pakdev · August 12, 2018 04:24 · Aug 12, 2018 · Aug 11, 2018 · Aug 11, 2018 · Aug 11, 2018
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -169,4 +169,93 @@ Make its contents be:
 `/dev/sdd1               /boot           vfat            defaults        0 2`
 
 5. Install the genkernel
-`# genkernel all`
+`# genkernel all`
+
+6. [Optional] Install 3rd party firmware
+`# emerge --ask sys-kernel/linux-firmware`
+
+7. Finish the fstab
+`# nano -w /etc/fstab`
+
+Make its contents now:
+```
+/dev/sdd1     /boot     vfat      defaults        0 2
+/dev/sdd2	    none	    swap	    sw	            0 0
+/dev/sdd3	    /	        ext4	    noatime,discard	0 1
+```
+
+# Configure the system
+1. Set hostname
+`# nano -w /etc/conf.d/hostname`
+
+2. Specify dhcp
+`# nano -w /etc/conf.d/net`
+
+3. Set networking to automatically start at boot
+```
+# cd /etc/init.d
+# ln -s net.lo net.enp4s0
+# rc-update add net.enp4s0 default
+```
+
+4. Update hosts file
+`# nano -w /etc/hosts`
+
+5. Set the root password
+`# passwd`
+
+6. Make OpenRC log
+`# nano -w /etc/rc.conf`
+
+Change `rc_logger="NO"` to `rc_logger="YES"`
+
+## Install tools
+1. System logger
+```
+# emerge -av app-admin/metalog
+# rc-update add metalog default
+```
+
+2. Cron daemon
+```
+# emerge -av sys-process/fcron
+# rc-update add fcron default
+# crontab /etc/crontab
+```
+
+3. File indexing
+`# emerge -av sys-apps/mlocate`
+
+4. Enable remote access
+`# rc-update add sshd default`
+
+5. Filesystem tools
+```
+# emerge -av sys-fs/e2fsprogs
+# emerge -av sys-fs/dosfstools
+```
+
+6. DHCP client
+`# emerge -av net-misc/dhcpcd`
+
+## Install Bootloader
+1. Install grub
+`# emerge -av sys-boot/grub:2`
+
+2. Install EFI
+```
+# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot
+# grub-install --target=x86_64-efi --efi-directory=/boot --removable
+```
+
+3. Create configuration
+`# grub-mkconfig -o /boot/grub/grub.cfg`
+
+Reboot!
+```
+# exit
+# cd
+# umount -l /mnt/gentoo/dev{/shm,/pts,}
+# umount -R /mnt/gentoo 
+# reboot
+```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -162,10 +162,11 @@ en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
 3. Get genkernel
 `# emerge -av sys-kernel/genkernel`
 
-4. Modify fstab
+4. Modify fstab so that the boot partition is mounted
 `# nano -w /etc/fstab`
 
 Make its contents be:
-```
+`/dev/sdd1               /boot           vfat            defaults        0 2`
 
-```
+5. Install the genkernel
+`# genkernel all`
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -150,4 +150,22 @@ en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
 3. Reload the environment
 ```
 # env-update && source /etc/profile && export PS1="(chroot) $PS1"
+```
+
+# Install the kernel
+1. Grab the sources
+`# emerge -av sys-kernel/gentoo-sources`
+
+2. [Optional] Install hardware detection tool
+`# emerge -av sys-apps/pciutils`
+
+3. Get genkernel
+`# emerge -av sys-kernel/genkernel`
+
+4. Modify fstab
+`# nano -w /etc/fstab`
+
+Make its contents be:
+```
+
 ```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -129,4 +129,25 @@ or, if mirrorselect isn't available, add this to the bottom of /etc/portage/make
 
 # Configure the base system
 1. Set the timezone
-`# `
+```
+# echo "America/Chicago" > /etc/timezone"
+# emerge --config sys-libs/timezone-data
+```
+
+2. Configure locales
+`# nano -w /etc/locale.gen`
+
+Enable:
+en_US ISO-8859-1
+en_US.UTF-8 UTF-8
+
+```
+# locale-gen
+# eselect locale list
+# eselect locale set 5
+```
+
+3. Reload the environment
+```
+# env-update && source /etc/profile && export PS1="(chroot) $PS1"
+```
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@
 unit mib
 mkpart primary 1 129
 name 1 boot
-mkpart 129 4225
+mkpart primary 129 4225
 name 2 swap
-mkpart 4225 -1
+mkpart primary 4225 -1
 name 3 rootfs
 set 1 boot on
 print
 ```
 
 5. Create filesystems
 ```
-# mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1
+# mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/sda1
 # mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3
 # mkswap /dev/sda2
 # swapon /dev/sda2
@@ -33,22 +33,23 @@ print
 ```
 # mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo
 # mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/gentoo
+# cd /mnt/gentoo
 ```
 
 # Installing Stage 3
 1. Check that date is correct. See [here](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/Stage) if it's wrong.
 `# date`
 
 2. Download tarball
-a. Find download link from: https://www.gentoo.org/downloads/#other-arches
+a. Find download link from: https://www.gentoo.org/downloads
 b. `# wget <url>`
 
 3. Validate tarball
 ```
 # wget <url>.DIGESTS
 # openssl dgst -r -sha512 stage3-.tar.xz
 ```
-Compare the numbers above ^
+Ensure a pair of the numbers above match
 
 4. Unpack
 `# tar xpf stage3-.tar.xz --xattrs-include='*.*' --numeric-owner`
@@ -72,6 +73,8 @@ USE="X bluetooth dbus pulseaudio savedconfig xinerama zsh-completion"
 
 PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_6"
 PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_6"
+
+GRUB_PLATFORMS="efi-64"
 ```
 
 # Installing the Gentoo base system

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ print
 6. Mount root partition
 ```
 # mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo
-# mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/gentoo
+# mount /dev/sda3 /mnt/gentoo
 ```
 
 # Installing Stage 3

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+# Disk Preparation
+1. Determine disk name
+`# lsblk`
+
+2. Launch parted
+`# parted -a optimal /dev/sda`
+
+3. Erase everything
+`mklabel gpt`
+
+4. Make partitions
+```
+unit mib
+mkpart primary 1 129
+name 1 boot
+mkpart 129 4225
+name 2 swap
+mkpart 4225 -1
+name 3 rootfs
+set 1 boot on
+print
+```
+
+5. Create filesystems
+```
+# mkfs.ext2 /dev/sda1
+# mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3
+# mkswap /dev/sda2
+# swapon /dev/sda2
+```
+
+6. Mount root partition
+```
+# mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo
+# mount /dev/sda2 /mnt/gentoo
+```
+
+# Installing Stage 3
+1. Check that date is correct. See [here](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/Stage) if it's wrong.
+`# date`
+
+2. Download tarball
+a. Find download link from: https://www.gentoo.org/downloads/#other-arches
+b. `# wget <url>`
+
+3. Validate tarball
+```
+# wget <url>.DIGESTS
+# openssl dgst -r -sha512 stage3-.tar.xz
+```
+Compare the numbers above ^
+
+4. Unpack
+`# tar xpf stage3-.tar.xz --xattrs-include='*.*' --numeric-owner`
+
+5. Configure options
+`# nano -w /mnt/gentoo/etc/portage/make.conf`
+
+For XPS 8500, add the following:
+```
+CHOST="x86_64-pc-linux-gnu"
+CFLAGS="-march=native" 
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -O2 -pipe"
+CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
+
+MAKEOPTS="-j8"
+
+INPUT_DEVICES="evdev"
+VIDEO_CARDS="nvidia"
+
+USE="X bluetooth dbus pulseaudio savedconfig xinerama zsh-completion"
+
+PYTHON_TARGETS="python2_7 python3_6"
+PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_6"
+```
+
+# Installing the Gentoo base system
+1. Add mirrors
+`# mirrorselect -i -o >> /mnt/gentoo/etc/portage/make.conf`
+
+or, if mirrorselect isn't available, add this to the bottom of /etc/portage/make.conf:
+`GENTOO_MIRRORS="http://lug.mtu.edu/gentoo/ http://mirrors.evowise.com/gentoo/"`
+
+2. Repo config
+```
+# mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo/etc/portage/repos.conf
+# cp /mnt/gentoo/usr/share/portage/config/repos.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/portage/repos.conf/gentoo.conf
+```
+
+3. Copy DNS info
+`# cp --dereference /etc/resolv.conf /mnt/gentoo/etc/`
+
+4 Mount filesystems
+```
+# mount --types proc /proc /mnt/gentoo/proc/
+# mount --rbind /sys /mnt/gentoo/sys/
+# mount --rbind /dev /mnt/gentoo/dev/
+
+# test -L /dev/shm/ && rm /dev/shm/ && mkdir /dev/shm/
+# mount --types tmpfs --options nosuid,nodev,noexec shm /dev/shm
+# chmod 1777 /dev/shm/
+```
+
+5. Enter the new environment
+```
+# chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash
+# source /etc/profile
+# export PS1="(chroot) ${PS1}"
+```
+
+6. Mount boot
+`# mount /dev/sda1 /boot/`
+
+7. Update the ebuild repo
+`# emerge --sync`
+
+8. Select the right profile
+[16]  default/linux/amd64/17.0/desktop (stable)
+```
+# eselect profile list
+# eselect profile set 16
+```
+
+9. Update the @world set
+`# emerge -auvDN @world`
+
+# Configure the base system
+1. Set the timezone
+`# `