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[http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/16315-gentoo-for-pandora-release-201405/ forum thread] | [http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/16315-gentoo-for-pandora-release-201405/ forum thread] | ||
Razor-qt 0.5.2 | * Razor-qt 0.5.2 desktop | ||
* Over 500 pre-built packages, including: Firefox 29.0, GIMP 2.8.10, QtCreator 2.8.1, gdb 7.6.2, Valgrind 3.9.0, gcc 4.7.3 | |||
* All the packages were built for Cortex-A8 (softfp), mostly Gentoo arm stable | |||
=== '''Installation''' requirements=== | === '''Installation''' requirements=== | ||
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* [http://gentoo.openpandora.org/images] | * [http://gentoo.openpandora.org/images] | ||
# wget http://gentoo.openpandora.org/images/gentoo-pandora-2014.05.tar.bz2# mkfs.ext2 -L boot /dev/mmcblk0p1# mkfs.ext4 -L gentoo -E stride=2,stripe-width=1024 /dev/mmcblk0p2# mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo# mount /dev/mmcblk0p2 /mnt/gentoo# mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot# mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/gentoo/boot# tar xapvf gentoo-pandora-2014.05.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo# umount /mnt/gentoo/boot# umount /mnt/gentoo | # wget http://gentoo.openpandora.org/images/gentoo-pandora-2014.05.tar.bz2 | ||
==== '''Partition''' the SD card ==== | |||
# mkfs.ext2 -L boot /dev/mmcblk0p1# mkfs.ext4 -L gentoo -E stride=2,stripe-width=1024 /dev/mmcblk0p2# mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo# mount /dev/mmcblk0p2 /mnt/gentoo# mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot# mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/gentoo/boot | |||
==== '''Extract''' Gentoo onto the SD card partitions ==== | |||
# tar xapvf gentoo-pandora-2014.05.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo# umount /mnt/gentoo/boot# umount /mnt/gentoo===''' Wireless ''' === | |||
# Click the wifi icon in the tray. | |||
# In the window, press scan. | |||
# "Double-click" your network (hit right nub up, might take a few tries if it's not tuned) | |||
# Fill in the auth info and hit enter | |||
# You should be connected now. It now will connect every time Gentoo starts. | |||
==== '''Installing packages''' ==== | |||
[http://gentoo.openpandora.org/packages available packages] | |||
* Open a terminal and run:# $ su - | |||
# Password: | |||
# emerge -avK htop | |||
* You can also try updating the system using binary packages: | |||
# emerge -auvDK @world | |||
* If you'd like to install packages that are not prebuilt, you need to first get the portage tree, and then build it yourself: | |||
# emerge --sync (will take a while the first time) | |||
# emerge -av wgetpaste | |||
Revision as of 05:11, 17 May 2014
- Razor-qt 0.5.2 desktop
- Over 500 pre-built packages, including: Firefox 29.0, GIMP 2.8.10, QtCreator 2.8.1, gdb 7.6.2, Valgrind 3.9.0, gcc 4.7.3
- All the packages were built for Cortex-A8 (softfp), mostly Gentoo arm stable
Installation requirements
- Pandora All versions fine?
- SD card Minimum 2GB
Download the gentoo image
Partition the SD card
- mkfs.ext2 -L boot /dev/mmcblk0p1# mkfs.ext4 -L gentoo -E stride=2,stripe-width=1024 /dev/mmcblk0p2# mkdir -p /mnt/gentoo# mount /dev/mmcblk0p2 /mnt/gentoo# mkdir /mnt/gentoo/boot# mount /dev/mmcblk0p1 /mnt/gentoo/boot
Extract Gentoo onto the SD card partitions
- tar xapvf gentoo-pandora-2014.05.tar.bz2 -C /mnt/gentoo# umount /mnt/gentoo/boot# umount /mnt/gentoo=== Wireless ===
- Click the wifi icon in the tray.
- In the window, press scan.
- "Double-click" your network (hit right nub up, might take a few tries if it's not tuned)
- Fill in the auth info and hit enter
- You should be connected now. It now will connect every time Gentoo starts.
Installing packages
- Open a terminal and run:# $ su -
- Password:
- emerge -avK htop
- You can also try updating the system using binary packages:
- emerge -auvDK @world
- If you'd like to install packages that are not prebuilt, you need to first get the portage tree, and then build it yourself:
- emerge --sync (will take a while the first time)
- emerge -av wgetpaste
