another howto: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Linksys_NSLU2

A way to avoid the problem of the overload due to emerge --sync is using a nfs share on your computer, and share your /usr/portage, in order that your slug gets from your computer. You wont compile with your slug anyway, it would take a lot of time, so just get ebuilds and compile them from your computer, and only use softwares on the slug.

PPmarcel?:
A way to aavoid the problem of the overload due to emerge --sync is using a nfs share on your computer, and share your /usr/portage, in order that your slug gets ebuilds.

http://www.gentoo.org and http://gentoo-wiki.com/

all we need is a basic system (http://ftp.uoi.gr/mirror/OS/gentoo/experimental/arm/embedded/stages/) and a kernel. The system tarballs are ready, and work fine. I've compiled my complete system with a native compiled gcc 3.4.4 - also the kernel, including the network driver. How is the kernel going to get into the flash, directly from the running gentoo? When this is done, I'll complete the howto, translate it into english and post it on the nslu2-linux wiki.

Bartholomule:
Cross compiling with distcc works beautifully. I've got my amd64 working as a distcc host for my gentoo (armeb-softfloat-linux-uclibc) slug. The only really slow parts for building things are emerge --sync (which uses a ton of memory for the sync as a whole and metadata in particular), md5 comparisons (only above some size threshold that I have yet to pinpoint), and configure scripts (which compile all tests locally). Bootstrapping a compiler isn't very fun on the slug, so you may want to try and stick with the one provided in your stage3 build.

Unfortunately root's password is unknown on that rootfs, but that thread explains howto change it.

Unfortunately root's password is unknown on that rootfs, but that thread explains howto change it.\\

HowToGentooSlugDistccCrossCompile

Jake1981:
Currently suggested way to install gentoo on a slug is to use stage file without uclibc as uclibc is pretty limited. There's very simple instructions for doing this in gentoo forums at address http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-289724-start-0.html

It also contains some information about project but unfortunately needs to be updated as rootfs on thread is pretty old, but starting with that gives you best compatibility with gentoo.

Configuration instructions can be found from numerous howto's and wiki entries on http://www.gentoo.org

Unfortunately root's password is unknown on that rootfs, but that thread explains howto change it. \\

another howto: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Linksys_NSLU2

German HowTo is here: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-417105.html
And here is the translated (mostly) version: http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.gentoo.org%2Fviewtopic-t-417105.html&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&prev=%2Flanguage_tools

I'd like to help! :-) However, I've looked over the german howto and getting gentoo on the box seems easy enough, but compiling everything on the slug? Can you automate the "emerge" on the slug to use distcc or simmilar to crosscompile on a desktop? (I've seen other howtos on the subject so I recon it's doable) (PS: It would be great to take advantage of the exstensive gentoo package repository, but will the .ebuild/ emerge/ crossbuild work properly? I've run into problems when crosscompiling for the slug on my desktop)
HowToGentooSlugDistccCrossCompile

I'd like to help! :-) However, I've looked over the german howto and getting gentoo on the box seems easy enough, but compiling everything on the slug? Can you automate the "emerge" on the slug to use distcc or simmilar to crosscompile on a desktop? (I've seen other howtos on the subject so I recon it's doable) (PS: It would be great to take advantage of the exstensive gentoo package repository, but will the .ebuild/ emerge/ crossbuild work properly? I've run into problems when crosscompiling for the slug on my desktop)

and ofcourse ill post it on the nslu2-linux wiki

Stein:
I'd like to help! :-) However, I've looked over the german howto and getting gentoo on the box seems easy enough, but compiling everything on the slug? Can you automate the "emerge" on the slug to use distcc or simmilar to crosscompile on a desktop? (I've seem other howtos on the subject so I recon it's doable) (PS: It would be great to take advantage of the exstensive gentoo package repository, but will the .ebuild/ emerge/ crossbuild work properly? I've run into problems while crosscompiling for the slug on my desktop)

when this is done, ill complete the howto and translate it into english

and ofcourse ill post it on the nslu2-linux wiki

From rammy2:

the thing is, that everything is ready, but almost nothing is written down all we need is a basic system: http://ftp.uoi.gr/mirror/OS/gentoo/experimental/arm/embedded/stages/ and a kernel the systemtarballs are ready, and worke fine ive compiled my complete system with a nativeley compiled gcc 3.4.4 - also the kernel, including the networkdriver. nativeley the last step is, how to get the kernel into the flash directly from the running gentoo when this is done, ill complete the howto and translate it into english

German HowTo is here: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-417105.html

There is a team working on getting Gentoo to run on the slug.

German HowTo is here: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-417105.html

Hopefully, some one will flesh out this page as an English version of howto install Gentoo on the slug.