Re: [gentoo-user] Installing Gentoo from USB stick

[Iain Buchanan <iaindb@netspace.net.au>]

On Fri, 2008-07-18 at 04:19 -0700, jalves wrote:
> 
> On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 07:48:38PM -0600, Joseph wrote:
> > How hard is to install Gentoo from a USB stick? Is it officially supported 
> > this type of installation?
> > I can find instruction here and there; and some notes that is not an easy 
> > task.
> >
> > The reason I'm asking is that I'm putting a new PC together and want to get 
> > rid of CD all together. 
> 
> Not hard!  I forget exactly what I did, but it was pretty easy
> to do.
> 
> (I don't remember all the steps, but I can tell you after I get
>  home if you still need to know).
> 
> -Jeremy

You can "install" gentoo from anything that can boot the livecd (I
think).  I've written some instructions on how to get the livecd onto a
usb key - it's surprisingly simple.  I used it to install this laptop :)

see
http://nthrbldyblg.blogspot.com/2008/06/gentoo-linux-live-usb-key.html

I would appreciate any suggestions and improvements to the steps, if you
end up trying it.

HTH,
-- 
Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>

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