User:Monsieurp/Gentoo Linux on ZFS

Introduction
This is yet another guide to install Gentoo Linux on a ZFS-formatted disk. This guide has been greatly inspired by Jonathan Vasquez' Gentoo Linux ZFS guide and Funtoo's ZFS Install guide.

Why yet another guide?
 * I find Jonathan's disk layout overly complicated (no offence if you read that mate!).
 * The Funtoo ZFS install guide is actually pretty well written but unfortunately has been written with Funtoo in mind.
 * I took some notes during the installation and decided to put them online for others to read and learn from.

Required Tools

 * Jonathan's modified System Rescue CD with ZFS support.

Download the ISO file and burn it to a CD or USB key. At the time of this writing, the latest ISO file available is:.

There are many ways to go about burning an ISO file to a USB key,  and   to name a few. This part won't be covered in this guide. You should look it up in your favourite search engine :-)

Booting the SR CD
Once you've burnt the ISO, power on the computer and boot off the CD player or USB key. The System Rescue CD boots and you should land on the multi-selection entry screen on the right. Here, pick either the 1st or 2nd entry, which are default boot option or all files cached to memory. On my server, I had to pick the 2nd one. Your mileage may vary.

The system will then boot into a Gentoo Linux Live system and you will eventually land in a zsh shell, logged in as. Let's get cracking!