From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from smtp10.atl.mindspring.net (smtp10.atl.mindspring.net [207.69.200.246]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 338D820EED0B for ; Mon, 8 Apr 2002 15:06:22 -0500 (CDT) Received: from user-1120r0t.dsl.mindspring.com ([66.32.108.29] helo=stinger.cybrains.net) by smtp10.atl.mindspring.net with esmtp (Exim 3.33 #1) id 16ufP3-0005CI-00 for gentoo-dev@gentoo.org; Mon, 08 Apr 2002 16:06:13 -0400 Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020408160347.04f67800@mail.cybrains.net> X-Sender: mwlang%cybrains.net@mail.cybrains.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1 Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2002 16:05:21 -0400 To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org From: Michael Lang Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] FAQ In-Reply-To: <1018294763.4266.8.camel@maas.wired> References: <20020408191800.87FCB20EEAE1@chiba.3jane.net> <001901c1dd26$68a45360$2401a8c0@malachite.ath.cx> <20020408191800.87FCB20EEAE1@chiba.3jane.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: a1d33329-b433-4965-9b52-73f849915b3c X-Archives-Hash: 713b05748c93f3f8c73e82fb9d2d5619 I wrote just such a install guide for installing from another=20 distro...still waiting on it to go "live", but you can check it out at:=20 http://www.gibberishcode.net/gentoo-web/xsl/build.html and see how much it= =20 parallels with what you did...it sounds like you did a few extra steps I=20 didn't know about and thus didn't document. Michael At 09:39 PM 4/8/2002 +0200, you wrote: >On Mon, 2002-04-08 at 21:17, Thilo Bangert wrote: > > > well - this has come up pretty often lately.... > > > > I can't use the gentoo boot cd - is there any other way... > >Hmmm... I've just experienced the joys of completely reinstalling a >server while it was actually running. That is, I installed gentoo on it >while I had the RedHat installation running - and just replaced the >services from the RedHat system with those from the Gentoo chroot one by >one until everything ran from the Gentoo installation. I then did a >quick reboot and had a fully functional Gentoo replacement system >running. Downtime was two minutes. > >I think that things like these are worth bringing to people's attention. >I can (probably - if I find a bit of extra time) start writing a guide >on alternate installation methods if you think it's a good idea. > >I can also contribute with maybe a bootdisk/netinstall and even a more >automated installation process for people not really knowing what they >are doing - if there is any interest for it > > >-- > >Erik Grinaker >Freelance UNIX/Linux systems consultant > >"Perfection is acheived not when there is nothing more to add, but >rather when there is nothing more to take away" >- Antoine de Saint-Exup=E9ry > > >_______________________________________________ >gentoo-dev mailing list >gentoo-dev@gentoo.org >http://lists.gentoo.org/mailman/listinfo/gentoo-dev President www.cybrains.net "All things should be as simple as possible, but no simpler" -- Albert= Einstein