===== | ===== Packages installation ===== | ||
| + | All packages are installed using **poldek** tool (it is a package manager for PLD). | ||
| <file># rpm --root /pld --initdb | <file># rpm --root /pld --initdb | ||
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| Packages which make sense to be installed: | Packages which make sense to be installed: | ||
| - | //udev pwdutils dhcpcd poldek vim geninitrd grub2 e2fsprogs// | + | <file>udev pwdutils dhcpcd poldek vim geninitrd grub2 e2fsprogs tzdata glibc-localedb-all</file> |
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| + | If **xfs** filesystem was chosen then please install: | ||
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| + | <file>xfsprogs</file> | ||
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| Note **Kernel driver in use: ata_piix** (alias scsi_hostadapter ata_piix) | Note **Kernel driver in use: ata_piix** (alias scsi_hostadapter ata_piix) | ||
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| + | While at it, on actual installed PLD system (not needed on rescuecd), you can do the same for network card driver: | ||
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| + | <file>alias netdev-eth0 e1000e</file> | ||
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| + | (again **lspci -k** will help to choose correct one) | ||
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| By default kernel installation also generates initrd based on mounted /proc, /sys, /dev files and configured fstab, modprobe.conf and few others configuration files. generated initrd (which by default is initramfs cpio image) is saved in /boot. | By default kernel installation also generates initrd based on mounted /proc, /sys, /dev files and configured fstab, modprobe.conf and few others configuration files. generated initrd (which by default is initramfs cpio image) is saved in /boot. | ||
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| + | There are two initrd generators used in PLD: geninitrd and dracut. Choose one. | ||
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| + | === geninitrd === | ||
| If something fails or you want to regenerate initrd manually you can do it using: | If something fails or you want to regenerate initrd manually you can do it using: | ||
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| //-v// option causes geninitrd to write additional information, so you can see if proper kernel modules are being installed into initrd. | //-v// option causes geninitrd to write additional information, so you can see if proper kernel modules are being installed into initrd. | ||
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| + | === dracut === | ||
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| + | PLD supports systemd and non-systemd installations. In case of systemd installation you need to install package | ||
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| + | <file>systemd</file> | ||
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| + | package and setup default boot kernel cmdline option in grub/lilo. Add | ||
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| + | <file>init=/bin/systemd systemd.unit=graphical.target</file> | ||
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| ===== Bootloader ===== | ===== Bootloader ===== | ||
| + | ==== grub2 ==== | ||
| - | ==== lilo ==== | + | Install grub2 on boot sector of disk: |
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| + | <file>grub-install /dev/sda</file> | ||
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| + | Generate configuration file for grub2: | ||
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| + | <file>update-grub</file> | ||
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| + | Resulting file is saved as **/boot/grub/grub.cfg**. Setting custom options for grub2 can be done in **/etc/sysconfig/grub** (then regenerate **grub.cfg** with **update-grub** command). | ||
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| + | ==== lilo (deprecated) ==== | ||
| Edit **/pld/etc/lilo.conf** | Edit **/pld/etc/lilo.conf** | ||
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| </file> | </file> | ||
| + | ==== Advanced configuration ==== | ||
| + | Advanced lilo and grub configuration is described here: [[:Docs:man:Bootloader|../Bootloader]] | ||
| - | ==== grub ==== | ||
| - | Edit **/pld/boot/grub/menu.lst** | ||
| + | ===== udev ===== | ||
| + | \\ :!: Write something more here :!: | ||
| - | <file>timeout 10 | ||
| - | title pld | ||
| - | root (hd0,1) | ||
| - | kernel /boot/vmlinuz boot=/dev/hda | ||
| - | initrd /boot/initrd | ||
| - | </file> | ||
| - | And execute | ||
| - | <file># chroot /pld /sbin/grub | + | ===== User accounts ===== |
| - | </file> | + | |
| - | A Grub's shell will started. Let's make some changes: | + | |
| - | <file>grub> root (hd0,1) | + | By default **root** account doesn't have any password set and by default that will prevent you from logging in. Setup root password |
| - | grub> setup (hd0) | + | |
| - | grub> quit | + | |
| - | </file> | + | |
| + | <file>chroot /pld && passwd</file> | ||
| - | ==== Advanced configuration ==== | + | \\ :!: Write something more here :!: |
| - | Advanced lilo and grub configuration is described here: [[:Docs:man:Bootloader|../Bootloader]] | + | |
| + | ===== Finishing ===== | ||
| + | If manual network configuration was required for RescueCD then most liikely you need to repeat that [[docs:man:installing_pld_linux_based_on_rescue_cd#network_configuration_of_rescuecd|step]] on installed PLD system, too. | ||
| - | ===== udev ===== | + | Last step is umount all filesystems: |
| - | \\ :!: Write something more here :!: | + | |
| + | <file>umount -R /pld</file> | ||
| + | and reboot: | ||
| - | ===== User accounts ===== | + | <file>reboot</file>. |
| - | \\ :!: Write something more here :!: | + | |
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| + | If you find errors on this page or want to add anything to installation procedure please write to us at feedback / pld-linux.org. | ||
| - | ===== Finishing ===== | ||
| \\ :!: Write something more here :!: | \\ :!: Write something more here :!: | ||
docs/man/installing_pld_linux_based_on_rescue_cd.txt · Last modified: 2019-01-21 20:21 by arekm
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