begin quote On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:23:26 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm still valiantly trying to install Gentoo on an IBM T30 laptop. > This > is my third attempt. Acc/to the instructions, after emerge sync, I'm > supposed to update portage. However, "emerge -up portage" gives me > about two screenfulls of dwnloads which are not installed, and a few > updates. This is before the bootstrap process, and before "emerge > system". Seems to me that I should either ignore the portage update > now, or emerge only portage. I don't know whether the former os OK, > and don't know how to do the latter. Any advice appreciated. Thanks. >
Ignore the "please upgrade" You .cant. upgrade portage at this time, and the build would fail anyhow. The new portage will be upgraded as part of the bootstrap process. //Spider -- begin .signature This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature! See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. end
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