This is how I originally installed Gentoo so I could play with it. Very nice solution, I spread the install over a few days & didn't lose any productivity (not that I have much anyway :)
Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, 7 July 2003 2:49 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Gentoo > > > you can install it while your mandrake box is still running. > > from mandrake mount your gentoo partitions and chroot into > them. run your install. If its hogging the cpu use something like. > > nice -n 10 emerge kde > > and it will give priority to other tasks, leaving your system > nice (pun > intended) and usable. > > configure your boot manager with the gentoo kernel etc and > you have a dual boot mandrake/gentoo system to play with. > > so if you are still interested theres a way to have the best > of both worlds, a running functional system and gentoo > installing itself in the background. > > On Mon, 07 Jul 2003 14:38:11 +1200 > Jason Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Robert, > > > > Thanks for the offer. I think I'll hold off for now. Mandrake is > > working > > just fine for now I guess. I am happy with it and Gentoo is > just too > > much work and time with a box outta commission. > > > > May try again later though. > > > > I'll lasso you in then!! > > > > Cheers > > > > Jason > > > > -- > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
