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 1JDIH6-0001pc-Mz for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:42:12 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7DAE5E04F5; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:41:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts5.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.25]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6F38E03A1 for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:41:09 +0000 (UTC) Received: from toip6.srvr.bell.ca ([209.226.175.125]) by tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.13 201-253-122-130-113-20050324) with ESMTP id <20080111114109.EOBD17217.tomts5-srv.bellnexxia.net@toip6.srvr.bell.ca> for ; Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:41:09 -0500 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Aq4HANbkhkdGMZ2D/2dsb2JhbACBVqhk Received: from bas1-toronto01-1177656707.dsl.bell.ca (HELO sympatico.ca) ([70.49.157.131]) by toip6.srvr.bell.ca with SMTP; 11 Jan 2008 06:38:40 -0500 Received: by sympatico.ca (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:41:09 -0500 Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:41:09 -0500 From: Philip Webb To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Install CD : was Is GWN dead? Message-ID: <20080111114109.GB5099@sympatico.ca> Mail-Followup-To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org References: <20080111082729.GA12107@localhost> <6142e6140801110037p7d5167c5y619b318ba1bf652e@mail.gmail.com> <1200041896.10339.13.camel@localhost> <20080111091237.GB12107@localhost> <1343558.gq7T5pozvP@michael-schmarck.my-fqdn.de> 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 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1343558.gq7T5pozvP@michael-schmarck.my-fqdn.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09) X-Archives-Salt: 65e709cd-46e3-4271-a103-5c1f8f0d57a8 X-Archives-Hash: 4e7834ace12b9274370737513bb4f1aa 080111 Michael Schmarck wrote: > Shaochun Wang wrote: >> Currently, Gentoo has not updated its installation CD for a long time! > Well, actually, I never used a Gentoo install CD to install Gentoo. > I also don't quite understand, why anyone would need such a beast. > To install Gentoo, I'd boot my favorite "rescue system" (GRMl nowadays, > Knoppix back then, but IMO Knoppix is too "fat" for *this* *task*) > and install from there. As far as I'm concerned, > the Gentoo install CD could easily be dropped without a loss. I had to use it to set up my 64-bit system 0710xx : Knoppix didn't have a 64-bit kernel & SystemRescue couldn't connect to my ADSL Internet line. I installed by hand following the steps in the manual with a few tweaks for my own personal needs. I didn't like the Gnome desktop on the CD & wondered why it doesn't use eg Fluxbox, but that's personal taste (smile). -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : purslow@chass.utoronto.ca ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list