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--- docs:man:installing_pld_linux_based_on_rescue_cd [2019-01-21 20:03] – [Finishing] arekm
+++ docs:man:installing_pld_linux_based_on_rescue_cd [2024-11-13 13:35] (current) – [Partition disk] anything there arekm
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 ===== 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.
+There are many ways you can partition your disk. Simple example below:
+  * cfdisk /dev/sdX (assuming fresh disk visible in system as sdX)
+  * choose GPT partition table
+  * create 10MB BIOS Boot partition
+  * create 1GB EFI System partition
+  * create Linux partition (or more partitions) for PLD
+\\ :!: Write something more here :!:
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 ===== Packages installation =====
+All packages are installed using **poldek** tool (it is a package manager for PLD).
 <file># rpm --root /pld --initdb
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 <file>udev pwdutils dhcpcd poldek vim geninitrd grub2 e2fsprogs tzdata glibc-localedb-all</file>
+If **xfs** filesystem was chosen then please install:
+<file>xfsprogs</file>
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 Note **Kernel driver in use: ata_piix** (alias scsi_hostadapter ata_piix)
+While at it, on actual installed PLD system (not needed on rescuecd), you can do the same for network card driver:
+<file>alias netdev-eth0 e1000e</file>
+(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.
+----
+There are two initrd generators used in PLD: geninitrd and dracut. Choose one.
+=== geninitrd ===
 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.
+=== dracut ===
+:!: Write something more here :!:
+----
+PLD supports systemd and non-systemd installations. In case of systemd installation you need to install package
+<file>systemd</file>
+package and setup default boot kernel cmdline option in grub/lilo. Add
+<file>init=/bin/systemd systemd.unit=graphical.target</file>
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 <file>update-grub</file>
-Resulting file is saved as **/boot/grub/grub.cfg**.
+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).