Re: [gentoo-user] New Install

[Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>]

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On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 15:05:24 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Robinson wrote:

> Honestly, your reply is not helpful. I have read through the the
> handbook and the directions there do not match the screen results.

You'd need to be more specific about that.

> I
> take offense at your arrogant tone in reply to a beginners request for

I wasn't trying to be offensive.

> help.While those with experience may find my request naive, I went to
> the list for suggestions beyond the handbook.Also, you confuse the two
> parts of my question in your smackdown.

Firstly, it wasn't a smackdown. Secondly, you asked two separate
questions. I only tried to answer one of them, which is why I quoted only
one.

As has been mentioned elsewhere, your problem was caused by missing a
step. The point I was trying to make is that it is important to follow
the handbook carefully, so the advice was to read it fully before
attempting to follow it. Reading it and following it at the same time is
asking for trouble.

Experience has shown that a large proportion of new user install
problems are caused by a failure to follow the handbook correctly.
Sometimes this is caused by someone thinking they know better and taking
a shortcut but more often it is simply a moaater of a mistake or
misunderstanding somewhere.


> Sorry for the annoyance and
> possibleviolation of list protocol, but I expected a bit more support. 
> 
>     On Saturday, September 24, 2016 9:47 AM, Neil Bothwick
> <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote: 
> 
>  On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 12:13:00 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Robinson wrote:
> 
> > Also, I read that it is possible to install Gentoo from the Live
> > DVD.How do I do that?  
> 
> You need to read chapter 1 of the Gentoo handbook from start to finish,
> then read it again. When you understand what is going on, you then boot
> from the live DVD and follow the installation instructions fro the
> handbook.
> 
> 




-- 
Neil Bothwick

I distinctly remember forgetting that.

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