Rich, Thank you for at least responding to my question. I did try creating a password in root, but I could not boot from there. I will check out the other manual suggestion. I had tried Systemrescue CD earlier, but it displayed in a tiny screen resolution, unreadable even with a magnifying lens. If anyone thinks of suggesting Knoppix, the main download site was not working and I did not have the patience to try all the other mirrors. I do apologize for venting my frustration, but I have been trying to manage a pretty awful situation for over a month, and this morning my motherboard died! As the Kinks sang: I'm in a state of confusion.
-------------------------------------------- On Sat, 9/24/16, Rich Freeman <[email protected]> wrote: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install To: [email protected] Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 11:18 AM On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 8:13 AM, Christopher Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > After the files compile on the Minimal Install CD, I get a command line > prompt. > I assume I need to enter a username and then a password to boot the install, > but I have not succeeded in creating those. What should I do? > The step you missed is this one: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/System#Root_password If you're at the command prompt inside the chroot then you're already logged in as root. So, you just type "passwd" and enter a new root password. root is your username. You can create additional users using useradd: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Handbook:AMD64/Installation/Finalizing#Adding_a_user_for_daily_use > Also, I read that it is possible to install Gentoo from the Live DVD. > How do I do that? The same way as from the minimal CD. Just open a terminal and follow the handbook. -- Rich
