If I understand what you are asking for, which is to use an existing gentoo
computer as an installation server for another, is this correct?
If so, this may help:
1. On your new system, put these lines in your /etc/make.conf file:
FETCHCOMMAND='rsync -vcrtz --partial --progress --timeout=600
rsync://192.168.1.50/gentoo-packages/${FILE} ${DISTDIR}'
SYNC="rsync://192.168.1.50/gentoo-portage"
GENTOO_MIRRORS="rsync://192.168.1.50/gentoo-packages"
Be sure to change the IP address to point to your rsyncd server computer.
2. Look at this file from www.gentoo.org;
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/rsync.xml
It helps explain how to setup a local server, with one notable exception.
That exception would be to create a dirctory manually, right after you do the
"emerge rsync" on your new system. The directory to create is:
/usr/portage/distfiles make sure you watch your permissions.
This process takes a little while to get setup, but it more than made up for
itself in the time it take to update 4 computers over a very slooooow dial-up
line.
I think I have everything I did here.
Good Luck,
Harlan...
On Wednesday 12 November 2003 09:23 pm, FX wrote:
> 1. so can someone send me a link for a howto on "installing gentoo from
> my Built gentoo box to a practice box with only a network connection to
> my built gentoo box.
>
> so Box 1 is done (gentoo install) but box 2 is clean and ready for
> a install.
>
> can i use the packages off my gentoo box? instead of using a LIVECD
> ?
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