From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QKcw4-0008HY-HH for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Thu, 12 May 2011 20:56:40 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id EE60E1C069; Thu, 12 May 2011 20:54:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ns1.bonedaddy.net (ns1.bonedaddy.net [70.91.141.202]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2261B1C069 for ; Thu, 12 May 2011 20:54:20 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ns1.bonedaddy.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ns1.bonedaddy.net (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p4CKOqdo015865 for ; Thu, 12 May 2011 16:24:52 -0400 Received: (from tgoodman@localhost) by ns1.bonedaddy.net (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id p4CKOqom015864 for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Thu, 12 May 2011 16:24:52 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: ns1.bonedaddy.net: tgoodman set sender to tsg@bonedaddy.net using -f Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 16:24:52 -0400 From: Todd Goodman To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] mirrorselect on new install Message-ID: <20110512202452.GG22703@ns1.bonedaddy.net> References: <4DCC45EB.202@earthlink.net> 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: <4DCC45EB.202@earthlink.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 93cc604c7433f7aed2c7abecda14714b * Felix Miata [110512 16:15]: > http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=6 seems to > have a circular reference, that is, suggesting the use of the subject utility > prior to chrooting and having any such utility in $PATH. I've never installed > Gentoo before, so maybe I've missed something. Or maybe that page could use > another link or some rewrite to clarify? > > I tried to find an answer via http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-user/ but it > seems to lack a search function/box. :-( > -- > "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant > words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ mirrorselect is available in the system you're running before you chroot. I believe the instructions in the handbook you reference above assume you've booted off a Gentoo install disk (which should have mirrorselect on it.) Todd