Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2008.0 install media
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I just built a new box (previous one's motherboard fried) and decided to just start from scratch with gentoo ~x86. Tried the 2008.0 beta 1 liveCD but it didn't like my gpu (nvidia 8600GTS) so just did a stage3 install via ssh from another box using the system rescue cd and the most excellent gentoo documentation. :-) The only hassle was after the second emerge --sync, the /usr/portage/profiles/releases directory disappeared, preventing emerge from working. It took two additional tries at emerge --sync to get the directory back. Have fun, Roy -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkgFprsACgkQnhUNhXxSuy+75ACgwzEi1BWpU11nMpWih44QnHfs PpgAn3lwlpGiCOlCeC+66qeUJfbrp/12 =5asb -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2008.0 install media
On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:09:27 -0500 Dan Farrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:46:49 + (UTC) James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pongracz Istvan pongracz.istvan at gmail.com writes: I've got several boxen that need to be installed so I was hoping to test drive 2008.0 AFAIK the releng team are working on the next release (2008.0) but I do not know the details. Thanks to all that responded. I guess I'll be messing around with the beta versions. Thanks to all for info... (I did not look at gentoo.org for a few days.) James Install from 2007.0 with interet: - most recent stage3 - most recent portage therefore most recent system Install from 2008.0-beta with internet: - same stage3 - same portage therefore same system net benefit of 2008.0: none. net drawback of 2008.0: hassle (beta) net drawback from 2007.0: * chipsets newer than 965P(i think), don't have PATA controller no more, PATA is supported through another controller 2007.0 doesn't know that so you can imagine the hassle here * new eth cards might not be supported so yet another hassle -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2008.0 install media
On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 18:46:49 + (UTC) James [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pongracz Istvan pongracz.istvan at gmail.com writes: I've got several boxen that need to be installed so I was hoping to test drive 2008.0 AFAIK the releng team are working on the next release (2008.0) but I do not know the details. Thanks to all that responded. I guess I'll be messing around with the beta versions. Thanks to all for info... (I did not look at gentoo.org for a few days.) James Install from 2007.0 with interet: - most recent stage3 - most recent portage therefore most recent system Install from 2008.0-beta with internet: - same stage3 - same portage therefore same system net benefit of 2008.0: none. net drawback of 2008.0: hassle (beta) -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2008.0 install media
Dan Farrell wrote: Install from 2007.0 with interet: - most recent stage3 - most recent portage therefore most recent system Install from 2008.0-beta with internet: - same stage3 - same portage therefore same system net benefit of 2008.0: none. net drawback of 2008.0: hassle (beta) Wrong. There is a 2008.0-beta stage to go with the Install/LiveCD. Alternatively, you can use an updated 2007.0 stage from Funtoo (Daniel Robbins) with either. ;) Be lucky, Neil -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2008.0 install media
quoth the Dan Farrell: net benefit of 2008.0: none. The benefit is that the beta gets tested, and we all move that much closer to a stable 2008.0 release. net drawback of 2008.0: hassle (beta) -d -- darren kirby :: Part of the problem since 1976 :: http://badcomputer.org ...the number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected... - Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson, June 1972 -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2008.0 install media
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:18:33 +0100 Neil Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan Farrell wrote: Install from 2007.0 with interet: - most recent stage3 - most recent portage therefore most recent system Install from 2008.0-beta with internet: - same stage3 - same portage therefore same system net benefit of 2008.0: none. net drawback of 2008.0: hassle (beta) Wrong. There is a 2008.0-beta stage to go with the Install/LiveCD. Alternatively, you can use an updated 2007.0 stage from Funtoo (Daniel Robbins) with either. ;) Be lucky, Neil All right, fair enough. A new beta stage. But still probably not perfectly current, nor optimized for the system. Darren's reason was better ;-) -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Re: 2008.0 install media
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 16:18:05 -0600 darren kirby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: quoth the Dan Farrell: net benefit of 2008.0: none. The benefit is that the beta gets tested, and we all move that much closer to a stable 2008.0 release. True, I suppose. I tend to be a little draconian with my dismissal of the liveCDs I guess. I usually install from another system these days. net drawback of 2008.0: hassle (beta) -d -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
