On September 24, 2016 10:43:58 PM GMT+02:00, Christopher Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >Funny how you used XXX when I SPECIFCALLY mentioned mentioned the LIVE >DVD >as opposed to the minimal install cd. That was the whole point which >you missed in >jumping to conclusions about my ignorance.
The path to be followed when installing Gentoo is the same, regardless of which media you use. Only requirement is that the media is semi recent. Most people here prefer to use sysresccd as it contains a lot of usefull tools to make the first steps easy and as it's Gentoo based, most of the system already matches. The path is explained and described in great detail in the handbook as already mentioned. -- Joost >-------------------------------------------- >On Sat, 9/24/16, Neil Bothwick <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] New Install > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 4:38 PM > > On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 > 20:31:13 +0000 (UTC), Christopher Robinson wrote: > > > You are giving a generic > answer to what you see as a generic question. > > I really can't play 20 questions by > repeating over until the light > > comes > on. > > I'm sorry, but > "Can I install from disc XXX?" is a generic > question. > > The more specific > and detailed the question, the more specific and > detailed the answers. But the response was > given freely and it's entirely > up to you > what you do with it. > > > -------------------------------------------- > > On Sat, 9/24/16, Neil Bothwick <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Subject: > Re: [gentoo-user] New Install > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, September 24, 2016, 4:21 > PM > > > > On Sat, 24 > Sep 2016 > > 15:05:24 +0000 (UTC), > Christopher Robinson wrote: > > > > > Honestly, your reply is > > not helpful. I have read through the > the > > > handbook and the directions > there do not > > match the screen > results. > > > > > You'd need to be more specific about > > that. > > > > > I > > > take > offense at your arrogant tone in > > > reply to a beginners request for > > > > I wasn't trying to be offensive. > > > > > help.While > those with > > experience may find my > request naive, I went to > > > the > list for suggestions beyond the > > > handbook.Also, you confuse the two > > > > > > parts of my question in your > smackdown. > > > > > Firstly, it wasn't a smackdown. Secondly, > > you asked two separate > > questions. I only > > > tried to answer one of them, which is why I quoted only > > one. > > > > As has > > been > mentioned elsewhere, your problem was caused by missing > > a > > step. The point > I was trying to make is > > that it is > important to follow > > the handbook > > carefully, so the advice was to read it > fully before > > attempting to follow it. > Reading it and > > following it at the > same time is > > asking for > > trouble. > > > > Experience has > > > shown that a large proportion of new user install > > problems are caused by a failure to > follow the > > handbook correctly. > > Sometimes this is caused > > by someone thinking they know better and > taking > > a shortcut but more often it > is simply a > > moaater of a mistake > or > > misunderstanding > > somewhere. > > > > > > > Sorry > > for the annoyance and > > > possibleviolation > > of list protocol, but I expected a bit > more support. > > > > > > On > > Saturday, September 24, 2016 9:47 AM, > Neil Bothwick > > > <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > On Sat, > > 24 Sep 2016 12:13:00 +0000 (UTC), > Christopher Robinson > > wrote: > > > > > > > Also, > > I read that it is possible to install > Gentoo from the > > Live > > > > DVD.How do I do > that? > > > > > > You need to read > > chapter 1 of the Gentoo handbook from > start to finish, > > > then read it > again. When you understand > > what is > going on, you then boot > > > from > > > the live DVD and follow the > installation instructions fro > > the > > > handbook. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Neil > Bothwick > > > > I > distinctly remember forgetting > > that. > > > > > > > -- > Neil Bothwick > > Never sleep with anyone crazier than > yourself. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
