On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 01:49:07 -0600 Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 23:25:40 -0800 > Matthew Tedder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have downloaded and attempted stage5 downloaded from ibiblio and one other > > mirror--only to find that one of them doens't provide /bin/sh, clear, and > > other commands.... and the other did include those but lacked the "make" > > command. So I used the stage1, which was included on the ISO download and it > > eventually lacked soem critical parts.. > > > > WTF is going on? IS THERE A COMPLETE WORKING VERSION OF ANY OF THE STAGES FOR > > INSTALLING GENTOO 1.4 RC2!?@$!$ > > > > I have spend NUMEROUS hours over the last few weeks--including about six hours > > today only to be disappointed. > > > > And why on earth is this being called a Release Candidate (or does RC2 mean > > something else?). > > > > Please don't make switch to Lycoris for the product we're working on here.. > > > > Is there some ISO image that already has more than the stage1--at least the > > GRP stuff mentioned in the installation instructions? I was surprised to > > find stage packages with DIFFERENT contents in the tbz2 files with the SAME > > names. > > > > This seems VERY unorganized.. > > > > -- > > Matthew C. Tedder > > SimpFlex Technologies, Inc. > > I'm no rocket scientist but the install doc might help, if you read through it from >the top > to the bottom. There's a nice link that points you to where to download the ISO's, >along > with the stages. > > No offense.. but I didn't need to post to the mailing list to figure out how to >install gentoo. > The install doc was my only guide. I've also never heard of a stage1/2/3 package from > one mirror being different than a stage1/2/3 from another mirror, and I follow the >posts to > this list daily. If you're truely positive that its not pebkac, you should file a >bug report. > > Good luck, > Andrew >
Just wanted to add, you should go through the install, and when you've hit a specific problem, then post what the problem is, and someone can give you a specific answer. There's an install help forum up at http://forums.gentoo.org too. Andrew -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
