Gentoo Server

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mount /dev/hda3 /mnt/gentoo

mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/gentoo/boot

cd /
mount -t proc proc /mnt/gentoo/proc
chroot /mnt/gentoo /bin/bash

cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig
make -j2
make modules_install
cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel

exit
umount /mnt/gentoo/proc /mnt/gentoo/boot /mnt/gentoo
reboot

nano /etc/make.conf
CFLAGS="-march=athlon-xp -O2 -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer"
MAKEOPTS="-j2"
FEATURES="parallel-fetch ccache"
USE="nptl nptlonly -ipv6"

adduser -g users -m USERNAME
passwd USERNAME

Optimising

http://gentoo-wiki.com/FAQ_Linux_Memory_Management

sysctl -w vm.swappiness=10 

nano /etc/sysctl.conf
vm.swappiness = 10