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| author | Christophe Lincoln <pankso@slitaz.org> |
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| date | Mon Apr 07 14:10:16 2008 +0200 (2008-04-07) |
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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/en/doc/handbook/install.html Mon Apr 07 14:10:16 2008 +0200 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,234 @@ 1.4 +<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" 1.5 + "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> 1.6 +<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> 1.7 +<head> 1.8 + <title>SliTaz - HD Installation</title> 1.9 + <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" /> 1.10 + <meta name="description" content="slitaz English handbook installation" /> 1.11 + <meta name="expires" content="never" /> 1.12 + <meta name="modified" content="2008-04-07 11:30:00" /> 1.13 + <meta name="publisher" content="www.slitaz.org" /> 1.14 + <meta name="author" content="Christophe Lincoln"/> 1.15 + <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" /> 1.16 + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="book.css" /> 1.17 +</head> 1.18 +<body bgcolor="#ffffff"> 1.19 + 1.20 +<!-- Header and quick navigation --> 1.21 +<div id="header"> 1.22 +<div align="right" id="quicknav"> 1.23 + <a name="top"></a> 1.24 + <a href="packages.html">Packages</a> | 1.25 + <a href="index.html">Table of contents</a> 1.26 +</div> 1.27 +<h1><font color="#3E1220">SliTaz Handbook (en)</font></h1> 1.28 +</div> 1.29 + 1.30 +<!-- Content. --> 1.31 +<div id="content"> 1.32 +<div class="content-right"></div> 1.33 + 1.34 +<h2><font color="#DF8F06">HD Installation</font></h2> 1.35 + 1.36 +<ul> 1.37 + <li><a href="#intro">Introduction.</a></li> 1.38 + <li><a href="#installer">SliTaz Installer.</a></li> 1.39 + <li><a href="#byhand">Installation by hand.</a></li> 1.40 + <li><a href="#grub">GRUB bootloader.</a></li> 1.41 +</ul> 1.42 + 1.43 +<a name="intro"></a> 1.44 +<h3>Introduction</h3> 1.45 +<p> 1.46 +This document give some informations and necessary instructions on how to 1.47 +install SliTaz on a hard disk. You will need about 10 minutes, SliTaz core 1.48 +LiveCD expand to 80 Mb so we suggest a minimum of 120 Mb of free space like 1.49 +this you will be able to install a few more packages. If you can 1.50 +<a href="livecd.html">use the LiveCD</a>, you should be able to install SliTaz. 1.51 +</p> 1.52 + 1.53 +<a name="installer"></a> 1.54 +<h3>SliTaz Installer</h3> 1.55 +<p> 1.56 +SliTaz provide a simple to use Installer who can be launch from the 1.57 +"System Tools" menu. SliTaz 1.0 Installer messages are only in French and can 1.58 +be considered as an errata, but English speakers should manage to use it with 1.59 +this complemantary documentation. 1.60 +</p> 1.61 +<h4>Install type</h4> 1.62 +<p> 1.63 +The first step let you choose the type of installation: new install or system 1.64 +upgrade. In most case you will want a new and clean installation. When accepted 1.65 +the installer will mount the master cdrom device and search for the compressed 1.66 +filesystem (<code>rootfs.gz</code>). If any filesystem was found installation 1.67 +will abort. 1.68 +</p> 1.69 +<p> 1.70 +If you get into trouble because the compressed filesystem is not found, please 1.71 +check that SliTaz is in the master CD/DVD device, if the problem persist you 1.72 +can use a downloaded ISO image and mount it on <code>/media/cdrom</code> where 1.73 +the HD Installer wanted to find it: 1.74 +</p> 1.75 +<pre> 1.76 + # mount -o loop slitaz-1.0.iso /media/cdrom 1.77 +</pre> 1.78 +<h4>Target partition</h4> 1.79 +<p> 1.80 +Second step is the partition configuration. If you have already a free partition 1.81 +you can directly use it, if not you will have to creat one graphicaly with 1.82 +Gparted or from the command line with fdisk. For example if you want to install 1.83 +SliTaz on the first partition of the first disk recognized as <code>hda</code>: 1.84 +</p> 1.85 +<pre class="script"> 1.86 +/dev/hda1 1.87 +</pre> 1.88 +<h4>Formating</h4> 1.89 +<p> 1.90 +The next step let you format the target partition into <code>ext3</code>. Ext3 1.91 +is a robust, stable and journalised filesystem. If the partition is already 1.92 +formated you dont need to reformat if not just accept. Warning formating a 1.93 +partition will destroy all current data. 1.94 +</p> 1.95 +<h4>Hostname</h4> 1.96 +<p> 1.97 +Hostname configuration let you set the machine name. The hostname is used 1.98 +internaly and to indentify the host on the network. This value can also be 1.99 +changed when the system is installed. 1.100 +</p> 1.101 +<h4>Bootloader - GRUB</h4> 1.102 +<p> 1.103 +When the installation process is finish you have the option to install the GRUB 1.104 +bootloader who is capable of booting almost all kind of operating system. If 1.105 +you want to use an existing GRUB installation, skip this step and add the 1.106 +correct lines to your GRUB configuration file (<code>menu.lst</code>). Note 1.107 +that SliTaz Installer created a configuration file on the target who can be 1.108 +used as example (/mnt/target/boot/grub/menu.lst). 1.109 +</p> 1.110 +<h4>End of installation</h4> 1.111 +<p> 1.112 +When the Installer did all his job you have the option to exit or directly 1.113 +reboot on your new SliTaz GNU/Linux operating system. First boot is like the 1.114 +LiveCD, you will be prompt for locale, keyboard, sound card and screen 1.115 +selection, future reboot will not prompt you anymore for configuration but 1.116 +all the values can be changed manually or with the project tools such as 1.117 +<code>tazlocale</code> or <code>tazx</code>. 1.118 +</p> 1.119 + 1.120 +<a name="byhand"></a> 1.121 +<h3>Installation by hand</h3> 1.122 +<p> 1.123 +SliTaz can also be installed by hand from the command line. To install SliTaz 1.124 +by hand you can use a cdrom or an ISO image. The given commands can be 1.125 +copy/past from Firefox to Xterm. 1.126 +</p> 1.127 +<p> 1.128 +The first thing you have to do is prepare a target partition and mount it. 1.129 +Example using partition <code>/dev/hda1</code>: 1.130 +</p> 1.131 +<pre> 1.132 + # mkdir /mnt/target 1.133 + # mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/target 1.134 +</pre> 1.135 +<h4>Mount cdrom or ISO image</h4> 1.136 +<p> 1.137 +Now you have to mount the cdrom: 1.138 +</p> 1.139 +<pre> 1.140 + # mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom 1.141 +</pre> 1.142 +<p> 1.143 +Or an ISO image 1.144 +</p> 1.145 +<pre> 1.146 + # mount -o loop slitaz-1.0.iso /media/cdrom 1.147 +</pre> 1.148 +<h4>Install and extract</h4> 1.149 +<p> 1.150 +The goal now is to copy neede files from the media into the target partition 1.151 +and then extract the compressed filesystem (<code>rootfs.gz</code>). Creat a 1.152 +boot directory and install the Linux Kernel: 1.153 +</p> 1.154 +<pre> 1.155 + # mkdir /mnt/target/boot 1.156 + # cp -a /media/cdrom/boot/vmlinuz-* /mnt/target/boot 1.157 +</pre> 1.158 +<p> 1.159 +Copy the rootfs: 1.160 +</p> 1.161 +<pre> 1.162 + # cp /media/cdrom/boot/rootfs.gz /mnt/target 1.163 +</pre> 1.164 +<p> 1.165 +Now the necessary files are present so you can change directory (<code>cd</code>) 1.166 +to the target and uncompress the the filesystem with <code>lzma</code> and 1.167 +<code>cpio</code>: 1.168 +</p> 1.169 +<pre> 1.170 + # cd /mnt/target 1.171 + # lzma d rootfs.gz -so | cpio -id 1.172 + # rm rootfs.gz init 1.173 +</pre> 1.174 +<p> 1.175 +That's all, SliTaz is installed. Before rebooting on you new SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.176 +installation please check that you have a bootloader (GRUB or Lilo) and add 1.177 +the necessary lines to boot SliTaz. 1.178 +</p> 1.179 + 1.180 +<a name="grub"></a> 1.181 +<h3>GRUB bootloader</h3> 1.182 +<p> 1.183 +GRUB is an universal bootloader capable of booting almost all operating such 1.184 +as Linux, BSD or Windows. GRUB use single configuration file named 1.185 +<code>menu.lst</code>, if you used <a href="#installer">SliTaz Installer</a> 1.186 +and installed GRUB you dont need to install manually GRUB, just reboot. 1.187 +</p> 1.188 +<p> 1.189 +Installation of GRUB onto the mbr, using root directory /mnt/target (the taget 1.190 +mounted partition) and the disk named <code>hda</code>: 1.191 +</p> 1.192 +<pre> 1.193 + # grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/target /dev/hda 1.194 +</pre> 1.195 +<p> 1.196 +You can now creat GRUB configuration file and add the lines who will boot 1.197 +SliTaz. Menu.lst can be edited with your favorite text editor such as Nano or 1.198 +Leafpad: 1.199 +</p> 1.200 +<pre> 1.201 + # leafpad /mnt/target/boot/grub/menu.lst 1.202 +</pre> 1.203 +<h4>/boot/grub/menu.lst - Example</h4> 1.204 +<pre class="script"> 1.205 + 1.206 +title SliTaz GNU/Linux 1.0 (Kernel 2.6.24.2-slitaz) 1.207 + root(hd0,0) 1.208 + kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.24.2-slitaz root=/dev/hda1 vga=normal 1.209 + 1.210 +</pre> 1.211 +<p> 1.212 +Verify again that everything is in place before rebooting: 1.213 +</p> 1.214 +<pre> 1.215 + # reboot 1.216 +</pre> 1.217 + 1.218 +<!-- End of content --> 1.219 +</div> 1.220 + 1.221 +<!-- Footer. --> 1.222 +<div id="footer"> 1.223 + <div class="footer-right"></div> 1.224 + <a href="#top">Top of the page</a> | 1.225 + <a href="index.html">Table of contents</a> 1.226 +</div> 1.227 + 1.228 +<div id="copy"> 1.229 + Copyright © 2008 <a href="http://www.slitaz.org/en/">SliTaz</a> - 1.230 + <a href="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html">GNU General Public License</a>;<br /> 1.231 + Documentation is under 1.232 + <a href="http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html">GNU Free Documentation License</a> 1.233 + and code is <a href="http://validator.w3.org/">valid xHTML 1.0</a>. 1.234 +</div> 1.235 + 1.236 +</body> 1.237 +</html>