Ah yes. Let me then just get this clear. Get the distfiles, get the latest portage snapshot. Untar these into /usr/portage/distfiles and /usr/portage/packages.
Then when i get to the point where the install.txt say: " Starting from Stage2 #emerge -p system [list packages to be installed] #emerge system " it will just automatically see that the portage and distfiles are already on the box and not try to do a download? What about when I try it from Stage3? " Starting from Stage3 #emerge sync #emerge -up world [list packages] #emerge -u world " So if I understand correctly, with my manually downloaded and copied files, I will not do a "emerge sync" (which just downloads the files), i will just do "emerge system" or "emerge -u world"? I won't need to set it not to go look on some server for files? Also, when at I later on get a new portages snapshot, I will just download this and untar to /usr/portage/packages and do "emerge -u world" ? Thanks for your time Eugene --------------------------------------------------------- Quoting Michael Denio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > You could go to > ftp.ibiblio.org:/pub/Linux/distributions/gentoo/distfiles and pull the > > bz2's from there > > Eugene Van Dam wrote: > > >Thanks for the reply, only one other problem I didn't state. The box > with > >internet access is not a gentoo box... I have access from a Win2K > account > >and/or from a rh7.3 account... > > > >Is there another way? > > > >Eugene > > > >Quoting Michael Denio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > >>You can use "emerge -f" on the machine with internet access and place > > >>the downloaded files from /usr/portage/distfiles into the same > directory > >> > >>on the machine without internet access. I assume there is also ftp > >>access to the tarballs so you could use that instead of "emerge -f" > >> > >>Eugene Van Dam wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>Hi > >>> > >>>I recently got hold of a live-cd containg gentoo stage1,2 and 3 > >>> > >>> > >>tarballs and a > >> > >> > >>>few packages. I read through the /usr/share/doc/install.txt and > also > >>> > >>> > >>read the > >> > >> > >>>portage manual and guide. I find the whole portages/emerge idea very > > >>>interesting and would like to give it a try, except I have the > little > >>> > >>> > >>problem > >> > >> > >>>of no internet access on the box I'm installing Gentoo. > >>> > >>>I have internet access elsewhere, so my question is how would I go > >>> > >>> > >>about > >> > >> > >>>installing and keeping up to date, my gentoo box at home. There > surely > >>> > >>> > >>must be > >> > >> > >>>a way to set up /etc/make.conf or whatever to lookup the files i > >>> > >>> > >>separetly > >> > >> > >>>downloaded and copied to /some/dir/. > >>> > >>>emerge sync, emerge -up world , ect all want to connect to the > gentoo > >>> > >>> > >>mirrors. > >> > >> > >>>Any help? > >>>Thanks > >>>Eugene > >>> > >>>-- > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > > > -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
