Re: [gentoo-user] New Install

[Christopher Robinson <chrisrobinson@rocketmail.com>]

Rich,

Thank you for at least responding to my question. I did try creating a password in root,
but I could not boot from there.  I will check out the other manual suggestion. 
I had tried Systemrescue CD earlier, but it displayed in a tiny screen resolution,
unreadable even with a magnifying lens. If anyone thinks of suggesting Knoppix,
the main download site was not working and I did not have the patience to try all the
other mirrors. 
I do apologize for venting my frustration, but I have been trying to manage a pretty
awful situation for over a month, and this morning my motherboard died!
As the Kinks sang: I'm in a state of confusion.

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On Sat, 9/24/16, Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install
 To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
 Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 11:18 AM
 
 On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at
 8:13 AM, Christopher Robinson
 <chrisrobinson@rocketmail.com>
 wrote:
 > After the files compile on the
 Minimal Install CD, I get a command line
 > prompt.
 > I assume I
 need to enter a username and then a password to boot the
 install,
 > but I have not succeeded in
 creating those. What should I do?
 >
 
 The step you missed is this
 one:
 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/System#Root_password
 
 If you're at the command
 prompt inside the chroot then you're already
 logged in as root. So, you just type
 "passwd" and enter a new root
 password.  root is your username.  You can
 create additional users
 using useradd:
 https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/Finalizing#Adding_a_user_for_daily_use
 
 > Also, I read that it is possible to
 install Gentoo from the Live DVD.
 > How
 do I do that?
 
 The
 same way as from the minimal CD.  Just open a terminal and
 follow
 the handbook.
 
 -- 
 Rich