From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (pigeon.gentoo.org [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 212DC13873B for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2014 21:27:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9ED95E0A60; Tue, 4 Mar 2014 21:27:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A2A73E0A53 for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2014 21:27:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA96F33EEAE for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2014 21:27:04 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new using ClamAV at gentoo.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.001 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.001 tagged_above=-999 required=5.5 tests=[AWL=-2.200, DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=0.001, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, NML_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED=1.2, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=no Received: from smtp.gentoo.org ([IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp.gentoo.org [IPv6:::ffff:127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id qdUrrlpd0ufG for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2014 21:26:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from plane.gmane.org (plane.gmane.org [80.91.229.3]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C33D033DA84 for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2014 21:26:56 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WKwrV-0002OX-9X for gentoo-user@gentoo.org; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:26:53 +0100 Received: from dsl.comtrol.com ([64.122.56.22]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:26:53 +0100 Received: from grant.b.edwards by dsl.comtrol.com with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 22:26:53 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org From: Grant Edwards Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 21:26:27 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <49831393957204@web19m.yandex.ru> <531623BC.2010701@gmail.com> X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl.comtrol.com User-Agent: slrn/1.0.1 (Linux) 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 X-Archives-Salt: ea944a16-8ee1-4d08-a24a-94e555d9aa81 X-Archives-Hash: 5b9fd2322c1aa4b6cd0fbddb4a94b820 On 2014-03-04, Alan McKinnon wrote: > It's not 100% apparent how the install works from reading the handbook, > you have to do it to see how it works. Do note that all distro installer > work in this general way, Gentoo just lets you see more of the process. > In summary: > > You need a running OS to install an OS. You get this anywhere you choose > but the easiest is to boot from a removeable media (CD, USB, etc). Booting the Gentoo minimal install "CD" (from CD/DVD or USB flash drive) is the canonical way to get to the point where you start following the steps in the handbook. On one recent install, I used systemrescuecd 4.xx, which gives you a nice minimal XFCE desktop with the Midori web browser you can use to read the handbook (and wander around the web while stuff builds). There was one step -- installing syslog-ng, I think -- where there was a glitch due to an environment variable set by srcd. Immediately after doing the "chroot" do the following command # export path= See below for more details http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-921678-start-0.html http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-786386.html Another convenient option is to boot the minimal install CD make sure network works, start sshd, and then log in from another machine where you can cut/paste stuff from the handbook into a terminal window. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! So this is what it at feels like to be potato gmail.com salad