Install vanilla kernel.

README.md

@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ and [Sakaki's EFI Install Guide](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Sakaki%27s_EFI_Ins
 
 What you will get:
 
-* EFIstub kernel
 * Minimal system configuration
+* Temporary vanilla kernel (precompiled by gentoo), in my opinion you
+  should replace this kernel with a custom made kernel for your system.
+  See [Kernel](#Kernel) for details on how to achieve that with low effort.
 
 What you can get optionally:
 
@@ -21,15 +23,15 @@ What you can get optionally:
 * EFI secure boot
 * Initramfs (compiled into the kernel for EFIstub)
 * Preconfigured sshd
-* Ansible (packages, user, ssh)
+* Ansible ready (packages, user, ssh)
+* Additional packages of your choice (only trivial installations without use flag changes)
 
 What you will **NOT** get: (i.e. you will have to do it yourself)
 
 * X11 desktop environment
-* A user (except root)
+* A user for yourself (except `root` obviously)
 * Any form of RAID
-* A specialized kernel (TODO insert links)
+* A specialized kernel, see [Kernel](#Kernel) for details on how to get one.
-
 
 Only necessary configuration is applied to provide a common baseline system.
 If you need advanced features such as an initramfs or a different

scripts/config.sh

@@ -33,15 +33,7 @@ ENABLE_FORMATTING=true
 
 
 ################################################
-# Gentoo configuration
+# System configuration
-
-# The selected gentoo mirror
-GENTOO_MIRROR="https://mirror.eu.oneandone.net/linux/distributions/gentoo/gentoo"
-#GENTOO_MIRROR="https://distfiles.gentoo.org"
-
-# The stage3 tarball to install
-STAGE3_BASENAME="stage3-amd64-hardened+nomultilib"
-#STAGE3_BASENAME="stage3-amd64-hardened-selinux+nomultilib"
 
 # The timezone for the new system
 TIMEZONE="Europe/Berlin"
@@ -64,3 +56,22 @@ LOCALE="C.utf8"
 # The default keymap for the system
 KEYMAP="de-latin1-nodeadkeys"
 #KEYMAP="us"
+
+
+################################################
+# Gentoo configuration
+
+# The selected gentoo mirror
+GENTOO_MIRROR="https://mirror.eu.oneandone.net/linux/distributions/gentoo/gentoo"
+#GENTOO_MIRROR="https://distfiles.gentoo.org"
+
+# The stage3 tarball to install
+STAGE3_BASENAME="stage3-amd64-hardened+nomultilib"
+#STAGE3_BASENAME="stage3-amd64-hardened-selinux+nomultilib"
+
+# Default accept keywords (enable testing by default)
+#ACCEPT_KEYWORDS=""
+ACCEPT_KEYWORDS="~amd64"
+
+# List of additional packages to install (will be directly passed to emerge)
+ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES="app-editors/neovim"

scripts/functions.sh

@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ gentoo_chroot() {
 
 	# Copy resolv.conf
 	einfo "Preparing chroot environment"
-	cp /etc/resolv.conf "$ROOT_MOUNTPOINT/etc/resolv.conf" \
+	install --mode=0644 /etc/resolv.conf "$ROOT_MOUNTPOINT/etc/resolv.conf" \
 		|| die "Could not copy resolv.conf"
 
 	# Mount virtual filesystems

scripts/main.sh

@@ -98,22 +98,31 @@ main_install_gentoo_in_chroot() {
 	einfo "Installing git"
 	try emerge --verbose dev-vcs/git
 
-	#get kernel
+	# Install vanilla kernel, to be able to boot the system.
+	einfo "Installing vanilla kernel"
+	try emerge --verbose sys-kernel/vanilla-kernel
 
-	#compile minimal kernel to boot system
+	# Install additional packages, if any.
-
+	if [[ -n "$ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES" ]]; then
-	#reboot?
+		einfo "Installing additional packages"
-
+		emerge --autounmask-continue=y -- $ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES
-	#mount boot partition
+	fi
-
-	#create kernel
 
 	#create_ansible_user
 	#generate_fresh keys to become mgmnt ansible user
 	#install_ansible
 
-	einfo "Gentoo installation complete"
+	if ask "Do you want to assign a root password now?"; then
-	einfo "To chroot into the new system, simply execute the provided 'chroot' wrapper"
+		passwd root
+		einfo "Root password assigned"
+	else
+		passwd -d root
+		ewarn "Root password cleared, set one as soon as possible!"
+	fi
+
+	einfo "Gentoo installation complete."
+	einfo "To chroot into the new system, simply execute the provided 'chroot' wrapper."
+	einfo "Otherwise, you may now reboot your system."
 }
 
 main_install() {