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Configuring the Kernel You first need to select your timezone so
that your system knows where it is located. Look for your
timezone in /usr/share/zoneinfo, then copy it to /etc/localtime.
Please avoid the /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT* timezones as their
names do not indicate the expected zones. For instance, GMT-8 is
in fact GMT+8. Code Listing 1.1: Setting the timezone
information # ls /usr/share/zoneinfo # cp
/usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT /etc/localtime 7.b. Installing the
Sources Choosing a Kernel The core around which all
distributions are built is the Linux kernel. It is the layer
between the user programs and your system hardware. Gentoo
provides its users several possible kernel sources. A full
listing with description is available at the Gentoo Kernel
Guide. For PPC64 you should use gentoo-sources. Code Listing
2.1: Installing a kernel source # emerge gentoo-sources When you
take a look in