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After an estimated 20 hours compile my highly optimized Gentoo system is now running on the Asus Eeepc 1201N. I have documented the path to success.

mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda5

mount /dev/sda5 /mnt/

cd /mnt

# Download Stage 3 and Portage

wget ftp://ftp.wh2.tu-dresden.de/pub/mirrors/gentoo/releases/amd64/autobuilds/20100514/stage3-amd64-20100514.tar.bz2

wget ftp://ftp.wh2.tu-dresden.de/pub/mirrors/gentoo/snapshots/portage-20100605.tar.bz2

# Check for integrity

md5sum stage3-amd64-20100514.tar.bz2

md5sum portage-20100605.tar.bz2

# Unpack system

tar xvjpf stage3-amd64-20100514.tar.bz2

tar xvjf portage-20100605.tar.bz2 -C usr/

# chroot into our new system

mount -o bind /dev /mnt/dev/

mount -t proc none /mnt/proc

chroot . /bin/bash

vi etc/resolv.conf # set nameserver

env-update

emerge --sync

eselect profile list

eselect profile set 2 # Desktop System without GNOME/KDE

# We want to compile with gcc4.5 to optimize for -mtune=atom, so we need to

# install layman to add the toolchain overlay

emerge subversion

emerge layman

echo "source /usr/local/portage/layman/make.conf" >> /etc/make.conf

echo "PORTDIR_OVERLAY=\"/usr/local/portage\"" >> /usr/local/portage/layman/make.conf

layman -a toolchain

nano /etc/make.conf

add ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~amd64" to make.conf to allow development version of gcc

mkdir /etc/portage

# Unmask gcc 4.5.0

echo "=sys-devel/gcc-4.5.0 **" >> /etc/portage/package.keywords

echo "=sys-devel/gcc-4.5.0" >> /etc/portage/packages.unmask

emerge gcc

gcc-config x86_64-pc-linux-gnu-4.5.0

env-update

source /etc/profile

emerge binutils

emerge libtool

nano /etc/make.conf

# CFLAGS="-march=native -mtune=atom -msse3 -O2 -pipe"

# CXXFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"

# MAKEOPTS="-j5"

emerge -eav system

emerge -eav world

emerge vim # i don't like nano

vi etc/locale.gen # set your locale

locale-gen

cd usr/src/

wget http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/linux-2.6.34.tar.bz2

tar xvf linux-2.6.34.tar.bz2

ln -s linux-2.6.34 linux

cd linux/

# configure your kernel or copy existing .config here

make; make modules; make modules_install

cp arch/x86_64/boot/bzImage /boot/linux-2.6.34

vi /etc/fstab

# configure your fstab here

# configure your bootloader. when using ubuntu 10.04 see this

# http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1195275

emerge dhcpcd

# We now need to boot our system to have our kernel running

# The Asus Eeepc1201N has an Nvidia Ion (Geforce 9400M) chipset, so we need

# to install the nvidia-drivers. Portage will automatically emerge the

# x.org environment for us.

emerge nvidia-drivers

emerge xf86-input-evdev # important because X.org will freeze without evdev

nvidia-xconfig

# Now install the other system essentials

# the dual-core atom isn't the fastest processor around, so we should try to

# reduce compile time as much as possible using ccache

emerge ccache

# emerge system other essentials

emerge xterm fluxbox irssi hnb alpine screen xdm xfe

# make sure that hald is running

/ etc / init.d / hald start

startx

# enjoy your new optimized gentoo system

Here is my make.conf (work in progress):

ACCEPT_KEYWORDS = "~ amd64"

CFLAGS = "-march = native - mtune = atom-msse3-O2-pipe "CXXFLAGS

=" $ {CFLAGS} "CHOST

=" x86_64-pc-linux-gnu "

USE =" mmx sse sse2 gtk-qt3-qt4-qt3-support-kde-xulrunner xvmc threads "

MAKEOPTS ="-j5 "

INPUT_DEVICES =" keyboard mouse evdev "

VIDEO_CARDS =" nvidia "

FEATURES =" ccache "

CCACHE_SIZE = "2G"

source / usr / local / portage / layman / make.conf