From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([69.77.167.62] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KKTwW-0000Dk-WC for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:06:57 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D3A59E035C; Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:06:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.netspace.net.au (mail-out5.netspace.net.au [203.10.110.92]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8808AE035C for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2008 08:06:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [172.16.0.52] (dsl-203-113-237-148.SA.netspace.net.au [203.113.237.148]) by mail.netspace.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id AFB401731AB for ; Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:06:57 +1000 (EST) Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Installing Gentoo from USB stick From: Iain Buchanan To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20080718111945.GA485@abyss.hadesnet> References: <20080712014838.GL5036@syscon2.inet> <20080718111945.GA485@abyss.hadesnet> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:36:23 +0930 Message-Id: <1216541183.3318.18.camel@localhost> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: daaff6c0-5ff0-4d21-87e9-c78f34e294b9 X-Archives-Hash: ecb58ecab1e09f26c9bdc9799661cafc 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 The truth will set you free. Unless Chuck Norris has you, in which case, forget it buddy!